Heartwarming Photo of a Dog Sleeping in Its Owners Arms Goes Viral
Photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson of Stonehouse Photography made a splash on the Internet this past week after sharing a heartwarming dog photograph through Facebook.
The photograph shows Wisconsin resident John Unger in a tender moment with his dog Schoep in Lake Superior.
Unger first rescued Schoep when he was a 8-month-old puppy, and the two have spent the past 19 years together. Unger says that the dog saved him from suicide after he broke up with his former fiancée years ago.
When Schoep started getting up in years, he developed arthritis in his legs.
As the pain started giving the dog sleeping problems, Unger discovered that water helps to soothe the pain. He therefore started taking Schoep into the waters of Lake Superior and allowing him periods of pain-free sleep in his arms.