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Roughneck Workers Turn to Complete Teddy Bears After Finding Abandoned Puppy on Texan Oil Rig, One of Them Adopts and Names Her “Riggs”

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Puppies are proven mood-boosters. It's just a fact. We don't even care if there is science behind it or not, we believe. Seriously, if your heart doesn't just melt at the sight of a sad little innocent puppy, then you should probably see a psychiatrist… Harsh words, but we're standing by it. 

Even these oil rig roughnecks couldn't help but turn into complete giddy teddy bears when they found an abandoned black and white pup on their rig in Texas. The roughnecks stopped their very demanding and stressful work to save this sweet little canine. The baby was bouncy and wagging her tail, but she was still wary to approach. The tough guys teamed up to baby-talk and coo this scared pup out and away from all the heavy and dangerous material. Eventually, the caught her and immediately went to work on making her feel safe and loved and figuring out what to do with her next. 

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The oil rig employee who posted the video made sure to keep viewers updated after going insanely viral. He named the sweet baby “Riggs” in honor of where she was found, and took her to the shelter. At least in Texas, the law requires that you drop a found dog off at the shelter for 72 hours in case it is simply a lost dog and the owner comes back to claim them. However, due to the popularity of the video of finding this dog, the roughneck was able to be the foster and hold the 72-requirement with the pup in his own home. 

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The pup turned out to be simply abandoned, so the original oil rig worker who posted the video was able to officially adopted her. Lucky for him, too, because the instant that pup met his son, they became attached at the hip. The roughneck says that initially the dog wouldn't leave him alone, but when he brought her home and she met his little boy, the dog wouldn't leave his side. The little boy and this pup had an instant bond and immediately become besties. 

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Now, Riggs and his bff little hooman boy are living their best life and the roughneck who rescued the pup makes sure to prodice sporadic updates of their life. The adorable happily-ever-after story for this puppy became instantly viral and now the oil rig roughneck has over 10k followers. The story may have started out as a sad puppy being found by tough guy oil rig workers and turning them into mush, but it quickly turned into making every viewer turn to mush while watching the wholesome and beautiful friendship of a boy and his puppy blossom. 

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