A guide dog that fell asleep lying on a packed subway...The reason why passengers were so worried?

A blind guide dog sleeps on the subway floor. / Online community

A blind guide dog who fell asleep as if falling down on the subway on his way to work has become a hot topic.

Recently, photos of a Labrador retriever with a "guide dog" mark lying on the subway floor have spread around the online community.

The photo began to become known when A, who is believed to have been at the scene at the time, introduced it on his social network service (SNS) on the 27th of last month.

According to A, Subway Line 3 was packed enough to resemble bean sprouts at the time, but at some point, it suddenly felt more cramped.

"When I looked around, I found a blind person and a guide dog on board," he said. "A man sitting in the seat gave up his seat to a disabled person, who refused to give up quickly, but ended up sitting down."

A said, "The guide dog dog settled in front of its owner and lied down 'balladang'," adding, "This look was so cute. Passengers of the 10,000-won subway took a step back in fear of stepping on a sleeping dog," he said.

In particular, a guide dog lay on a female passenger's foot, and the passenger was said to be restless because he was afraid that the guide dog would wake up when he got off.

Netizens who encountered this story responded, "Just hearing this situation warms my heart," "thanks to you, I see a precious scene," "How tired I must have been," and "I can feel the warmth just by looking at the picture."

On the other hand, guide dogs play a role in helping the blind walk safely after special training. When blind people and guide dogs walk, those around them do not provide food to guide dogs and do not pet them.

Reporter Park Sun-young of Digital News Team