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Strangers Shelter Dog Left Outside Shop In The Pouring Rain

Proving that kindness is the greatest gift, these strangers let themselves get soaked to the bone while they sheltered a dog who had been left outside in the pouring rain.

The Alsatian was tied up to a post outside Marks and Spencer in Dover, Kent, when the heavens opened.

Two unknown strangers noticed the wet and shivering animal, whose owner had gone shopping, and decided to help.

The man took off his jacket to hold over the pooch, letting himself get wet while the dog finally had some shelter from the rain.

The touching moment was captured on camera by local bingo worker Jon Sparkes, who handed the couple two umbrellas to shelter themselves and the dog.

Without rushing off, the couple stayed with the pet for 20 minutes until the lady owner emerged from the store and untied the animal.

Onlookers said she appeared grateful and thanked the couple for looking after her dog.

Jon, an assistant manager, said: “The rain was coming down really hard but these two people saw the dog was tied up to the lamppost and basically gave it shelter.

"As you can see the dude has taken his top off to protect the dog - the dog was there before the rain came.

"They’ve selflessly protected the dog from rain and we’ve seen that and gave them umbrellas.

"They were really grateful and they waited there until the owner came back who was also very grateful to the couple.”

Dover Gala Bingo, where Jon works, wrote on their Facebook page: “These two kind hearted individuals are selflessly helping a stranger’s dog stay dry in the sudden downpour of torrential rain earlier today.

"It really is quite heart-warming to see acts of kindness like this.

"It made us want to help too. It’s nice to be nice - do something good today.”

Ricky Cook, 28, also saw the Sunday morning soaking.

He said "We had no idea who they were, they just turned up and the guy had even taken his jacket off.

"Jon took them over some umbrellas to help them out.

"It wasn’t raining originally, but after the dog had been waiting around five or ten minutes, there was just this sudden downpour.

"The couple stayed with the dog about 15 to 20 minutes for the owner to return.

"It wasn’t like an animal cruelty thing, they were just being nice.

"It just started raining out of nowhere.”
The act of kindness came as Kent was hit by more than a month’s worth of rainfall in just 24 hours.