Cyclists Stop To Change Flat Tire -- Then Realize They're Not Alone

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"When he saw me, there was so much joy in him. He jumped for joy."

BY STEPHEN MESSENGER

Popping a bike tire is one of the biggest annoyances of cycling — but sometimes, it can actually save a life.

Just ask Eduardo Reis.

A little over a year ago, Reis was on a training ride with a few friends on a quiet road near his home in Brazil when someone in the crew got a flat. Naturally, they all pulled over so the punctured tire could be fixed.

Little did they realize, however, they were not alone.



There, along the roadside in a place they otherwise never would have stopped, appeared a dog who'd apparently been abandoned. Reis was the first to spot him, and the dog couldn't have been happier to finally be found.

"When he saw me, there was so much joy in him," Reis wrote. "He jumped for joy."

[Adorable video of pupper riding to salvation. Click on FB link or The Dodo article]

https://www.facebook.com/eduardo.reis.7773631/videos/1225290324275149/

Rather than leave the dog to fend for himself as a struggling stray, the cyclists welcomed him into their group.

After the tire was mended, they continued on their way together — Reis clutching the lucky pup in his arms the whole way.

He'd been saved, and he knew it.



It was fate, perhaps, that put Reis in the position to help the dog. But it was the kindness in his heart that made him follow through.



Reis went on to foster the dog, whom he named Warrior, until he could find the pup a permanent home. And he followed through with that one, too.

"A rich family adopted him," Reis told The Dodo. "He's doing very well."

And to think, it all began with a flat.

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/cyclists-stop-to-change-flat-save-dog-brazil

[emmaverybo]

1. Beautiful story. To imagine that poor pup helpless and doomed, then saved by this wonderful man.

[DBoon]

2. dogs are too good for people

[Mendocino]

7. +1000

[iluvtennis]

3. Aww...love that story. nt

[lunasun]

4. + the pic on the bike ...kick good story

[Bayard]

5. Poor pupster

But also darn lucky to be found by a good person.

[Karadeniz]

6. Good souls rise to the occasion!

[demigoddess]

8. if everyone were like this, our world wouldn't be in such trouble.

politeness and kindness should be everywhere.

[PatrickforO]

9. I really love your posts about these animals finding forever homes.

They are wonderful.

Our two rescue kittens are really growing up. The little Siamese is just cuter than a button. And he's such a little boy. He just struts, and he loves his food.

The little tortoise shell is a soft, purring little ball of love. She actually sleeps curled up with my wife.

We are so happy we got them. The other three cats are getting along with them just fine thanks to my wife's sure hand at getting them used to each other with a minimum of hissing and batting behavior.

The animals we love add so much to our lives it isn't even funny. Especially in an era where we have such a stress-producing situation in the federal government, we really love those cats.

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12. They sound gorgeous! Furry family members really do make a house a home.

[zanana1]

10. Thank you for this story.

It does my heart good.

[Scurrilous]

11. K&R