Grand Island, N.Y. (WKBW) - It was love at first sight between Jason Coronado and Ernie. 
 
 "He is probably my idea of a perfect dog," Jason Coronado said. 
 
 Coronado is a UPS driver. Ernie is a pitbull-terrier mix and was living in the Buffalo City Animal Shelter. 
 
 Coronado was never really planning on getting a dog, but then fate intervened on Oct. 5th. While he was delivering packages, Ernie literally jumped into his life. 
 
 "Call him up to the truck and he pretty much just hopped up in, and I was like okay," he said. 
 
 Ernie refused to leave the truck. 
 
 "He hopped up and just sat there and did not want to leave." 
 
 Eventually Ernie did get out, and Coronado went on his way. However, it got him thinking about bringing Ernie into his life for good. 
 
 He discussed it with his family, and everyone was on board. Two days ago, the Coronado's adopted Ernie. 
 
 "I wanted him to have a good home." 
 
 It's only been two days, but Ernie follows Coronado all over the house. No training necessary. 
 
 "He likes to sleep and lounge and he likes to eat treats and he's just a big lap dog." 
 
 While some people put a dog on the top of their Christmas list, this wish has already come true for the Coronado's. 
 
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 Shelter Dog Hops Into Random UPS Van — And His Life Is Changed Forever
– Jason Coronado was delivering packages in his job as a UPS driver on Oct. 5 when Ernie, a pitbull-terrier mix, hopped into his truck—and didn't want to leave. "Usually dogs aren't a big fan of the big brown truck," Coronado tells WKBW, but Ernie seemed right at home. The dog was living at New York's Buffalo City Animal Shelter at the time, and was on a walk with a shelter volunteer when they ran across Coronado, who was parked and on a break, the Dodo reports. After they parted ways, Coronado couldn't stop thinking about Ernie. The dog had been waiting to find a home since August, and more than a month after meeting him, Coronado found out via social media that Ernie was still at the shelter. "I wanted him to have a good home," he says, and after discussing it with the rest of his family, they all agreed. Last week, the Coronados officially adopted Ernie, just in time for the holidays. "He is very joyful," Coronado says of the new family member. "I'm upset I didn't take him home earlier." (After another pitbull's owner died, the dog ended up with his favorite UPS driver.)