Millions Are Falling for This Dog and His Neighbor, Who Have Standing Playdates and a Code Phrase Just for Them (Exclusive)

When Adrienne Foster and her husband first welcomed their chocolate Labrador Retriever, Goose, within the early summer time of 2022, they’d usually carry him out on the garden, the place their neighbor Drew was often exterior, meticulously tending to his entrance yard.

“Anytime we took Goose out, Drew would come over to see him,” Foster, 39, tells PEOPLE completely. “They bonded in a short time. It actually was a ‘love at first pet.’ ”

Since then, Drew and Goose’s friendship has solely deepened. The 2 hang around one to a few occasions a week, relying on everybody’s schedules.

They often begin by taking part in fetch in Drew’s yard, and on weekends, they’re going to usually head to a native creek. On weekdays, their adventures are extra low-key: a stroll via the neighborhood or a go to to the canine park, adopted by downtime again at Drew’s home — typically even watching TV collectively. Drew sometimes spends a couple of hours with Goose, sometimes as much as 4 or 5.

“It all the time begins off as a textual content message to see if Goose is free, and then we ship him over when it’s time,” Foster, who lives in Toronto, says. “It brings us all a lot pleasure.”

“There isn’t any guidelines — simply to like on Goose and have enjoyable,” she provides. “There’s completely no strain on Drew to take him out, it is simply a real love of doing so and it is one thing they each sit up for.”

Just lately, Foster took to TikTok to share extra about Goose and Drew’s candy relationship. With the world feeling heavy, she thought movies of Goose would possibly carry others a little pleasure.

She by no means anticipated them to go viral — however they did. Her movies have now amassed hundreds of thousands of views and hundreds of feedback.

“I have to see the opposite POV when goose will get to his vacation spot,” one particular person commented.

” ‘Launch the goose’ is the cutest factor ever,” one other person replied.

Another person added, “Is goose obtainable 😂 like he’s acquired a day of appointments.”

“Funnily sufficient, some folks had been anticipating to see a actual goose!” she says. “Others love the phrase [we use], ‘Launch the Goose,’ and many have shared tales about their very own pets and kindhearted neighbors. I’ve been studying each single remark as a result of it means a lot to me that this story is resonating with so many individuals.”

“Drew and his household have all the time been so type: stopping to speak, bringing treats for our daughter, all the time providing to assist,” she provides. “Drew is sort of the handyman, so we regularly lean on him with questions. He even put in our Christmas lights. I believe we knew there was one thing particular about Drew and his complete household even earlier than we had Goose. I confer with him because the neighborhood canine whisperer as a result of all of them cease to see him when out for walks.”

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“This story of Drew and Goosie is a excellent instance of how a easy act of kindness or companionship can unfold positivity, even via a display,” she continues. “The affect of sharing these moments is that they’ll brighten somebody’s day, remind them of the goodness on the planet, and even encourage them to attach with these round them.”