When Hung Lay Quon lost his dog of 14 years this past January, he was devastated. His family could see how much he was hurting, and desperately wanted to be able to help him.
“She was his happiness,” Tiana Sandberg, Quon’s granddaughter, told The Dodo. “They would go on walks four times a day, and when she passed, he was so heartbroken he would walk her ashes.”
After some time had passed, Quon began looking into adopting because he really wanted to raise another dog and give her a wonderful life the same way he had for his previous dog. He and his family went to shelter after shelter, looking for the perfect match. They were slowly starting to lose hope, when, finally, they met Lily.
From the moment they met, it was clear that Quon and Lily were meant to be together. Their personalities complement each other, they seem to know what the other one needs — and of course, they look exactly alike.
“It was like my grandfather had discovered his twin as I gazed at them both connecting with their goatees and bushy eyebrows,” Sandberg added.
At first, though, Quon didn’t even notice that he and Lily look alike. He adopted her because she was the right dog for him, and when he realized they also happen to be twins, the whole thing brought him even more joy.
“He didn’t see their close resemblance at first until my mom and I made them pose together with their unique looks to capture the moment on camera,” Sandberg said. “When we showed him the photo, he gave me a big smile and laughed, saying, ‘That’s me and Lily! She’s my companion.’”
Everyone who sees Quon and his new dog, Lily, can’t help but smile over how cute they are together, and recently, the entire neighborhood has started keeping an eye out for them every time they go for walks together.
“Lily is always by his side, whether it’s at dinner or when he’s sitting on the couch,” Sandberg said. “They go on a walk when they wake up, after breakfast, before dinner and before bed. The whole neighborhood adores them and is always keeping a look-out for them, especially during these times when prejudice is still prevalent in society.”
Quon and Lily are fast becoming great friends, and he can’t picture his life without her. She’s aided him in his recovery from the death of his last dog, and it’s evident that the lovely, matched dad and dog pair were destined to meet.
Sandberg stated, “Their relationship is the sweetest one I have ever seen.”
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