Pittsburgh police say a North Side resident likely saved an emaciated dog from dying in the cold after it was found roaming on the North Side.

Seeing people walking their dogs in West Park on the North Side is not terribly uncommon. Seeing an animal running around that's near starving in the cold and is in desperate shape doesn't happen very often, but it did over the last couple of days.

If not for a well-meaning resident living nearby, this story could have ended tragically. But it didn't.

North Side resident and dog owner, Eric White, absolutely adores his dog, Shoe-Shoe.

"Yeah, Shoe-Shoe is living a great life. He eats like boiled meat and carrots often, so he's a spoiled dog," White said.

White's reaction changed dramatically when he saw a picture of a lost, emaciated dog in West

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