In what is possibly the greatest act of friendship ever, one Melbourne woman has taken has headed to Australian buyer seller site, Gumtree to seek happiness for her closest pal.
Seeking one dog-owning samaritan to help her out in her time of need, Diana begins her ad, “I know this is an odd request. But recently I have found out my closest friend is really sick, and this is really affecting many aspects of her life.. I just want to see her happy again.
“I am requesting to borrow someone’s puppy, only for a day..to take him or her out to lunch in a park and spend a few hours together. I know my friend absolutely adores puppies, and this surprise would make her so happy..”
Of course it would! They’re petite fluff balls with no sense of the injustices of this world.
Speaking to Mamamia, the 21-year-old criminology student said that in addition to going through some personal issues of late, her friend, who is 23, also suffers from thyroid and immune problems.
“Every time we go to the park she just gets super excited and freaks out when we see a puppy. I just thought that surprising her at work with one for an hour or so would be a great way to cheer her up and see her happy,” Diana told Mamamia.
“I just unfortunately don’t have a dog of my own,” the ad continued, before adding “I am willing to meet with you beforehand if it makes you more comfortable.”
Understandably, handing over your greatest source of living joy to a complete stranger from the internet may have you feeling a little hesitant, but if your puppy makes you happy, imagine what delight it would bring to a sick person.
“I promise im [sic] not a puppy napper,” she continues hopefully in her post. “I would just love to do this one thing for her.”
Despite being viewed 630 times since she first posted the ad on 14 April, Diana said that she has not yet had any luck in securing a willing puppy parent, but remains hopeful.
"I've had a couple of people respond suggesting I check out local shelters, and I have been in contact with them but none of them seem to do anything like that."
Personally, we'd love to see this act of incredible friendship work out, so if you have a puppy and are willing to give Diana and her friend a go, get in contact with her here.
Top Comments
Oh this is just adorable. I've suffered depression and yes anything that could give you a genuine lift and snap you out of the black fog would be awesome. Unfortunately little puppies have to wait to be immunised so there could be that issue and I would probably want to be there too. Puppies are like babies. You can't just hand them over. In saying that I'm all for this, but sadly don't have any puppies to offer. I do have miniature lop eared baby bunnies though. But not really the thing you could take to a park.
Oh I love this! I am suffering depression and not able to work at the moment while I'm recovering. My husband took me to the local Pet supply place when I was having a super bad day and it was hugely therapeutic to just pat the bunnies through the cage. I thought at that moment, wouldn't it be great if there was somewhere you could go and just spend some time with some gorgeous animals. They don't judge you and provide a nice little respite from your thoughts. Japan have animal Cafes, we should do something similar in Oz. I love that this beautiful friend has supported her friend in this way. What an amazing person to have around.
Hi Guest (other then me),
There will be a cat cafe in Canberra shortly! Check it out for a weekend away :)
OMG, I'm in Canberra and I LOVE cats. When and where? You just got me so excited!!!!
Great news! Details?
There's a cat cafe in Sydney, in Surry Hills. I had no idea about it until one of my students brought in a video of her family's visit and showed it to the class for news. :)