A stray puppy is luckier than he realizes after running behind a woman’s car in rural Greece.
The puppy appeared out of nowhere and began chasing Valia Orfanidou’s car.
Valia, a seasoned animal r.e.s.c.u.e.r, immediately pulled over to assist the puppy, who proceeded to play hide-and-seek with her.
Basically, she says in the video, the smart puppy “rescued himself.” He hid beneath the wheels of her car, making it impossible for her to leave without him, and he played hard to get for 10 minutes.
During that time, no other car stopped to help, which Valia says is typical of many people’s attitudes toward the millions of stray dogs in her country. But she knew she couldn’t move on without the puppy. “ “I just couldn’t let that innocence be tainted or broken,” she says in the video.
She finally gets a hold of him, and he squeals, but he’s sitting happily in her car, trusting her to take care of him.
Valia admits that she has never fostered a puppy so young. Many of her other rescues have been senior citizens. However, she has found the entire experience of fostering Bandit to be delightful and has renewed her faith in animal rescue.
“In late October 2020, Bandit was rescued in Greece. “He’s two months old, he’s had his first vaccines, he’s been dewormed, he’s healthy, and he’s as happy as can be,” she writes. If you are interested in adopting him, please contact her through The Orphan Pet.
