When choosing to buy or rent a home, we have to consider a wide multitude of different factors, but one of the most important ones, which is also the most difficult to change, is the neighbors. One type of person will fit another better or worse, based on lifestyles, likes and dislikes. The main thing is they need to match or at least have leeway to be compromised on. But if they do match up, it can be true bliss on earth, especially for their furry four-legged friends.
A woman caught her neighbor playing fetch with her dog, using a ball gun to get over the tall fence, the pupper excitedly trotting off to fetch it. Getting sick of wholesome dog content yet? I sure as heck hope not, because you’re about to get some! I guess that’s why you clicked on this article and now I’m just blabbering and keeping you away from the adorableness that is to come. Let’s get into it, shall we?
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This beautiful Labrador is named Bounder and he's been doing a sneaky sneak behind his owner Brittney's back
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Bounder is a 5-year-old black Labrador puppy. Side note, every dog to me is a puppy, regardless of age. Moving on. According to Bounder’s mom Brittney Reynolds, who told The Dodo, the dog is absolutely obsessed with playing fetch: “He will play fetch until I make him stop.” The loveable puppy enjoys spending time with everyone, becoming best friends at first sight. Especially if they play fetch with him.
One day, Brittney heard some commotion outside, with Bounder barking at something. Being the good mom she is, she went out to take a look and what she caught completely melted her and millions of people’s hearts.
Brittney heard her dog barking at something and decided to investigate the commotion only to find a wholesome sight
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Bounder was barking at the neighbor sitting on his back patio, a ball gun on the table next to him. It seemed he'd been playing with his own dog and Bounder caught interest through the see-through fence separating the two households and decided to sing the song of his people.
Brittney recalled that she “tried to tell him to stop barking, but the neighbor got up and started shooting the ball gun for him. It was just so cute. I went and thanked him for playing with my boy and found out that they had been doing this for a while.”
The neighbor had been playing fetch with Bounder, using a ball gun to get the ball over the fence, Bounder joyfully running after it
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It seemed that the neighbor had taken notice of Bounder’s love for fetch as the family had their own ball gun, inspiring the neighbors to buy one for their dog Lyla. Every time Bounder saw them play, he wanted to join in, unable to deny his love for fetch and the neighbor was unable to deny him the joy of playtime. This had become their little secret which was now out in the open.
Britney said that it’s warmed her heart seeing someone care for her dog as much as they did. She said: “I am a huge dog lover, and it always makes me happy to see others treating dogs so well. Our dogs are our family, and I think you can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat animals.”
He'd fetch the ball and bring it back to the neighbor, who picked it back up by digging a small hole underneath the fence
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The heartwarming gesture led to the neighbors finally meeting each other, Bounder and the neighbor's dog Lyla quickly becoming friends
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Thanks to this little discovery, the neighbors have come closer together, the families and dogs becoming friends. Brittney has built a close bond with Nanette, the lady cohabiting with the man in the video, and Bounder and Lyla have had some playdates and it seems the neighbors have agreed on an open gate policy between the two households so that the pups can play together whenever they like.
But regardless, Bounder still looks forward to playing fetch with the neighbor, looking for him on some days. All Brittney has to say to that - “He’s a sucker for a game of fetch.”
Playdates between the pups were organized and an open gate policy was agreed on
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The video gathered a whopping 6.8M views, viewers loving the kindness and love shared. Brittney also changed her channel’s description, jokingly saying, “I guess my dog has taken over my TikTok.” It does seem as though people are loving the updates on the little pup and his new friends, but they’re also sending a lot of support and encouragement to Brittney herself, which is lovely to see.
She stated in a following TikTok video that she “woke up to so much love, it’s so cute. It really made my heart happy.” The caption read: “I’m glad you love my neighbor playing with my dog as much as I do! I’ll take your suggestion and make him some cookies to thank him for loving my boy.”
Bounder recently celebrated his 5th birthday, the family throwing a party in his honor and, of course, the neighbors joined in
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They’d recently celebrated Bounder’s 5th birthday with a little party thrown in the garden. Bored Panda knows much about puppy birthdays - if you’d like to have a look at some stories, here’s one, and here’s another. You’re welcome.
No celebration goes without a birthday cake, gifts, balloons and a ‘good boy!’ tag on a collar. Of course, Lyla and her owners joined in on the fun, bringing a birthday bag full of treats and toys. Brittney got emotional talking about it on her TikTok page, saying, “I feel so lucky that my neighbor is like that. She just loves my dog. It’s so sweet and he deserves all the love in the world. I'm just really grateful!”
The two families continue to grow closer each day, surprising coincidences making themselves known
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It seems as though the cookies, celebrations and introductions led to ever more discoveries. Brittney and Nanette, her neighbor, had met when Brittney was just a baby as she’d gone to school with her mother.
Brittney’s mom had started a new family when she was just 6 months old, so it was an incredible coincidence to be brought together with someone who’d known her mother. “It’s such a small world, be open to the crazy s**t that can happen,” said Brittney.
Brittney feels incredibly grateful to both the neighbors and her new TikTok followers for all the love and support sent their way
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The story continues and Bounder still wants to play fetch with the neighbor. We wish them all the best!
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Their story continues to grow into something Brittney could have never imagined and we hope that it doesn’t stop anytime soon. She’s incredibly grateful to her followers and all the people sending their love and support their way.
We can all hope to have neighbors as great as hers! Maybe we do already, but we’ve just been too shy to go out and meet them. I know I have been… But I also don’t have a cute dog to do all the talking for me. So I may remain in the silent zone, but who knows, maybe I’ll brave it one day! And I hope you will as well.
Watch and enjoy the wholesome exchange here
Leave your thoughts below, throw me a ball in the comments to show your support (not literally, just write the word “ball”) and I shall wish you a happy-go-lucky day!
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