Tears As Dog Dumped in Parking Lot ‘Waited and Waited’ for Owner’s Return %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% Tears as dog dumped in parking lot "waited and waited" for owner's return

Under bright parking-lot lights, a dog sat and watched every car that pulled in—waiting for the person who had left him behind.

Samson was abandoned outside an Alabama Dollar General, and when this previous owner did not return, he was instead picked up by a Southern rescue volunteer named Summer, who had stopped at the store for milk and noticed the young dog lingering nearby.

When she asked employees about him, they told her he had been there since early that morning—and that his owner had dropped him off and driven away .

Shultzs Guest House rescue shelter in Dedham, Massachusetts told Newsweek : “Though he was gentle and took food from her hand, he darted away the moment she tried to slip a leash over him. It was clear he was scared and unsure, still holding out for the person h