π¬ Onyx the dog found a family thanks to being five hours late β and now he's about to become the star of a Christmas movie
Onyx's story sounds as if it had been written in advance by a Christmas movie screenwriter.
His future owner, April Floyd, had long hesitated to get a new pet after the death of her dog. But one morning, for some reason, she said to her husband: "I can smell a puppy" β even though there was no puppy anywhere nearby.
Later, the couple happened upon a dog festival, and then, quite spontaneously, decided to stop by a shelter.
And that was exactly where everything came together, literally to the minute.
Onyx's previous family was supposed to arrive at the Humane Society at nine in the morning, but due to several delays they only got there around two in the afternoon.
At that same time, April and her husband Eddie found themselves in the parking lot and saw the family bring in the dog that was looking for a new home.
And then another coincidence came to light: Onyx turned out to be a goldendoodle β exactly the kind of dog April had once said she could see herself getting.
Onyx practically jumped into her arms right away.
Later, April described this story very aptly: the former owners were five hours late for one meeting, but turned out to be exactly on time for another.
In time, Onyx became more than just a pet to her. He was trained as a service dog, and he stayed by his owner's side through very difficult periods of her life.
And now this story has acquired an almost perfect cinematic ending.
Onyx is about to become the main four-legged hero of a family Christmas movie Wishbone Christmas, which April herself is writing and producing, while Eddie directs.
In the plot, the dog accidentally gets left behind during Santa's Christmas deliveries and sets off on a journey home. The film will be about family, loss, belonging and second chances.
That is, once upon a time Onyx found his home entirely by chance.
And now he will play a dog that is looking for the way home, this time on screen.
If a story like this had been invented specifically for a Christmas movie, we would surely have said:
"Well, that's it, the screenwriters are trying too hard to make us cry."
But no.
This time, life itself wrote the script first.
