Lochmann approached and saw how severely the dog needed assistance.

"When I pulled up to the end of the alley, he must've heard me," Lochmann remarked. "I watched him pick his head up, kind of look around, and then flop his head back down on the curb as if he'd completely given up."

Lochmann's heart ached at the thought of the dog lying on the street, lifeless and without hope.

"It just killed me," Lochmann said. "I said to myself, ‘There's no way I'm leaving this dog here.'"