A beautiful bond saved his life!

After being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, Mike Nayler made the heartbreaking decision to put his beloved pup, Minnie, up for adoption. But two years later, after going into remission, he was miraculously reunited with his best friend

- Bill Holton

Come on, girl, go with Sommer,” Mike Nayler said, trying to coax his English Mastiff mix, Minnie, to go outside with his wife. But the 90-pound pup lay sprawled on the bed beside him, refusing to budge. “I'll have to get up,” Mike sighed, and the instant his feet touched the ground, Minnie was right on his heels.

Mike had just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which he knew might claim his life. The treatment left him so weak, it was a struggle for him to even stand up. It was all he could manage to drag himself onto his Fort Erie, Ontario, back porch while Minnie went out in the yard to do her business. Then it was back to bed, where his faithful friend refused to leave his side—even to eat.

Mike and Minnie had been together since the day she was born. They were fast friends and Mike took her everywhere—to the park, shopping, even into dog-friendly restaurants.

“If Minnie isn’t allowed in, I'll go somewhere else,” he would always say.

Minnie stuck by Mike's side through thick and thin, and helped pull Mike out of his depression