A lost dog that found shelter from the pouring rain inside a taxi, melted people's hearts in Chengdu, the Chengdu Economic Daily reported on May 18th.

Lost dog jumped into taxi to find shelter.

At 6:50 a.m. on May 17th, the rain came pouring down in the city of Chengdu, Southwest China. When Mr. Huang, a taxi driver, was getting ready to start his day, he suddenly saw a huge dog jumping into his taxi. The dog, soaked to the bone, hopped into the taxi and occupied the front seat.

"I didn't know what to do with it. I had to work that day." Huang said. He then coaxed the dog, trying to get him out of the car. But this didn't work. The dog just threw Huang a sideways glance, determined not to move.

Noticing a collar around the dog's neck, Huang realized the dog must have gotten lost and its owner might very well be anxious to find him. So he started his engine and drove around to see if anyone was looking for the dog. His efforts turned out to be in vain; he found no one.

By 9:00 a.m., the dog started to look exhausted and Huang bought him some snacks, which he gobbled up in the blink of an eye. The rain was still streaming down and the car door was open, but the dog had no intention of getting out. Passers-by saw this lovely big dog, and gathered around him. Some of them recognized it to be an Alaskan Malamute, or Alaskan sled dog, a rather expensive breed.

The rain stopped around 10 a.m. One passer-by offered the dog some food, which then was tempted to get out the car for the first time. After satisfying his appetite, the dog wagged his tail at the surrounding spectators and jumped into the taxi again, apparently to take a nap this time.

Later that day, the Weibo site (China' Twitter) of the Chengdu Economic Daily published the dog's information, attracting wide attention among Chengdu netizens.

"Such a proper dog, isn't it? He even knows how to take a taxi when it rains!" some Weibo user remarked.

"Oh why didn't he jump into my car?" others asked. Apparently the dog had become quite the popular K9 through his taxi drive.

That afternoon, a Ms. Han got in touch with the newspaper, claiming the dog was in fact hers. According to Han, the dog was named "Seven" and was now 11 months-old. Seven had a scar on his nose, a reminder of a fight with another dog, and the overall description Han gave matched that of the one found in the taxi. Further confirmation is still needed.

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