Has this happened to anyone else? We talked to Kat about how accidentally adopting a dog ended up being the best decision she ever made!
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00:00I signed up to foster and volunteer at my local Humane Society.
00:05We had to move for my boyfriend's first professional hockey contract,
00:08so I wanted to find something fun to do in this new area that we lived in.
00:12We are potentially making a drastic decision right now.
00:17This shelter needs 46 dogs picked up today, so we have to go.
00:23So many dogs needed rescuing.
00:25Most of them were puppies, but the one that stood out to me was Rookie.
00:31Hi, baby.
00:33I was not planning on getting a dog at all,
00:36and I always envisioned myself to have, like, a small, blonde puppy.
00:41But something in me knew he had to come home with us that day.
00:49I'm having a son right now.
00:52Before we knew it, my boyfriend and I were signing adoption papers.
00:56What's daddy here, mister?
00:58He was so excited to say goodbye to that shelter cage forever.
01:04We ran to the pet store to get him his very first dog bed and treats and toys.
01:11It will only sit entirely on me.
01:16So I started my workout. This is how it's going.
01:21Rookie got really comfortable really fast.
01:27Maybe even a little too comfortable.
01:33No. Everybody meet Rookie.
01:36Rookie and I became inseparable.
01:39He's a passenger princess. No comments or questions at this time.
01:43My life quickly changed from going out on Friday nights
01:46to hand-cutting treats for Rookie in my pajamas.
01:50I am fully aware that this is Rookie's TikTok account now.
01:54Rookie has even become a star in my TikTok videos.
01:57He's basically taken over my account at this point.
02:00I love you, I love you, I love you.
02:02And best of all, my days and nights where I was once lonely
02:05when my boyfriend was away traveling for hockey,
02:08they quickly became so much more fun now that I had Rookie always with me.
02:13Within a month of adopting Rookie, my boyfriend got traded
02:18and we have to move again to a completely new state
02:22where I again knew no one.
02:24On the road again.
02:26I was super nervous about the move,
02:29but having Rookie made me feel so much more secure.
02:34B, there's no way you're comfortable.
02:38Road tripping with Rookie made the whole process so much more fun too.
02:42Would you like a new place, buddy?
02:45That's when I really realized that home isn't a place.
02:48Home was with Rookie.
02:51Hi, you know.
02:53You got a piggy.
02:55No matter where I end up, no matter what life throws at me,
02:59I will always have my sweet boy and best friend.
03:02If you just get a Rookie, it does help because he's never sad.
03:06It makes me look forward to thousands of new adventures
03:09we will continue to have together in the future.