Dog Abandoned With Handwritten Note 'A Good Boy,' Loves To Hug & Kiss

MONEE, IL — A dog found abandoned with a handwritten note attached to its collar broke hearts in the Monee police department, and on social media.

Police said a citizen found the dog—named "King" as written on the note—after first spotting it tied to a dumpster outside Burger King, 5801 W. Monee Manhattan Road.

UPDATE: Happy Ending For 'A Good Boy' As Owner Of Abandoned Dog Comes Forward

When she went back to look for him, he had broken free from his leash, and the woman brought the dog to the police department. Detective Evie Lazzaroni was there to greet them, and she was brought to tears.

His coat is clean, nails freshly trimmed. Teeth bright and white, she said.

"Somebody definitely loved him," she told Patch.

Paper-clipped to his collar, the note was wet, but the message was clear. He's "a good boy," a little more than 4 years old. Lazzaroni took to the department's social media to share photos of the pup, also including an image of the note, in which King's owner made sure to tell whoever found him that he loves to hug and kiss. King's owner included his birthday, too, so he won't miss out on birthday treats.

"I'm King. I'm a good boy. I love to hug & kiss. Birthday July 22 2018," the handwritten note read.

King's breed is not clear, Lazzaroni said. His coloring is similar to that of a beagle, but he has a corkscrew tail and wrinkles on his forehead almost like a shar pei—but those are just her best guesses, she said. He's an intact male weighing about 45 pounds, and sweet as can be.

"He’s super sweet," she said. "He knows 'sit.' He licked me all over my face, he just wants to sit and be loved by you."

Police asked for the public's help in getting King back to his owner, also noting that he would be soon be up for adoption at South Suburban Humane Society. Lazzaroni suspects that he'll have many interested parties, she said, watching as the social media post got more than a hundred shares in just over an hour.

"That’s the most shares we've gotten on something so fast," she said.

King is being treated—well, like a king—cozy at the station until he's brought to the humane society, and he's tugging at heartstrings. Officers made sure he has a nice comfy bed, some toys, and plenty of attention. Lazzaroni, who was due to be off duty hours earlier, found herself reluctant to leave him late Monday night.

"That's actually why I'm here so late,"she said. "I just feel bad leaving him here."

Though friendly, King seems distraught, crying for company.

"... you can tell he’s missing his people."

Lazzaroni is hopeful that if the owners see the post, or someone who knows the owner does, they'll alert them that the humane society might be able to help them hold on to King. People's circumstances sometimes make it difficult to care for pets, she said, but shelters can help keep pets with their people.

(And King really does love to hug and kiss you, Lazzaroni said.)