This is the emotional moment of retired police dog ‘shepherd’ in an unexpected reunion with his former manager. Wangwang, an 8-year-old German Shepherd, works as a dog sniffer at security checkpoints in Xichuan county, Henan province, central China.

She retired in June 2019 and found a permanent home to live the rest of her life. But it means separation from her handler. After retiring, Wangwang was accepted into a new home, but that meant saying goodbye to her manager.

“Police dogs are usually well fed at the training center, but our officers cannot spend time playing or exercising with retired dogs,” said Xichuan police. . explain.

Last month, the police handler decided to make a surprise visit fluffy friend while on patrol in the neighborhood near Wangwang’s house. In a clip recently shared on Xichuan Police’s Douyin account – China’s version of TikTok – the officer can be seen calling Wangwang from outside her home.

It was an overwhelming reunion for both of them, but Wangwang couldn’t hold back her tears when she saw the man she loved so much. In adorable footage shared by Xichuan Police on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, the retired dog can be seen enthusiastically running to his manager. Then the tears started to fall!

Wangwang rubbed her feet and cried when she was next to the police officer.

When the patrol unit returned to their police car, the loyal dog refused to let them go and sat right next to the handler.