Human Gives Shelter Dog, Who’s Only Watched Visitors Pass Her By, One Thing She Wants Most

A shelter dog named Iris, who has only watched visitors pass by her kennel, finally got to enjoy the one thing she wanted most. It happened when a volunteer decided to stop by her kennel door. On June 28, @tiffaney_broward took to Instagram to post a video capturing the heartwarming moment. Since then, the clip has received significant attention from dog lovers around the world. It has garnered more than 6,000 likes on Instagram so far.

Shelter dog isn’t used to visitors stopping by her kennel, until human meets and watches her

A heart-melting video on Instagram showed a shelter dog named Iris, who was not used to visitors stopping by her kennel, finally getting her wish when a volunteer stopped to spend time with her. The video has captured the hearts of many on social media. The caption of the post read, “Oh Iris. Even though 3-year-old Iris gets lots of love from our staff and volunteers, she hasn’t had any interest from adopters.”

The caption continued, “This beautiful girl came into our shelter last month as a stray, but sadly no-one came in looking for her.” It further read, “We don’t know anything about this sweet girl’s past, but we can see that she’s had her share of puppies.” In the post’s caption, the volunteer also asked, “Can you be Iris’ best friend forever?”

The Instagram video began by giving viewers a closer look at Iris sitting inside her kennel. Meanwhile, the text over the clip read, “She isn’t used to visitors stopping at her kennel.” As the video continued, viewers could see the volunteer stopping by her kennel door to spend time with her. It appeared to be exactly what the dog had been hoping for. Iris looked delighted to meet the volunteer. She even did an adorable stretch and started wagging her tail to express her excitement. The touching moment quickly captured viewers’ attention.