There are so many stray dogs on the street fending for themselves.
Thankfully there are some kind people in the world willing to go out of their way to give these animals some food or warmth.
But after one hungry stray asked a couple for some scraps of food, she got more than she ever could’ve dreamed of.
When Jacks Anderson and his wife stopped at a new lunch spot last month, they got an unexpected visitor: a stray pittie, who seemed to be hungrily eyeing their meals.
“There was a sweet little Pibble laying on the sidewalk, clearly hoping for a bite but too polite to ask,” Jacks wrote on TikTok. “The staff shooed her away and we lost sight of her.”
But that wasn’t the end: after leaving the lunch stop, they ran into the hungry dog a few blocks away — and decided to help her out.
They gave the dog some of their leftover chicken. But even with this act of kindness, the dog seemed hesitant to accept their help. Jacks said the dog kept her distance with him, but trusted his wife.
But after getting a closer look, it became clear that this dog had had a rough life, perhaps even before ending up on the streets.
“She was definitely skittish, but based on the scars on her face & body, it’s understandable,” Jacks wrote.
Still, the dog happily accepted their meal — and the couple realized the dog wasn’t just eating for herself: she was heavily pregnant.
Realizing the dog needed even more help, they decided to take her in. They named the dog Poppy.
After getting her in the car, Poppy suddenly had a look of peaceful serenity. The TikTok video shows her staring out the window. It’s as if the dog suddenly realized she was safe and in good hands, and Jacks recalls her having tears in her eyes.
“We just kind of paused at that moment to allow Poppy to calm a bit, but honestly, she was far more calm than I anticipated,” he told The Dodo.
“I started to record the video of my wife comforting her, and I realized that Poppy had tears coming from her eyes. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in a dog, and it definitely made an impact.”
Jacks shared the heartwarming rescue on TikTok, and people were clearly moved: the video has over 14 million views.
But that was just the beginning of their story.