Dogs are said to be man’s best friend – but that saying certainly doesn’t ring true for one canine who has formed an unlikely bond with a brick.
On Tuesday, Ariana Smoak, 19, of South Carolina, shared a series of adorable pictures to Twitter of her one-year-old rescue puppy named Sunny lying down with a brick alongside the caption: ‘My dog’s best friend is a brick.’
The photos show the cute dog as a puppy sitting next to his brick and flash-forward to present day Sunny, in the same spot and still snuggled up to his ‘best friend’.
Pals: Ariana Smoak, 19, of South Carolina, shared pictures of her dog , Sunny, with his best friend – a brick
Cuddles: The brick is used to prevent the corner of the rug from curling but ever since Sunny was a puppy, he would constantly play with the brick
Viral: Ariana shared pictures of Sunny to Twitter alongside the caption ‘My dog’s best friend is a brick’. The tweet has gotten 134,000 retweets, 486,000 likes
‘I rescued him and his siblings last year from the street. They were all covered in fleas and the mom had missing teeth and a skin condition. We cared for them for weeks,’ Ariana told BuzzFeed.
The brick is used to prevent the corner of the rug from curling but ever since Sunny was a puppy, he would constantly play with the brick.
‘Since he was a puppy he would lay with it, kiss it and chew on it. We don’t know why our other two dogs have no interest in it,’ Ariana added. ‘I’m happy I got to show the world the goofy side of him I see everyday.’
Ariana also wants to shed light on why people should spay and neuter their pets ‘because there’s a lot more animals not as fortunate as Sunny’.
Saved from the streets: Ariana rescued Sunny and his siblings last year. Her and her family cared for them for weeks
Interesting friendship: Since Sunny was a puppy, he would lie with the brick, kiss it and chew on it
Adorable: Since she posted the photos, people have taken to Twitter to share their love for Sunny
Bizarre: One person said in a tweet that Sunny’s love for a brick was so ‘adorably weird’
Too cute: And another person tweeted that it was the cutest thing he had ever seen
Since she posted the photos to Twitter, she has gotten 134,000 retweets, 486,000 likes and thousands of comments from people enthralled by Sunny’s cuteness.
One person said: ‘Omg that’s so adorably weird!!!!’ while another person said: ‘Awww that’s so cute hahahahahah.’
And another person agreed and shared their joy over seeing Sunny with his brick in a tweet that said: ‘If this isn’t the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.’
But the best reactions came in the form of other dog-lovers who shared pictures of their pets with their unusual toys.
Not alone: Other people have shared photos of their pets with their bizarre ‘best friends’
Nuzzle: One person posted a picture of her ‘pumpkin’ snuggled up to his bowling pin
One toy only: And another person posted a picture of a bug and said that the dog ‘only likes socks, nothing else’
Silly pup: Ariana (pictured) said she was happy she got to show the world the goofy side of him Sunny
Awareness: Ariana said she wants to shed light on why people should spay and neuter their pets ‘because there’s a lot more animals not as fortunate as Sunny’
One Twitter user posted a photo of her Rottweiler with the caption: ‘My rot has had this rock for four years now.’
Another person tweeted a photo of their dog sleeping next to its bowling pin with the caption: ‘My pumpkin and his bowling pin.’
And Twitter user @HarryClifford15 shared a picture of a pug with a pair of socks alongside the caption: ‘This pug only likes socks, nothing else and teases you if you don’t chase him for them.’
It would seem like Sunny isn’t alone when it comes to his love for bizarre toys but judging from the photos of Sunny and his canine friends, their owners wouldn’t have it any other way.