A lonely chocolate labrador whose best friend passed away couldn’t hide her excitement when she was surprised with a new puppy companion. Owners Tara and Charlie, from Marin County, California, noticed seven-year-old Cadie had started looking and feeling sad and lonely since 13-year-old bestie Flicka passed away last year. The family had always had two dogs, which, their daughter Amy said, meant each dog could keep the other company with a "built-in best friend." And so, to lift Cadie’s spirits and provide a companion to love and play with, the family decided to adopt another Labrador puppy named Nami. Having collected Nami, they then wanted to surprise Cadie, so they momentarily placed the puppy in a box and waited for the seven-year-old pooch to approach. Cadie began to wag her tail with delight when she sniffed the box and as the lid popped off to reveal who was waiting inside, her tail wags went into overdrive.
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00:00Here's your present.
00:01What is that?
00:02Oh!
00:03Oh!
00:04Katie the Lab loved her bestie Flicka,
00:07and they did everything together.
00:11They grew a really special bond.
00:13They loved playing together.
00:15They loved snuggling together.
00:17But when Flicka got sick and passed away,
00:19Katie was left heartbroken.
00:22So her family knew they had to do something to help.
00:26It was time to get Katie her own puppy,
00:29and that's when we decided to get Nami.
00:31They even wrapped her up as a gift
00:34because they wanted her to be Katie's present.
00:37Hey, we have a present for you.
00:39Hey, Katie.
00:40What's in this box?
00:42It's so sweet.
00:43Here's your present.
00:44What is that?
00:45Oh!
00:46Oh!
00:51Oh!
00:52Oh, my gosh!
00:54What?
00:55What is that, Katie?
00:57That's your baby.
00:59I told you you were getting a baby.
01:01You got a puppy!
01:02Did you get a baby?
01:04Look at her tail.
01:06We just knew instantly that they were going to be best friends,
01:10and it made us so happy to see Katie's positive reaction
01:14to the puppy.
01:15Katie and Nami are also now inseparable,
01:18and Katie's back to her happy self.
01:24And the family told us they hope we can all approach life
01:29the way dogs do, with unconditional love and joy.
01:33I think that's the whole point of it,
01:35and dogs bring us such joy in life,
01:38and I wanted to share this video with a message
01:41of just being happy and living in the moment
01:44and hopefully bringing a smile to a lot of people's faces.