Dog lovers moved to tears after wholesome boss gifts mourning employee a new puppy after her beloved pet crossed the rainbow bridge

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Oct 21, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

Losing our doggo is something that is always on our minds. If we're lucky, we won't have to deal with it for another 12+ years, but life is unpredictable, and you can never be 100% sure what is in store for you. Even though she's not even three years old, anything can happen. The thought of her not being around anymore is enough to bring us to tears with ease. That she won't be there when we open the door coming home from work, that she won't wake us up every morning demanding we give her more space on the bed, that she won't come running with her ears perked up after we open anything made of plastic. It's a reality that every dog owner has to face, and no amount of time can properly prepare you for it.

But, this is the circle of life. We knew this when we adopted her. We will outlive her, and we willingly take the responsibility of being her whole world. We will grieve when she passes, and it will be hard. And after a while, when our heart feels ready for it, we will adopt another one, and our heart will be filled again with love, puppy kisses, and snuggles all over again.

Sometimes, though, the people around you will take care of it for you. After seeing how much their employee was upset by the loss of her beloved pet, one boss took it upon themselves to bring the joy back into their employee's life by gifting her a new puppy. After the shock, she immediately started crying and embracing the puppy with a pawsitively emotional display that will make any dog lover cry. We know the pain of losing a dog, and the joy of letting a new one into your life. 

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    minah_alt I know it's not a good idea to gift animals but she literally spoke to the puppy and called herself "mommy" i think the pup will be alright :)
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  • In the video, you see the box moving. If someone handed us a moving box, we would also make that face. We're not even sure we would want to open it in the first place. What if it were a snake or something?? If someone gifted us a snake… instant cancellation. We're no longer friends if you give us a snake in a box.

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    Crumbtinies So I totally know that gifting pets is a horrible idea, but I am a sucker for videos of people bursting into tears when receiving a dog. Like just the pure emotional connection humans can have to animals really warms my heart.
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    Cjw6809494 People here be so negative acting like they had this puppy in a sealed box for hours before filming this and acting like this woman is going to be a terrible owner or dump the dog a week later when clearly she was already a great owner mourning the loss of her pet who likely passed from old age being gifted a new pet to then care for. SMH This is r/spreadsmile not r/negareddit
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    Mysterious-Box-9081 Puppy will be well loved, that's for certain.
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    Salt-Government4004 People here think that the puppy was sent in an amazon delivery box and was sealed for weeks.
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  • Joy, excitement, sadness, grief, they're all mixed in together here. Happiness of knowing you have a new pet to love and take care of, but sadness in remembering your old one. Excitement to make new memories, and grief of remembering the old ones. This is life, though, a mixture of beauty, happiness, ugliness, and pain.

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    These-Rich-8307 Too early in the morning to be making me cry
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    pajd 1980 I'm not crying you're crying
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    Hour-Distribution141 The power of empathy as a boss.. just wow! This is how it should be!
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    No_Cupcake7037 Aww. I cried watching this. Losing a fur baby is hard and getting a new babay.. this was such a lovely gesture.
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    YarnPartyy Don't give animals as gifts. Don't put animals in boxes. Spay and neuter your pets.
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    Top-Nerve4438 When my first dog died, I promised to myself that I'd never have another dog again. I just thought I wouldn't be able to take another heartbreak. 15 years later I'm caring for 6 more of them, and they take up 6 equal spaces in my heart.
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