Phoenixville, Pennsylvania – Homer the dog's devastated reaction to the shelter after a lifetime of love in a family home shattered the hearts of his new caretakers. Now footage of the pup has gone viral.

The male dog Homer sat with his head down, pressed against the wall, hours after arriving at the shelter.

Was he waiting to be picked up by his owners again?

They had reluctantly surrendered him to the Main Line Animal Rescue (MLAR) in early May out of absolute necessity.

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Naturally, the dog was "very confused" and upset by the separation.

"He is just sitting in his kennel staring at the back wall as if he’s trying to understand where the life he knew went," the shelter wrote in an Instagram post.

"He was surrendered through no fault of his own by a family who loved him very deeply and very dearly," they continued.

"Sometimes life forces people into having to make unimaginable decisions, and judgment does nothing to help the dog left behind trying to pick up the pieces."

Accordingly, the animal lovers gave their new guest plenty of time to adjust to his new situation. This soon led to an unexpected turn of events, however.

Homer emerged from his shell surprisingly quickly and started making friends with everyone.

He soon became the darling of the entire facility!

"He is a really good boy... He has lived with dogs big and small, and is a move-in-ready kind of guy who is truly just a family dog," the shelter wrote.

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"Our incredible community has always been an army of amazing animal advocates, showing up when animals need it most," they added, begging their network of animal lovers to "show up" for poor Homer.

And so it happened as it was bound to – a family fell in love with the dog and scooped him up for adoption!

"What Homer needs right now is compassion. He needs a hero. He needs someone to give him the home, security, and love he has always known," the post added. Happily, it looks like he finally got it in the end.