Reason Why Dog Always Sits at the Back of the Garden Warms Hearts

A dog called Nora has melted hearts all over the internet after the reason why she always spends time in the same spot at the back of the garden went viral on social media.

In the video, shared on TikTok earlier in May by the dog's owner, under the username Nora_the_toy, she can be seen running towards the back of the garden wagging her tail, as a voiceover explained: "So my dog Nora, every time she's in the backyard she goes to one part of the fence and starts whining and this is a constant habit of hers. I just never questioned it to be honest but like I discovered the cutest thing."

The video then shows a small Cavalier King mix, peering through the fence, and playing with Nora. The voiceover then explained: "This entire time there is a hole here, where this little dog would hang out with my dog through the fence. This makes me so happy! Anyways his name is Rory and I think he's deaf." The clip comes with a caption that says: "Cutest thing ever!"

Nora's owner, Nicole, told Newsweek: "We had been living at this house next to our neighbors for a few years already. Our dogs have already met a couple of times, on a rare occasion, when we happened to run into them.

"Over the few years, Nora has always gone to the shared fence and whined as part of her daily routine. I never thought anything of it and never cared to check because she was the only one who could get up there. Until one day, I randomly decided to go see and to my surprise, I saw my neighbor's little dog, Rory. After I discovered this the first time, I went back every day to see if he was always there waiting for her, and he was.

"Nora is always excited to meet and play with other dogs so when I saw they had been keeping each other company all this time, it made my day."

The video quickly gained popularity on social media, attracting users from across TikTok. It has so far received over 1.8 million views and 306,600 likes on the platform.

One user, Dethpro_fessor, commented: "Ok, I need more of these lil fluffer babies' friendship." And user8551724308473 said: "Rory is a cavalier king Charles spaniel. they are the sweetest playmates!" Cg_rbgirl added: "You need to schedule a play date asap!"

Another user, Jade Rivera, commented: "Lovers." And Kat said: "Aw my dog does the same! There's a tiny corner hole in the fence and he goes over to say hi to his friend." jenag29 added: "You should look into building them a little viewing window."

Kittty0807 wrote: "Awwww let them meet." And CW52 said: "doggie play dates needed ASAP."

Itamar Salazar added: "I'm like awwww annd then she said I think he's deaf. I'm like Noo poor baby he needs to go meet her and play with her and be best buddies." And Coolcoolboxitup commented: "Not all of tik tok waiting for the adjoining fence flap."

Update 5/17/23, 9:14 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with comments from the original poster, Nora, and new pictures.

Update 5/17/23, 11:35 a.m. ET: This article has been updated to include a new video.

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