The video was posted by a dog lover who adopted a needy puppy from a shelter and it immediately broke the hearts of viewers.
The TikTok clip showed the sad moment puppy Ellie arrived at doggy daycare just to discover none of her friends were there to play with.
The caption of the video read: “I just want friends to hang out with.”
Ellie said her pup was excited for the first day of school, and “hoping to make some lifelong pup friends”.
TikTok viewers responded to the video, with one Lina D writing: “No. I can’t handle these stories.
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“The doggy daycare left my dog all alone with no other pups overnight and I watched the camera bawling all night.”
Ceeja Lynne said: “This happened to my pup! But the trainer was so sweet and gave her all the treats!!”
Alyssa Marie advised: “Ask them what other days and classes have pups signed up! Or look at the schedule show up to the others!”
TikTok user Dreahdz wrote: “I’ll be his lifelong friend right this second.”
The poor dog was living on the rainy streets alone for two months before it was rescued by Ellie and her boyfriend.
Thankfully for Ellie she now lives with her loving owner and her sibling, a cat.
Around 3.9 million dogs are abandoned or given up to shelters each year in the US, over 10,00 a day.
American bulldogs are one of the most frequently abandoned dogs, as is the Staffordshire terrier. Jack Russell terriers are often given up by their owners, as are Boxers and Dachshunds.
Recently, a tiny puppy was abandoned in Southern California. The “tiny pup” was found tied to a fire hydrant after it was abandoned by its owners.
The heart-wrenching case came to Hall’s attention when a passerby called her to say a tiny pup had been left attached to a fire hydrant on the street.
