A video of a rescue dog's unique way of coping with being "scared of rain" has broken the hearts of users on TikTok.

The clip was shared by @maggiepotamus and has garnered over 312,000 views since it was posted on Wednesday.

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The video shows a dog wearing a bright yellow raincoat, cheerfully running around grass along a pavement.

A message overlaid on the video says: "POV [point of view] people laugh at your rain jacket and say 'dogs don't need those,' but you were found half-drowned in a hurricane, so scared of rain that you'd make yourself sick and the jacket helps you be a brave girl who can face the rain."

An August 2020 study of 13,700 Finnish dogs, published in Scientific Reports, stated that fear in dogs can be classified into two categories—social and non-social—based on the stimuli causing that fear.

The study explained: "Social fear includes fear of other dogs or unfamiliar people, whereas non-social fear includes fear of different objects, loud noises and novel situations."

The study said: "Fearfulness is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Canine fearfulness is highly heritable and studies have already identified some candidate loci and genes that affect fearfulness.

"Environmental factors discovered by previous studies include socialization, training and daily exercise, owner's previous dog experience, and company of conspecifics among other things," the study added.

Each year, 6.3 million pets enter U.S. shelters, an average of 17,260 a day, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The number of dogs and cats taken in by pet shelters hit 46,807 during January 2023, an increase of 1,744 compared with January 2022, the 24Pet "Shelter Watch Report" found.

Around 920,000 surrendered animals are euthanized every year. Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation.

'She's So Brave'

TikTok users were touched by the story behind the dog's need for the raincoat in the viral post.

Samantha Crosby said: "she's so brave!!!!!!! she's well behaved!!!!! she is not afraid!!!!!"

Halle Grace wrote: "She's the bravest best girl. she loves her coat and it makes her feel safe and that's the best thing for her."

Bella Biloxi noted: "Sweet angel so proud of you for being brave."

HuskyMomma said: "Precious!!!!! You are loving that baby so well!!!"

Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok and email. This video has not been independently verified.

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