A Florida man had a pit bull he loved dearly. The fitness instructor was not someone who appeared to be soft and friendly, but you couldn’t deny his affection for his dog. One day while out running errands, someone stole his pit bull from the passenger seat of his car.

The man searched frantically for the dog and then talked to the security guard who said he witnessed a man stealing the dog. He started a serious search for the dog, but couldn’t find the dog. A year passed since the dog was stollen. The man was giving up hope of finding the dog when he got a call about a dog at a shelter.

Watch the video to learn how this dog had been scheduled to be euthanized.

When the man arrived at the shelter, the dog immediately recognized his owner.