Dog Travels to 40 Countries with His Foster Dog (Exclusive)

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In 2022, Atek was living in Los Angeles, working a steady 9‑to‑5 corporate job

A local shelter called with an urgent plea: they needed an emergency foster for a puppy who had just been found abandoned in the street

Three years later, Atek and his partner have traveled to more than 40 countries with the dog

When William Atek agreed to foster a dog, he thought it would be temporary. He never imagined the tiny, trembling pup — rescued from a sealed box in the middle of the road — would change his life forever.

In 2022, Atek was living in Los Angeles, working a steady 9‑to‑5 corporate job. Over Fourth of July weekend, a local shelter called with an urgent plea: they needed an emergency foster for a puppy who had just been found abandoned in the street.

Atek had never owned a