Losing a pet is always hard. We bond with our pets, and we love them fiercely. It’s always difficult to move on.
This was the case for a kind dog groomer named Vikki. She was struggling after losing her dog, but her friends knew just how to help her.
Vikki didn’t know it, but she was about to experience the surprise of a lifetime.
In a viral video, Vikki went from tragedy to joy, with all of it being caught on camera!
Vikki is a dog groomer that works with some of her friends.
A dog groomer is a special job because you have to REALLY love dogs in order to work there! You can’t sorta be a dog person and spend hours a day cutting dog hair.
Vikki, however, was doing so with a heavy heart.
A few months before, Vikki had lost her own dog, Diego. Vikki was devastated by his loss.
Working with dogs every day with the fresh reality of your own dog’s passing is an incredibly difficult thing. Pushing on, however, she continued to come into work every day.
We catch up to her while she is grooming a little white dog’s hair.
The little dog is named Cotton and seems to be having a blast sitting with Vikki.
Many dogs are afraid of the groomers but Vikki probably had a peace about her that the dogs could pick up on. While she is sitting there on the grooming table, we hear a voice come through.
In the “customer service” type voice people do, the receptionist talks to Vikki like she is a customer.
She looks at her and says, “Uh, yes, we just wanted to let you know that your dog, Cotton, is ready to go now.”
Vikki lets out a chuckle and turns to her friends who are playing the joke on her. She laughs and says, “Now why are y’all doing that!”
Coming around the divider, the “customer service woman” starts to talk to Vikki.
The groomer keeps laughing and tells her friends that they are crazy! She seems to be one happy lady. Still not catching on to what’s happening, she looks at the little dog on her table and says, “Oh Cotton, you are very cute.” If only she knew!
Another friend walks around the corner and drops a “take-home bag” on the table.
If you don’t know, many groomers give little gifts to the families when they come to get their dogs from the store. Usually, it includes a little bandana, a treat, and sometimes a little bit of doggy cologne.
When her friend dropped it off on the table, Vikki started to put the pieces together!
“What are y’all doing!”
Letting out a shrieking “NOOOO” and then immediately crying, Vikki finally realizes what is happening. All of her friends tricked her into grooming a puppy they had gotten for her since hers was gone.
The tears were obviously tears of joy.
We’re so glad Vikki has a new little dog in her life — she deserves it! What a sweet story.
Check out the full story behind how Vikki got her new dog in the video below!
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