Adopted dog hugs her teddy bear all day long, until her family realizes she’s lonely, so they bring home the sister she was waiting for

Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor

Nov 13, 2026 11:30 AM EST

Getting your dog a buddy is always a good idea.

Dogs are super social animals. I guess this is why dogs and humans get along so well - we're both animals built for living in a group, made to feel the complicated feelings of social navigation, to earn the trust of one another, and support each other. It's true for both the human village (global or not), and a random dog's pack. We all just want a family to surround us with love, and friends to always have our backs. And that's especially true if you're used to something like this, and then it's taken away to some degree.

Think of Stella, for example - she's a dog who was adopted by a very nice family. They took care of all she needed, in their eyes. A roof over her head, a family that cares for her, a full food bowl, a warm bed, and even a teddy bear. But that teddy bear became the center of all her attention - she just wanted to hug it all day long, whenever she could. Cuddling with it, gazing at it… Stella's family understood she was lonely. Not because they didn't give her attention and love, but because where she was adopted from, she was used to constant canine companionship.

So this family did what everyone else in this situation should be doing - and adopted another dog. Luna joined the family, and immediately she and Stella became best friends. Inseparable. Eating together, playing together, napping together, going on walkies together - and much happier that they share their lives together. Such a happy ending.

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You don't always realize that your dog might be lonely. You adopt a dog, you give them all the attention, answer all their needs, and they still long for someone else… It's not because they don't love you, or don't appreciate you for adopting them and giving them a home. It's just like us - we all need our peers around us. Dogs have that need as well. They crave for more than their family and home, just like we do - we all have friends that are not our family. And what's better than a best friends who live right beside us in the same house? Yeah, dogs feel like that too.

So, really, adopting a second dog to keep your first dog company is a great solution. Besides, it means you win a second dog's love! And that's the best.
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