A video of a dog’s expression as she looked on at her owner cuddling her new baby is breaking hearts everywhere.
Mom Rachel Westbrook captured the touching moment as she filmed herself interacting with her baby boy, thought to be named Jones.
The mom-of-two shared a clip to her TikTok page, @raebaebae90, at the end of March, saying: “I was trying to catch my son smiling while we were playing together. We were having a sweet, special moment just bonding and cuddling.
“It wasn’t until I went back to look at the video I noticed my first “baby,” my fur baby was watching in the background. She’s comforted me through 3 miscarriages.”
The clip shows her beloved pet, thought to be named Cookie, sitting down and looking on at the pair.
“Brb… gonna go cuddle my dog now,” Westbrook captioned the video, which amassed 2.8 million views. It can be seen here.
Westbrook then uploaded the same footage a few days later, with that clip alone amassing 1.3 million views.
In response, numerous people asked for a follow-up video of Westbrook and Cookie, and the mom obliged.
She shared a montage of her pet, captioning it: “Y’all asked for it… she gets all the cuddles tonight.”
The on-screen text said: “I’ve watched her become a mommy. She’s watched me become a mommy. She was our first baby.
“Even though my two babies keep me busy these days, she still reminds me that a dog’s love is unconditional.”
Catherine Benson wrote: “I’m sobbing. Now I need to scroll TikTok for 15 more mins to try and get this out of my head.”
Chantal commented: “No because I am bawling. I love how much your dog loved you and you loved him…”
Emily Porter wrote: “Currently snuggling the heck outta my dog now.”
Lorie Harley observed: “And pup looks so sad too…”
Anna said: “Just me casually sobbing while rocking my 4 month old as my dog is staring at me.”
Brandi Kohanes thought: “I feel like your puppy is looking like yeah you finally got what you deserved. But give them snuggles.”
Jess Mo admitted: “I didn’t think I’d wake up & start sobbing. Thanks.”
Amber-Janis wrote: “Omg it’s too early in the morning to be crying.”
Ehtufaiz added: “Please no I’m crying for the dog.”
In response to the numerous comments, Westbrook wrote: “Now every time I cuddle my baby, I look at my dog.”
Dogs are the most popular pet in the U.S., with figures from the 2021-22 American Pet Products Association (APPA) revealing that 69 million households owned a canine.
The next most popular animal are cats, with 45.3 million homes owning a feline.
And some 77 per cent of Americans consider their pet to be their “fur baby,” according to a 2020 Pets and Finances survey from Ameritrade.
Newsweek reached out to Westbrook for comment.
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