Moment Dog Reunites With Previous Foster Parent: 'Big Feels'
Viewers on social media are moved by the very loud reunion between a dog and her former foster parent.
Heather O'Neal has been fostering dogs through Triangle Beagle Rescue for the past eight years. The North Carolina–based rescue service focuses on homing dogs with foster families until adoption. By relying on foster homes, the rescue can keep beagles out of animal shelters. These dogs can also learn the skills needed to be successful family members. Since 1999, Triangle Beagle Rescue has helped re-home 4,000 beagles in the state.
O'Neal welcomed home Molly in February 2018. She told Newsweek via email that Molly was found on the side of the road "very pregnant" in December 2017 and that shortly after being rescued, she gave birth to six puppies. Molly moved into O'Neal's home as a foster once she finished her motherly duties.
For about six months, Molly and O'Neal grew close while living together, but this was never the dog's forever home. Instead, the "perfect family" adopted Molly and brought her home in August 2018. But those beautiful foster months spent together are something Molly has kept with her all these years later.
A December 9 clip shared to the TikTok account @tribeagles shows Molly and O'Neal reuniting at a holiday event run by Triangle Beagle Rescue. Molly's tail wagged with excitement as O'Neal went over to greet her. It took a few sniffs of confirmation, but then Molly couldn't stop howling. She yelled to the world that this was her foster mom and that she would never forget it.
Molly's forever family volunteers with the rescue service, O'Neal said. This allows her to see Molly often.
"Because they live nearby, I get to see Molly and her sister Brandi several times a year," O'Neal said. "Every time Molly sees me, she gets so excited she howls, even after six years....This video was taken at our Pictures With Santa Paws event this past weekend."
Touched by the reunion video, viewers rushed to the comments section of the video, which has over 1.8 million views. Some said that it was an "incredibly high compliment" and that they loved how she "laid her entire heart out in those awooos."
"Molly is feeling the big feels!!" wrote one commenter.
Another said: "The other dog walking away like - 'iight imma give yall a moment.'"
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