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Stray dog follows flight attendant around until she takes him back to Germany

True love between people may not be real -- but between dogs and people? Maybe.
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Heather Dockray
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Humans don't have soulmates, but we can always pretend that dogs do.

Olivia Sievers is a flight attendant from Germany who routinely flies to Argentina. Earlier this year, Sievers found a stray dog hovering near the hotel where she stays in Buenos Aires.

Sievers was immediately drawn to the dog. But while she had no plans to further the relationship, their connection only got stronger.

Less than a year later, Sievers brought the pup home to Germany -- for good.

Every time Sievers flew from Germany and stayed in that same hotel, there was the dog, waiting for her. Even when she left the hotel and wandered around the city, the dog would walk right next to her, following her everywhere.

Technically this is called stalking, but because it's a cute pup it's totally okay (right?).

Sievers even gave the pup, Rubio, an airline blanket to keep him warm at night.

"I tried to change my way because I didn't want that he follow me back to the hotel," Sievers told Noticiero Trece. "But it was not possible. He always came back and followed me. I tried one hour, but he always watched me and followed me. He was really happy that somebody gave him attention."

Sievers tried to have the dog rescued and adopted, but the dog escaped from the home and was soon found waiting outside the hotel.

So Sievers decided to make things official: she signed the adoption papers and brought him home to Germany, where he's been happily running around ever since.

True love between humans may not be real -- but between dog and a person, we can imagine that anything is possible.

BONUS: Corgi Tea Party

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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