Mailman Fulfills The Final Wish Of A Dog On His Route Who Passed Away

Apr 23, 2019 by apost team

The Cimino family, who lives in Texas, adopted a German shepherd back in 2013. The adorable dog named Gretchen had obviously been given very little love up until that point in her short life.

Chris Cimino talked to The Dodo about their adoption. He said that Gretchen was pretty mistrustful when it came to other people. Although he had no idea what her backstory was, he could tell it hadn’t been the best story.

However, with the love and support of her new family, Gretchen began to open up and love everyone back. While she was still a little unsure of outsiders, she absolutely fell in love with Fernando Barboza, the postal worker who regularly dropped off the mail for the family.

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Fernando is definitely a dog lover. He knows every single dog on his route by name. He told The Dodo that he always keeps dog treats in his mail truck to pass out to the dogs on his route. He feels that since he always brings something to the owners, he should also bring something for the dogs. 

This is exactly how Fernando ended up meeting Gretchen. The Cimino family said that he was the first outsider to win over the bashful dog.

Fernando said that Gretchen was shy at first. In order to win over her trust, he started to pet her and talk to her every time he saw her. As Gretchen became more and more used to him, she became smitten with her new friend. From then on, Gretchen waited for the mailman every single day at the door.

She even recognized the sound the mail truck made and would get really excited when she heard it coming.

Fernando said that Gretchen was his buddy for years after that. Unfortunately, he soon received some bad news. The family left a bag of dog treats in the mailbox with a note stating that Gretchen had passed away. The note also asked that he pass the treats on to the other dogs on his route.

Fernando became choked up and went up to the door to express his sorrow in person. He also promised to fulfill Gretchen’s last wish.

""I saw the bag and read the note. I was choked up," he told The Dodo.

When he passes the treats out to the other dogs, he always makes sure to tell them that the treats are from Gretchen. You can check out a picture of the sweet dog below:

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