My pup's previous owner died and my husband and I adopted him. He was so clearly a very much loved dog. He was so patient and loving himself and so happy so I like to imagine he's back with his first owner, but still waiting to see me again one day. (I literally just shed a couple tears writing this out lmao)
It's silly how much you can connect with a dog (or other pet!!). We only had him like 10 months before his disease progressed too far and there was nothing more we could do, but from day one, it was like he and I connected on a completely different level. 