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Published on Sep 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
When Isabella Moranda noticed her bulldog, Maggie, seemed a bit lonely, she decided to send her to doggy day care. Little did she know that one decision would change the course of her family’s life forever.
On Maggie’s first day at day care, she immediately fell in love with another bulldog named Gus. Moranda arrived to pick Maggie up and found them together, already inseparable. She asked about Gus’s family, hoping to meet them — and found out that he had none.
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Poor Gus had been incredibly unlucky in his life so far. His first family gave him up, and his second owner passed away. He ended up being surrendered to the doggy day care and needed a new home for the third time. Moranda watched him with Maggie, noticing that her loneliness had completely melted away, and that’s when the dog mom knew what needed to happen.
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After consulting her husband, NFL player Jake Hanson, Moranda made a decision. She had started the day as the mom of one dog, and ended the day as the mom of two.
“The way being surrendered to his doggy day care ultimately led him to his soulmate,” Moranda wrote on TikTok.
@rollsandunderbitesThey’re internet sensations & they deserve all the love they get 🥹#englishbulldogs#fyp#englishbulldogsoftiktok❤️👑#englishbulldoglovers#englishbulldoglife♬ original sound – 𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚖𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 – templatesjustforyou
Moranda took Gus home, and he settled in as if he’d lived there his whole life. He and Maggie very quickly became joined at the hip, and it was clear that adopting Gus was the best decision the family could have made.
It’s been four years now since Gus joined the family, and they’re grateful for him every day. He and Maggie are still obsessed with each other, and the way they act together warms their parents’ hearts.
@rollsandunderbitesyou can’t tell me they’re not obsessed with each other ♥️#englishbulldog#englishbulldogsoftiktok❤️👑#fyp#englishbulldoglovers#englishbulldogs♬ FOUND – Zach webb
Moranda sent Maggien to doggy day care in the hopes that she might make a friend. Instead, she found her brother, and she’ll always be so grateful that things worked out that way.
“If it wasn’t for doggy daycare, we wouldn’t have our boy,” Moranda wrote.
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Shelter Cat Who ‘Hates Being Alone’ Begs Staff Not To Return Him To Kennel
“No animal loves going back into their cage, but Burp’s reaction broke my heart …”
Earlier this year, a cat named Burp arrived at NAWS Humane Society. He’d been living on the streets as a stray when a Good Samaritan noticed he looked really beat up and brought him into the shelter.
When Burp first got to the humane society, he was in rough shape. He was in pain from his injuries and acted completely shut-down and terrified.
But the shelter’s staff and volunteers could tell that under his rough exterior, he had a sweet personality. Day by day, they worked to put him at ease and get him more comfortable.
“We spent hours … patiently trying to earn his trust, and once he finally came out of his shell, all he wanted was to stay close to us,” Fran Grzesik, one of NAWS Humane Society’s directors, told The Dodo.
All it took was a little TLC and gentle attention for Burp to transform into one of the shelter’s most affectionate animals.
“Burp is truly one of the most loving cats I have ever interacted with,” Grzesik said. “You can tell he truly craves that human connection and wants to be with someone 24/7.”
But despite Burp’s sweet nature and deep desire for companionship, he was overlooked by potential adopters for things completely out of his control.
“He’s a little older, has FIV, and looks like he had been outside for a long time,” Grzesik said. “Sadly, animals like him are so often overlooked no matter how sweet and loving they are.”
As Grzesik was forced to put Burp back in his kennel day after day, her heart broke more and more. She spent as much time as possible with him, but it was never enough for Burp.
“Burp hates being left alone,” Grzesik wrote on TikTok.
Each time Grzesik had to say goodbye, he would beg her to stay. As she would try to gently close the kennel door, he’d worm his way out to get one last nuzzle in.
“No animal loves going back into their cage, but Burp’s reaction broke my heart,” Grzesik said. “It wasn’t about the size or comfort of his cage, but more about the loneliness that came with it. Going back in meant the people he had just opened up to were leaving him.”
Luckily, Burp didn’t have to stay in the shelter much longer. Grzesik’s TikTok about Burp caught the eye of a woman named Anna, who decided she wasn’t going to let the sweet cat spend even one more night in his kennel.
“Anna … dropped everything to come meet him,” Grzesik said. “She didn’t hesitate. She saw him, saw his heart, and chose him.”
Now Burp never has to be alone again. For the rest of his life, he’ll get all the cuddles and snuggles his heart desires.
If you’d like to support NAWS Humane Society, you can make a donation here.
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