Sometimes it can feel like we’re dealing with our struggles all alone – until we find someone who understands us.

Chance the dog was found on the side of the road after being hit by a car and left for dead. He was taken in by San Antonio Pets Alive right before he was slated to be euthanized at a local shelter. All he needed was a chance, which is exactly where his name came from.

Chance lost the use of his back legs, making him just a little bit different than most dogs. It didn’t seem like anyone would want this very special guy – until someone stepped up who understood.

A man named Michael heard about Chance’s struggles and knew that they were meant to be friends, because Michael also uses a wheelchair. While so many people would see only Chance’s limitations, Michael saw his potential.

“Nobody’s gonna love him like we’re gonna love him,” he told his wife after hearing Chance’s story. Now, the pair are inseparable, and do everything together, even the things they’ve been told they can’t do.

“I knew his struggles as well as mine, and I knew we could overcome those obstacles together,” Michael said in a video about Chance.

Chance was left for dead with no one to believe in him, and now he has a best friend who went through the same thing, and will never let anyone doubt him again.

Check out the full video on Chance’s story below: