For months, a six-year-old dog named Dream waited.
Not for just anyone —
but for her person.
Yesterday, that wait ended ❤️
Phillip has been Dream’s person since she was just six weeks old. For six years, it was always the two of them — side by side through every ordinary and extraordinary moment of life.
Then everything fell apart.
Phillip lost his job. Then he lost his home. And suddenly, he faced an impossible choice no one should ever have to make.
When he could no longer afford to feed the dog he loved more than anything, Phillip didn’t abandon Dream.
He tried to protect her.
With tears in his eyes, he brought her to DeKalb County Lifeline, asking only that she be kept safe until he could stand on his feet again. The volunteers immediately recognized the heartbreak — and the love — behind his decision.
They knew this bond mattered.
That’s when the women of RescueMeATL stepped in. They shared Dream’s story. They shared Phillip’s love. And they asked the community for help.
Atlanta answered.
Within hours, more than $8,000 was raised — enough to help Phillip secure housing, get back to work, and reunite with the family he never stopped loving.
Today, Dream is back where she belongs.
Phillip is now training to become a firefighter, with orientation starting at the end of the month. He says he still can’t stop crying when he thinks about how many strangers showed up for him — and for his girl.
And when Dream saw Phillip again, there was no hesitation.
No confusion.
She knew exactly who he was.
And she ran home. 💖
Disclaimer: This is my original reporting.
