Most of the time when you’re scrolling the Twitter timeline it’s just people complaining about stuff or trying to be ironic and wacky, but sometimes you come across something that really does grab you and move you, and this guy’s story about his dog and a 34 year old family secret really is one of those times.
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The story plays out like a coming of age movie or The Goonies or something and really is guaranteed to leave a smile of your face. I’ll let Matt Frost take it away himself:
When I was 7, my big sister Lou (13) was dinkying me on her bike on on the way home from the local shop. A puppy followed us home. Blue heeler x kelpie x god knows what else. He wouldn’t leave our house. Is three kids fell in love with him. We wanted to keep him so bad.
— Matt Frost (@Phroosh77) April 22, 2019
My other sister Nic (12) was walking him with a friend one day and a car pulled up. A woman and an older teenager got out and told Nic Murdoch was theirs. They physically snatched the dog from her; I’d call it assault. She was extremely upset. We were devastated.
— Matt Frost (@Phroosh77) April 22, 2019
One Saturday Mum and I were walking home and she was trying to help me get over Murdoch. I was still upset. I wanted him to come home. We walked around the back of the house, and there, sitting on the back porch, was OUR dog. Murdoch. He had come home.
— Matt Frost (@Phroosh77) April 22, 2019
The thing is, this story isn’t completely true. My sister Nic had a secret. She had been riding her bike around the town in the weeks he was gone, looking for him. She was angry. We were upset, but Nicole was pissed. Really pissed.
— Matt Frost (@Phroosh77) April 22, 2019
They lived one street over from us. They were right around the corner from us. More importantly, they lived next door to one of Nic and Jason’s school friends. Nic asked Mum “if” she “somehow” knew were Murdoch was, could we do anything? Mum said no. Nic was pissed.
— Matt Frost (@Phroosh77) April 22, 2019
That Saturday, they staked that house out. They found OUR dog. Chained up in the middle of the yard. No toys, food or water. He was still just a puppy.
— Matt Frost (@Phroosh77) April 22, 2019
By pure chance Mum and I arrived before just before her and found Murdoch waiting. Nicole pedalled up and joined in the tearful reunion. She said nothing. Not even to Lou. She confessed to Dad about five years ago. Dad told the rest of us this weekend. We were shocked.
— Matt Frost (@Phroosh77) April 22, 2019
I thought nobody loved Murdoch more than me. I was wrong about that. My sisters were always my heroes growing up. I got that bit right. Here’s some photos of Nicole and the best dog whoever lived, Murdoch. pic.twitter.com/uUnnU9aLLM
— Matt Frost (@Phroosh77) April 22, 2019
Isn’t that cute? I bet it bought a smile to your face whilst you’re reading this at work and really hating being back after the four day weekend.
Couple of things that don’t quite add up about it, like what the hell these people did when they found out their dog had gone and how the hell they never saw it again in all of its life in such a small town, or how the bad family never saw the missing dog signs and go and claim their dog back, if it even was their dog in the first place of course, but I think I’ll let that slide because it’s just so heartwarming.
For more of the same, check out these dogs that formed a death metal band. Rad.
