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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsGuys Who Love Dogs Are So Excited To Get A Letter From The Pup Next Door
"After seeing the paw print on the envelope we knew it was good!BY LILY FEINN
When Jack McCrossan and his three roommates moved into their apartment three months ago, there was just one downside: no dogs allowed.
They had all grown up with animals and were having trouble adjusting to a dog-free life. Then McCrossans roommate Iwan had an idea maybe they didnt have to.
He had caught a glimpse of a big black dog looking at them from a neighboring window and decided to reach out with an offer.
My housemate Iwan kept bringing up the idea of sending them a letter because we had caught glimpses of a dog next door occasionally and the prospect of getting to meet them was too good to miss out on! McCrossan told The Dodo. He decided to finally write out the letter and we encouraged posting it through their door, thinking the worst thing that could happen is that they would ignore us and maybe give us weird looks from time to time.
Iwan's letter read: The other day, we noticed a four-legged friend looking at us out the window when we arrived home from work. She looked like the good-est boy/girl there is. If you ever need someone to walk him/her, we will gladly do so. If you ever get bored (we know you never will, but we can dream) we are more than happy to look after him/her. If you want to come over and bring him/her to brighten up our day, you are more than welcome. If you want to walk past our balcony windows so we can see him/her, please do."
"We hope this doesnt come too strong, but our landlord wont allow pets, and weve all grown up with animals. The adult life is a struggle without one.
They signed the letter The boys from number 23, and dropped it off at their neighbors home. They didnt really expect a response, but soon after a mysterious letter arrived at their apartment stamped with a large paw print. The boys were ecstatic.
We were happy to have gotten a response at all and after seeing the paw print on the envelope we knew it was good news! McCrossan said.
Inside was a letter from Stevie Ticks, the dog next door. She explained that she would be happy to hang out with them, but the price of her friendship is 5x ball throws a day and belly scritches whenever I demand them.
McCrossan posted photos of the adorable correspondence on his Twitter, where the story quickly went viral.
The boys organized a playdate with Stevie Ticks servant Chris, and it was truly everything they could have dreamed of and more.
We got to give some belly scratches in the rare moments she would not be running about and got to throw the ball many more times than the five required! McCrossan said. So it was overall a pretty successful first walk.
Now, Stevie is more than happy to help the boys get their puppy fix whenever they like.
It was good having an excuse to just wander about for a bit and let Stevie get a good run in, McCrossan added. Myself and Iwan both have dogs at home so its nice knowing we can help keep a dog happy away from home, too.
For Stevie and the boys from number 23, it looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/guys-get-cutest-letter-from-neighbors-dog
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Guys Who Love Dogs Are So Excited To Get A Letter From The Pup Next Door (Original Post)
catbyte
Dec 2019
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fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)1. Adorable!
Funtatlaguy
(10,890 posts)2. Dog lovers are great. Trump hates dogs. Figures.
demmiblue
(36,907 posts)3. Stevie Ticks... a most excellent name! Lol!
IcyPeas
(21,925 posts)4. Happy girl to have 4 new boyfriends
but c'mon people, these are engineering students and the word Scotts is obviously mis-spelled and underlined in red. Should be Scots.
hopefully Stevie Ticks didn't notice this glaring error as she is originally from Cyprus so English is probably not her first language.
catbyte
(34,499 posts)7. I loved their "Diversity" comment.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. How adorable!
One of the things I love about my new building (since June) is that it is dog friendly, so I get to meet all the doggie residents in the building which just makes my day. It makes it such a nice place to live!
tblue37
(65,502 posts)6. K&R for the good-est girl. nt