A touching video capturing a dog’s excitement at seeing his human friends on the beach has gone viral.
Shared by @chanceinchs_, the TikTok account of a service pit bull, the clip has amassed over 255,000 views since it was posted on October 13. A note overlaid on the video reads: “Pure happiness when my puppy realizes all his friends are at the beach to play with him.”
The clip opens with the dog standing alert on a leash, his tail wagging as he watches a group of people approach from the distance. A voice off-camera playfully asks: “oh my God, who is that buddy? Are those your friends?”
The pup eagerly looks back at the camera, confirming the voice’s guess with enthusiastic tail movements. The moment he is released, the pit bull sprints toward the group, leaping with joy around his human companions. The clip concludes as one of the friends throws a ball, and the dog eagerly chases it across the sandy shore.
The joy expressed by the dog in the clip highlights the strong bond that canines can develop with humans. A study published in Scientific Reports in March 2019 found “dogs can form relationships of comparable qualities with both humans and other dogs,” and that these relationships vary depending on the partner involved.
The pup’s sentiment in the video was also explained by Stanley Coren, a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of British Columbia. In a 2013 article for Psychology Today, Coren wrote that dogs, when properly socialized, will approach nearly any living creature in a friendly manner, regardless of species. He added: “Although dogs are happiest when they are in a social situation, the species they are interacting with is less important than the quality of the interactions.”
‘So Sweet’
TikTok users were equally moved by the display of pure happiness.
User seasonsoftay commented, “I’m crying, this is so sweet,” while another user, its.malayka, added: “I was looking around for other dogs, but all his friends being people is really sweet!”
Others were struck by the joy expressed in the pup’s tail wagging, with user7385382256309 writing: “The tail wagging says it all.”
Cristal Teles captured the collective sentiment of many pup owners, commenting, “I want friends who treat my dogs like this,” while Nicole added: “All dogs deserve this happiness.”
User8908043405544 posted: “Absolutely beautiful to see such pure happiness.”
Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok. This video has not been independently verified.
A stock image of a pit bull terrier jumping on a beach. A video of a dog’s reaction of “pure happiness” when his human friends arrive at the beach has gone viral on TikTok.
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