Once upon a time this dog had been injured and helpless, but a Florida rescue shelter never gave up on him. Now, it was his turn to return the favor.

Back in 2019, Eeyore the dog had been hit by a car and taken to L&R Rescue near Pensacola with a badly broken femur. Euthanasia was discussed, but the organization opted to pay for an expensive surgery to repair the bone, instead.

Veterinarians performed a difficult procedure that repaired Eeyore’s fracture using bone plates to improve his stability. He stayed in the shelter until his pain subsided and he was able to walk again on his own. In all, the rescue spent thousands on Eeyore’s recovery.

And last month, the investment in Eeyore paid dividends.

At around 10:30 p.m. on September 25, a distraught elderly man called into the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office because his wife was missing.

She had been out walking Eeyore, a “granddog” that belonged to their son. Thirty minutes passed. Then an hour, and she still hadn’t returned. Deputy Devon Miller soon arrived on the scene to take his statement.

“She never takes more than 10 or 15 minutes. It’s almost an hour now!” the man told Miller in body camera footage that was released by the department. (See the video below…)

Miller got a brief description of the woman and Eeyore and went back into the dark to search. Eeyore showed up within minutes, trotting out toward her patrol car.

“Hi baby, where’s your mama?” Deputy Miller cooed.

Eeyore seemed to understand the command and quickly turned to lead Miller across a yard, past a house, and onto a golf course in back. Just a few feet away, the woman was lying on the sidewalk.

The 86-year-old was in the midst of a medical emergency, though alert and conscious.

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Deputy Miller told her that Eeyore guided her the whole way there.“I was in front of that house right there, and then the dog ran up to me.”

“The dog brought you?” the elderly lady asked. “He wouldn’t leave! He kept coming back to me… And I’m not even his owner; I am his grandmother.”

“Oh, you’re such a good boy,” Miller said to Eeyore.

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Paramedics arrived soon afterward and transported the woman to the hospital where she was on track to a complete recovery.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office eventually shared the footage on social media where Eeyore tallied up many “Good boys,” likes, and positive comments.

Media requests about Eeyore’s story poured in from across the world as people wanted to learn more about the heartwarming story and the animal shelter’s compassion.

The rescued dog became the rescuer… What a good boy, indeed.

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