After a while, some pets and their owners can start tolook alike.
In Russell Jones case, pets and owners can start to act similarly as well.
On walks, the dog started to limp.
Billy walks right alongside his owner with his front paw lifted off the ground.
The family rightfully assumed their beloved furry friend was injured and took him to the vet.
When the Joneses came home from the vets office, Billy went into the garden to play.
Magically, his limp disappeared and he started running around.
As Jones says in his Facebook post, there was nothing wrong.
It seems Billy was just sympathetically copying his injured owner.
Quickly, the charming yet hilarious video went viral.
Many viewers replied with funny stories recounting similar situations with their pets.
His love language is me emptying my wallet.
In the video, the two walked together down that same sidewalk.
This time though, because Billy just had his dew claw removed, the pup had the cast on.
While Billy was limpingfor real this timeJones seems to be fake limping.
Fans of the last video told Jones, You need a red bandage too, and Great fake limp.
Hes had lung cancer and was the time to say goodbye.
I wanted to tell you on here because this is where our 5 mins of fame began.
But Billys empathy was on a different level, he was pretending to suffer to make Russell feel loved.
I think that is so clever.
Billys story was not over, though.
For him to have been honored so special is just incredible and keeps his memory alive, Jones says.
The dog had mysteriously started limping every time Jones took him for a walk.
The family quickly realized that Billy was copying Jones limp and Jones posted proof online.
A month later, Jones posted another video after Billy had to have his dew claw removed.
Billy now had a cast, and Jones was now sympathy limping.
Tragically, in March 2022, the beloved Lurcher passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
The familys loss was felt by fans around the world.
