Meet Goose, a hospice foster who doesn’t believe in silent protests. He prefers to let his feelings and opinions be known. The video from @rainbowbridgeraina opens with him planted beside his foster mom on the couch, letting out these raspy little barks that sound half-complaint, half-instructions. Raina looks at the Chihuahua the way you look at an old man who’s speaking in riddles, trying to decode what exactly he wants.
Meanwhile, his other housemate Teddy quietly hops up like, “I know how this works,” and burrows in for snuggles. Goose, of course, clocks the competition instantly. Whatever he was asking for? Suddenly, it’s obvious — he wants in on the love pile too.
Hospice foster dog is like a ‘demanding cat’ in video
The entire reel is built around that moment when Raina finally figures out Goose’s code. It’s wholesome, a little noisy, and very on-brand for a tiny senior dog with a mind of his own. She even jokes in the caption, “In my defense: Chihuahuas should come with a handbook and my hospice foster’s got lost in the mail,” which honestly feels accurate. His bark doesn’t mean “pick me up” so much as “scratch my neck at this oddly specific angle until I dismiss you.”
Once Teddy starts showering Raina with kisses, Goose refuses to be upstaged. He squeezes past Teddy, climbs directly onto her chest. He presses his head against her as if he’s been waiting all day for this exact hug. Raina checks in —“Is this what you wanted? Is it?”— and he melts right into her. And that’s when the full love explosion begins. Goose kisses her, Teddy joins in, and suddenly she’s getting adored from both sides, laughing, “Oh my goodness, I feel so loved.”
The clip has crossed 15.9K likes, and viewers are just as smitten. One person wrote, “The love really permeates through the phone.” Another added, “Sometimes you just need some skritches!” And honestly, Goose proves that even old, bossy dogs know exactly what they want — and how to demand it.
