A video of a cute dog who enjoys holding hands with humans while walking around his kennel recently went viral. The dog is Speck, about 2 years old, and has been assigned to the Bullock County Humane Society by his previous owner.
Whenever the dog sees a person walking by, the adorable dog stretches out his paws and greets them warmly. Speck loves to hold hands with humans despite being separated from them by metal bars.
“Speck LOVES human interaction! He cannot get enough love from anyone willing to stop and take his paw or rub his belly. He knows how to pull at your heartstrings when you busy. He pushed his muzzle through the bars of his kennel looks out with his puppy dog eyes and reaches for you to hold his hand. Speck’s love language is defiantly physical touch,” the director of The Bullock County Humane Society, Desiray Miracle-Wilder said.
It makes him even happier if someone pats or strokes his belly. All this sweet dog clearly wants is a good home with a loving family, and he works hard to achieve it!
“Speck had my heart on day one of interacting with him. My family honestly could not understand how or why such an amazing dog had been forgotten and overlooked in the shelter. The moment he reached his paw out to myself, then my husband, and my daughters I knew I needed to show the world this beautiful boy. However I did not expect the world to see his video at this scale,” Desiray said.
Recently, the good boy Speck got very lucky. After Desiray filmed him holding hands and shared the video with the world it quickly went viral.
”I was overloaded with friend’s request and messages on my social media wanting to adopt Speck. A few people that knew they could not adopt sent gifts to the shelter such as dog food, collars, and even a water hose. Without people willing to help our shelter we could not care for our fur babies.”
After becoming a viral success, it didn’t take long for him to get adopted.
“I was able to find the perfect home for Speck in upstate New York with his new human Dad Mike on a 26-acre farm. However, with our very limited recourses, I wasn’t sure how to get Speck all the way to NY on my own. This is when a wonderful rescue group stepped in to help. Speck was rescued by Allie’s Hope for Paws in Alabama and they are currently organizing his transport to NY while he is in a wonderful foster home,” Desiray said.
