Not all heroes wear fancy suits and wield eye-popping powers; sometimes, they come in the form of a plain and simple stranger. And these kinds of strangers prove that being a real hero is not all about powers but what can be found in one’s heart. This fact was clearly shown by a kind stranger named Jason Gasparik when he saw a lost Labrador in the streets.
Instead of leaving the poor dog and go on with his day, Gasparik decided to help the dog find her owner. He immediately ditched his schedule that day to pour out all his time and energy to help the dog. One of the first steps Gasparik took was to seek help from social media by posting the dog’s pictures and narrating her situation. He sought help from various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Next Door, and Paw Booster, but unfortunately, Gasparik didn’t find any leads.
The next thing Gasparik did was bring the chocolate-colored Labrador to the vet to see if she has a microchip, and thankfully, the lost Lab has one! This discovery boosted Gasparik’s hopes of finding the dog’s owner, but upon seeing the info on the chip, he discovered that it belonged to the dog’s former breeder. And to make the situation worse, the breeder has already forgotten who bought the Labrador because the purchase happened years ago.
Not wanting to give up, Gasparik decided to try another way to locate the Labrador’s owner, and that is by knocking on his neighbors’ doors. While it might be an old-school way of finding a lost pet, Gasparik wants to try every possible way to find the Labrador’s owner, even if it will require more effort and time. He even stood at a certain road intersection and held signage that said, “Do you know this lost dog?” to catch everybody’s attention and increase the dog’s chances of finding her owner. And this is undoubtedly the extra mile that the lost Labrador needed at that time.
Though Gasparik undoubtedly did everything he could on his first day of searching, the unfortunate news was that he wasn’t successful in finding the lost dog’s owner. But he is a man that doesn’t easily give up; that’s why he tried the next day again.
On his second day of searching, Gasparik finally found the Lab’s real owner! It turns out that the Lab’s owner was also looking for his beloved dog and was so worried that something might have already happened to her.
Fortunately, the Lab whose name was Indy was safe and sound because of Gasparik’s kindness. And surely, Indy will be forever grateful because of all the efforts Gasparik made to bring her back to her owner.
Source: Meilin Tompkins via Twitter