Man Helps Disabled Dog Play on the Beach—Has No Idea He's Being Watched
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A man and his dog were unwittingly being recorded as they played together at the beach, and have now been seen by millions of people.
Jerry, from Vancouver in Canada, is the proud owner of 10-year-old Pembroke Welsh corgi, Pebbles. She is sadly living with rare neurological disease Lafora, a type of epilepsy, and degenerative myelopathy, which weakens the hind legs and eventually leads to paralysis.
Before Pebbles' diagnoses, Jerry told Newsweek he would take her to the beach "every day in summer"—but now Pebbles' back legs don't work very well, and the salt water affects her seizure medication, so they have to be careful.
Recently, however, Jerry decided that it was time for Pebbles to have a treat, as it had "been a while since she had a beach day."
"So we took her to the beach and strapped on her life jacket, and I tried to replicate her favorite game, which was retrieving sticks I would throw far into the waves," Jerry said.
From left: Jerry hugs and kisses Pebbles; and the corgi dog runs on the beach before she got sick.
From left: Jerry hugs and kisses Pebbles; and the corgi dog runs on the beach before she got sick.
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"No matter how big the waves were, she would always try to get it. Now, I can only use a rope tied to her life-vest to help her get in and out of the sea," Jerry said.
"It's a lot of work getting her stroller down there, but it helps her remember her past, and she has a great time."
Jerry and his family didn't know, however, that someone on the strand was recording him and Pebbles and shared it to TikTok, where it has been viewed more than 3.2 million times.
Comedian Jeevin Gill, whose account @jgillcomedy is usually filled with clips of his stand-up routines, was so moved by what he saw that he recorded it and posted it with the words: "I saw this guy on the beach with a dog [whose] legs didn't work. This guy deserves every good thing to happen to him."
In the clip, Jerry shows the stick to Pebbles and tosses it in the water, before carrying her into the sea to fetch it. He then lifts her back to the sand, where she gives him the stick, and he throws it again, starting the whole thing over.
TikTok users were in pieces, awarding the video more than 577,000 likes, as one commenter wrote: "It's moments like that make me think there is actually some hope for us."
"I was in a similar situation supporting my husky when his hind legs gave out. It's a lot of work I did not mind doing; it was the least we can do for our loved ones," another posted.
"People always say we don't deserve dogs. He definitely does," a third said, while one commenter summed it up: "This proved you can't always change the world but you can change the world for one soul."
And Jerry himself even commented on it, after a friend sent him the clip and alerted him that he was going viral. He thanked everyone for their supportive comments, explained the medical journey Pebbles is going through, and encouraged people to "come see the final chapter of her life at @instapebs on Instagram."
Jerry, who also posts Pebbles to his TikTok account of the same username, said he and his family were "ecstatic to see so many people saw Jeevin's video."
"My friend had sent it to me because it popped up on her TikTok feed; it only had a few hundred views when I first saw it," Jerry said. "The comments left on the video were super heartwarming.
"As the video picked up traction, more and more comments poured in, then I started getting DMs from people all around the world, sharing their own stories about their dogs with debilitating diseases, and most just sent love our way.
"What I would like people to know is that it's all appreciated. I'm just trying to give back to my dog who has given us so much joy our whole lives," Jerry said.
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