The Moving Story Behind Dog Sitting All Alone, Staring at the Sea: ‘It Broke My Heart’

The Moving Story Behind Dog Sitting All Alone, Staring at the Sea: ‘It Broke My Heart’
Courtesy of Jolie Mejía
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On a family outing to the beach near her home in Peru, a woman came across a little dog sitting all alone and watching the ocean. As it turned out, there was a sweet, sad story behind his sea-gazing.

Jolie Mejía, 23, of Lima, first saw the dog on the nearby sandy shores of Punta Negra on Feb. 27. He approached, and was friendly.