{"id":182879,"date":"2026-04-07T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=182879"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:48:06","slug":"sello-option-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/people\/sello-option-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiest Update About a Love Story That Had Us All Blubbering"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sello, who carried his injured dog 15km to save her life, now has some stability, and Option is bouncing around happily on three legs!<\/h2>\n

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Free State, South Africa (7 April 2026)<\/em> \u2013 Their story<\/a> showed us all what love between a man and his best friend looks like. In October last year, Sello walked 15 kilometres, with Option wrapped up in his arms, to meet the team from Virginia SPCA on the road outside Odendaalsrus.<\/p>\n

Option had been struck by a speeding car. With his last few rand spent on airtime, Sello made the call to save her. After being turned away by other shelters and organisations who had no capacity to help, the Virginia SPCA finally answered. They met him on the road, and took Option in.<\/p>\n

The story blew up across South Africa. Support and donations poured in. Weeks later, Sello visited Option at the SPCA with tears in his eyes. That reunion<\/a> moved thousands more. We were all crying snot en trane.<\/p>\n

It’s almost six months since that moment happened. This week, the SPCA shared that Sello and his beloved Option paid them a visit, and they\u2019re doing well. The picture (and video in the comments section linked here<\/a>) are everything.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Virginia SPCA, Free State, South Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Option has made a full recovery. She lost a leg in the accident, but this little three-legged doggie doesn\u2019t seem to have gotten the memo that life is supposed to be harder. She\u2019s doing just fine. Sello is doing well, too. A previous update shared that he is employed through to the end of May \u2013 stability makes all the difference for a man who gives everything he has to the ones he loves.<\/p>\n

The Virginia SPCA playfully asked the public to guess who the two mystery guests in their post were. Hundreds of people, who never forgot their names or their story, flooded in with warmth and recognition.<\/p>\n

“We could never forget Sello and little Option.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Two champions!”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBrave Option with his hero Sello.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSello and Option attached by special love chain\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

“Even Hollywood could not dream up such an incredible story of love, resilience and compassion.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Sources: Linked above.<\/em><\/h6>\n
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