The street is filled with stray dogs left to fend for themselves.
A few kind people in the world are willing to go the extra mile to provide food or warmth to these animals.
One hungry stray gave a couple some scraps of food and got much more than she could ever imagine.
The Andersons had an unexpected visitor at a new lunch spot last month: a stray pittie who seemed hungrily eyeing their food.
Jacks wrote on TikTok: “There was a sweet little Pibble laying on the sidewalk, hoping for a bite, but too polite to ask.” “We lost sight of her after the staff shooed her away.”
It 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.
It was leftover chicken that they gave the dog. The dog seemed hesitant to accept their help despite their act of kindness. Jack said the dog kept her distance from him, but trusted his wife.
A closer look revealed, however, that this dog had lived a tough life, perhaps even before being rescued.
Her scars on her face and body made her skittish, but Jacks wrote that it was understandable.
In spite of this, the dog happily accepted their meal – and the couple realized the dog wasn’t just eating for herself: she was heavily pregnant.
When they realized the dog needed even more assistance, they decided to take her in. The dog was named Poppy.
The moment Poppy was in the car, she suddenly had a look of peace and serenity. On the TikTok video, she can be seen staring out of the window. Jack recalls the dog having tears in her eyes when she realized she was safe and in good hands.
“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.
A “Part 2” follow-up video shows that the couple brought the dog home — and thankfully a check-up gave her a clean bill of health.
“She’s clean & full of puppies,” Jacks wrote.
Considering all she’s been through — and the fact that she was heavily pregnant — Poppy was more healthy and full of life than they could’ve imagined.
“We’re going at her speed,” Jacks wrote. “Which is pretty quick, as it turns out.”
In spite of her initial skittishness, Poppy seems to have warmed up quickly to her new home, despite being a stray dog. They say she’s made herself at home and is very loving.
“Poppy spent her first couple of days with us just one on one,” Jacks told The Dodo. “She slept nearly all the time and acclimated to the couch pretty quickly. In the last day or two, she’s become far more active, showing interest in the other dogs and following me around instead of sleeping.”
It was also only a matter of time before Poppy gave birth, and they were eagerly on “Puppy Watch.”
Jacks’ TikTok videos reveal that the dog delivered nine beautiful, healthy puppies, six males and 3 females.
The puppies will remain in their care until they old enough to be adopted out to forever homes.
But Poppy has already found hers: while the couple originally only intended to foster Poppy, they decided to adopt her for good!
“Poppy will stay with us. We’re learning more about her all the time and building trust with her,” Jacks told The Dodo. “I don’t want to send her to someone else to make her go through that again. She’s earned an easier go of things.”
Poppy’s story ended happily! Thanks so much to this couple for taking such good care of this formerly stray dog, and giving her a loving home to raise her puppies.
