It ’s clear these two have a powerful bond .

The Watsonville ( Calif. ) Police Department shared a tear - yank video on their Facebook page last calendar month : a Watsonville humankind named Gary being reunify with his emotional backing dog , aDoberman pinschernamed Arrow .

The pure - multiply doggo was reported missing Sept. 19 by his distraught owner . Gary had small hope of being reunited with Arrow , who is Gary’semotional financial support dog . But after some good old - fashioned detective workplace , Arrow was located and the reunification was made potential .

man in tears reuntites with support dog

Courtesy of Watsonville Police Department

" We were able to go back and depend at camera footage from around the country [ of Arrow ’s reported disappearance ] , " Watsonville Public Information Officer Michelle Pulido separate Daily Paws . " From that , we were able-bodied to identify a [ charwoman ] who had taken the dog domicile . "

From there , it was only a thing of sentence before the woman was identified through interviews with residents in the area , and Arrow was recovered .

In the video post to the section ’s Facebook Sir Frederick Handley Page , Officer Angel Hernandez holds Arrow ’s leash as Gary comes out of his home and the tears begin to flow .

" Thank you , Angel , " Gary says in the video , taking the officer by the handwriting . " What a beautiful gentleman’s gentleman you are . "

Videos like these do more than just brighten the daytime of the great unwashed like us who get to see them on the internet . They can also dish up as way to bridge the distance between police departments and the public they live and work with .