There are plenty of people out there who love dogs and honestly, it’s easy to see why. There are also plenty of humans out there that deserve a little bit of love as well. Maybe that is why this story about is making people so emotional.
A Twitter user shared text messages from her father recently. He is a mailman who leaves treats for the dogs along his route.
My dad is a mailman and he likes to give dogs on his route treats. Today he told us one of the dogs on his route passed away and his owners gave him this bag of treats with this note ???? pic.twitter.com/JA46PU60a4
— eyelean (@amorningsting) April 1, 2019
The mailman stopped by the home on Monday and found a bag of treats waiting for him. It included a note from the dog’s owner, who wanted him to know that Gretchen, their dog had passed away.
The note reads:
Gretchen passed away yesterday. She asked me to ask you if you would share her treats that she never got to finish with the other dogs on your route. She always enjoyed seeing you come to the door and was always happy to get a snack from you.
Thank you,
In his text messages, he described Gretchen as being a teddy bear and a huge German Shepherd.

I’m not crying, you’re crying.
More than 800,000 people have liked the post and are all broken up over the sweet note.
I’m crying. That’s the sweetest thing
— ???????? (@codalane) April 1, 2019
The treats she couldn't finish hurt my heart so hard ????
— eyelean (@amorningsting) April 1, 2019
— Lah ???? (@DelilahVera) April 3, 2019
— jazmine (@jvzmlne) April 2, 2019
— Oscar Lorta (@oscara1515) April 1, 2019
Me after reading the note pic.twitter.com/FcHBuFrbIU
— Nick Crocker (@Nick_Crocker111) April 2, 2019
— Em(barrassing), CPA (@RealEmShady) April 1, 2019
— Neversurrendr ???? (@surrrendr) April 2, 2019
— Porci ???? (@juanporcino) April 2, 2019
Some people have even shared pictures of their own dogs in an effort to cheer him up.
damn, glad im not the only one out here being ugly sad.
— Neversurrendr ???? (@surrrendr) April 2, 2019
if u have a dog/s, go give him/her a big cuddle & tell them you love them in a baby voice ????
And if u dont have a dog, heres a pic of mine to cheer u up 🙂 pic.twitter.com/FnfynT5hI6
what a cute bossy boy! here's mine, doing his best to look like a statue: pic.twitter.com/A0bczks5Jl
— elle (@ElletheBellexo) April 2, 2019
This got some likes so here's my pup, he loves u and wants u to succeed pic.twitter.com/ngIDcVOoGt
— Em(barrassing), CPA (@RealEmShady) April 2, 2019
Here's mine. She's a diva <3 pic.twitter.com/7dEMiVg2GD
— Ren (@Cx954Rj) April 3, 2019
My boy says hi! pic.twitter.com/CiKDOOz7Hc
— NERO (@ok_nero) April 2, 2019
Looks like it’s time to go give your dog a hug.