It is not said for nothing that dogs are man’s best friends. Not only are they loyal to their favorite human, but they have such a great amount of devotion that it is almost impossible not to fall in love with them!

That’s why it’s the hardest to say goodbye to dogs that have crept deep into our hearts. However, sometimes it is the only possible solution, and one woman from Ohio whose house has been a temporary home for many dogs knows this best.
She was already used to parting with her furry friends no matter how close she was to them. Nevertheless, one was particularly hard for her and she didn’t stop thinking about that dog in the years that followed.

Yet, fate had it that there would be an incredible turn of events a few years after these two last saw each other…

Her Furry Soulmate

When she had no dogs or kids in the house, a woman named Katelyn started providing dogs in need with a foster home.

She truly enjoyed the process and loved every furry little pup who came to her. Yet, everything culminated when one dog from the Nebraska Humane Society, a shelter located in Omaha, Nebraska, arrived into her life.

Katelyn formed a truly special bond with this American Bully and Labrador cross named Nacho. She spent most of her time with him, playing, cuddling, walking, and even sleeping together.

Katelyn recorded all those happy moments and created a video that she sent to the humane society.

After they shared that same video, one family fell in love with Nacho and decided to adopt him.

Although it was truly hard for Katelyn to say goodbye to her favorite pup, she was, at the same time, happy that he found his forever home so quickly.

Several years passed and Katelyn no longer even knew where Nacho was and how he was doing. However, there was hardly a single day when she didn’t think about him — he was her true furry soulmate.

The Most Heartwarming Reunion

Four and a half years after she last saw Nacho, Katelyn was going through a very difficult period. She was mourning her beloved senior dog Cash, who, after a serious illness, crossed the rainbow bridge.

Katelyn couldn’t help but think of Nacho in those difficult moments. Just then, she received a call from her friend who told her that Nacho had returned to the same shelter where she had seen him for the first time.

The sadness quickly turned to immense joy when she realized what she could do to make both of them happy again. Katelyn didn’t think for a second and immediately decided to give this dog not a foster home again, but a forever one instead.

The day when these two were reunited was probably the happiest in their lives and the footage of them in each other’s arms is the best proof of that. On September 22, 2024, Katelyn posted a TikTok video showing the most heartwarming reunion.

@campkate.co Reintroducing Nacho – an adoption story 4.5 years in the making ✨ When COVID hit in early 2020, I decided to start fostering dogs. I met the behavior team at Nebraska Humane Society and for some reason unbeknownst to me, they entrusted me with fostering diamond dogs 😅 aka diamonds in the rough aka pups with a variety of behavior issues. My first two fosters got adopted quickly. Then I picked up this white-and-black-spotted-blue-eyed-strong-boy named Nacho as my third foster. Somewhere between the bruises he gave me, counters he surfed, bottles of wine he made me drink, and training tip phone calls with NHS behavior team, I fell in love with the little mans. As much as I wanted to adopt, I knew I was a few weeks away from bringing Cash home and I couldn’t fathom owning two large breed dogs at once. Three months into fostering, Nacho was adopted out and for the next four years I wondered about him often. I moved back to Ohio and in June of this year, Cash expectedly passed due to a ruptured tumor. It was rough and I miss her (still). I knew I couldn’t adopt again until it felt right. Fast forward to a week ago, I received a DM from a friend who noticed Nacho (now Raiden) back on NHS’s website. His second stint at NHS was approx 6 weeks as an unclaimed stray and it took me approx 2 seconds after seeing updated photos to know I had to drive back to Nebraska for him. So that’s what I did on Friday. He has been re-named back to Nacho, and is settling in so nicely like the king he is 👑 S/o to everyone who helped make this happen, especially Erica Young for fostering him this week until I could drive out there, @lindsey_anson for driving him halfway to Ohio to meet me, my dad for driving with me to get him. And, of course, Cash Girl because without her I truly don’t think all these pieces would have fallen into place ♥️ #dogreunion #adoptdontshop #rescuedog #nacho #columbus #ohio #omaha #nebraska #humanesociety #nhs #nebraskahumanesociety #columbusdogs #reunited ♬ All That Really Matters – ILLENIUM & Teddy Swims

And just like that, fate made it so that after so many years, two souls reunited into one. Yet, the real question is whether they were ever truly separated.
“Welcome home, Nacho ❤️,” Katelyn wrote at the end of this touching video.