When an officer from Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office spotted a dog running on a main road, he pulled over to see if he could help. But he wasn’t prepared for what the pup did next.
Lieutenant Richard Anselmi was waiting at a stoplight when he saw a lone dog bolt across E. Arapahoe Road near S. Dayton Street in Colorado.
Body footage shows the moment Anselmi opened his car door and gently greeted the canine: “How you doing? Oh, you’re a friendly boy …” Before the sentence is even finished, the uncollared dog makes his move—climbing straight into the patrol car and settling into the driver’s seat, tail wagging and clearly at ease.
“The pup jumped right into the driver’s seat of his patrol car,” Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook.
In the video, Anselmi gently explains to the pup that he can’t sit in the driver’s seat. “Well, I gotta drive, though,” he said. “Can you scooch? I gotta drive.”
Eventually, after some coaxing—and a little slobber left on the driver’s seat—the dog moved to the passenger side. With no collar, local animal services stepped in and helped to find where the pup had come from.
On Facebook, the Sheriff’s Office said: “Turns out Bossco got out of his yard and decided to go for a walk.”
In 2012, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) did a study on lost pets in the U.S. and found that, of over 1,000 pet-owning households, 15 percent had lost a dog or cat in the last five years. Of these, 85 percent were reunited with their pets, including 93 percent of dogs and 74 percent of lost cats.
Thankfully, it wasn’t long before Bossco was back home, but the encounter caught on camera has delighted viewers online.
In comments on Facebook, people shared their reactions. Viewer Sara Dees said: “He said you’re here to protect and serve me. Let’s hit Starbucks now for a pup cup.”
Morgan Van Akin posted: “He always dreamed of being a police doggo and this was his chance lol [laugh out loud].”
“He’s like Uber for Mr. Woof?” commented Megan Rugh, while Facebook user Tracey Renee Davis wrote: “He said hey I’m your new partner, I’m driving!”
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