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Seriously, break out the tissues RIGHT NOW. You’ll need them.

This adorable little pup’s name is CHESTER, and his story went viral after this photo was posted on Facebook.

 

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Chester is of course, an older dog, and was found as a stray and put into a animal shelter in New York, where he waited 5 YEARS to be adopted. When the head of the animal shelter, Gabby Stroup, posted the photo on Facebook, she said the response was “crazy”.

 

“I posted the original photo on the League’s Facebook page and by later that day there were over 6,000 shares. Someone suggested I make him his own page and I did, at about 3:30 p.m., and that evening there were close to 2,000 likes.”

 

But within a week, Chester had been adopted by the perfect family for him!

 

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GO CHESTER!!!! The family says Chester’s loving personality was a testament to all the love he had been given at the animal shelter!!! The shelter plans to use Chester’s Facebook page to share pictures of other long term residents.

 

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(Photos via Facebook)