It mutt be love! Adorable moment poodle meets sister from the same litter he hadn’t seen since being re-homed and HUGS her in an emotional reunion
- Libby Pincher, from Bishop Auckland, shared the adorable pictures to Twitter
- She revealed her friend was walking his dog when he came across his sibling
- Hundreds replied saying it was adorable and the embrace was making them cry
A woman has shared the adorable moment her friend’s dog embraced its sibling while out of a walk.
Libby Pincher, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, said her friend Dave was out for a stroll with his miniature poodle when he saw another dog walker with a very similar looking pooch.
The two dogs embraced in a heartwarming hug,and their owners soon realised they were from the same litter and hadn’t seen each other since going to different homes.
Sharing the cute photos to Twitter, Libby wrote: ‘Pls loo k at what my dad sent me this morning I cannot even’.
Libby Pincher, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, said her friend Dave was out walking his miniature poodle when he saw another dog walker with a very similar looking pooch. The two puppies embraced in a heartwarming hug and their owners soon realised they were from the same litter and hadn’t seen each other since birth.
Attached was a screenshot of a Whatsapp message from her Dad which read: ‘So, Dave was out walking his dog and there was a couple walking towards him with a white version of his dog. Turns out they are brother and sister from the same litter. But instead of just playing like they do with other dogs look at this.
Attached was a screenshot of a Whatsapp message from her Dad which read: ‘So, Dave was out walking his dog and there was a couple walking towards him with a white version of his dog.
‘Turns out they are brother and sister from the same litter. But instead of just playing like they do with other dogs, look at this’.
The text was followed by two photos of the dogs on their hindlegs with their paws wrapped around each other.
Hundreds of Twitter users reacted to the charming images saying they were ‘gorgeous’ and made them cry.
Sharing the cute photos to Twitter, Libby wrote: ‘Pls look at what my dad sent me this morning I cannot even.
Replying to the tweet, which has had more than 140,00 shares and 705,000 likes, one wrote: ‘OMG that brought a tear to my eye’
‘I didn’t have to cry this hard,’ another added, while another said the images were ‘so adorable’.
According to experts from Pets4Homes, dogs from the same litter who stay together until 16 weeks can often recognise each other in later life.
However, this is more likely if they meet before they reach the age of six or seven.
Replying to the tweet, which has had more than 140 thousand retweet and 705 thousand likes one wrote: ‘OMG that brought a tear to my eye’
If they are split up before 16 weeks – for instance, at 12 weeks when puppies are usually re-homed – there’s less likely to be recognition.
It’s unclear how old the dogs in the picture are, and when they were separated.
A study by the University of Belfast previously found that puppies showed a prefence for a cloth carrying the scent of their siblings 70 per cent of the time, and the same number could recognise their mother’s scent, even after two years of separation.