Hey Everyone, and Happy New Year to you all!
And welcome to the first Funday Friday of 2016.
And this year and this segment have to start off with a heartwarming story.
So here it is.
This is Jordan Trent, a 32-year-old man from Texas who is partially blind (he has no sight in his left eye).
And this is Shiner, an Australian Sheppard puppy unique of his kind: he's born with one eye (also a left eye).
One day at an adoption center, after seeing the adorable Fido (then named Bear), and hearing of the pain of not being taken by anyone else, Trent decided to adopt him, change his name and treat him like what he is: a dog.
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Together, they have become one with each other through their outcast positioning...and warmed hearts across the world in the process.
The story first hit the Internet when on Monday, Trent's sister Kendra, known on Reddit under the username kt2133, shared it to everyone reading willing to read.
Since then, it's spread like wildfire, and everyone who's talked about it (including me) only have a good reason: It's beautiful.
This is a beautiful story through and through. It's like "birds of a feather", two males of different species coming together and sharing a bond because of a noticeable deformity both have: one working eye. And the fact that his sister shared with the rest of us on Reddit (a really popular website known for its huge Ask Me Anything sessions), it's really sweet and even a little brave, seeing as that there are some people who wouldn't respond positively to this, especially if Trent did have sight in both eyes. But even if he did, I'm sure he still would've adopted Bear regardless.
It was heartbreaking to learn that Bear wasn't a dog that anyone wanted as a pet (most definitely assumedly because of the one eye), but it was beautiful to read about Jordan picking up the little canine for his own and giving him the love and care he so very well deserved. And it hit me so hard in the feels, I couldn't stop moaning and tearing.
This story is worth a check out.
Also worth a check out is this: since Trent's family has settled in perfectly with Shiner as the newest member and a beloved glue, they created an Instagram page for him, showing uber-cute posts of him along with family members like Jordan.
It's @shiner_solo--please check it out, and even follow it. (You should follow it; it's so effervescent.)
I wish this not-at-all Odd Couple the best in this year and the years to come.
They deserve it.
(By the way, I would've adopted a dog of any kind, deformity or no, in case you were wondering.)
Have a great weekend, everyone, and see you next week for another edition of Funday Friday.
Special thanks to Reddit, Imgur, Instagram, MTV News, Fox 5 WAGA Atlanta and Fox News for their articles/picture on this story.
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