Dog Cheering Up Favorite McDonald's Worker Has Internet Sobbing: 'So Sweet'

A dog named Wynonna has warmed hearts online after a video of her cheering up a McDonald's drive-thru worker, who was in tears after having the worst day, went viral on social media.

The video, shared on TikTok on Saturday by the dog's owner, under the username Maceon.mccracken, shows the doodle and her owner driving to a McDonald's to see Wynonna's favorite worker, who that day happened to have had a "really rough day."

When the owner who is from Charlotte, North Carolina, explained to the worker at the McDonald's in Huntersville that they only came to see them because her dog loves them so much, they were very grateful and offered the pet treats, saying "seeing her makes me happy."

The post comes with a caption that says: "This is why it's so important to be nice to everyone. You never know what people are going through or what kind of day they're having. This McDonald's worker brings in their own dog treats to give out and is always so happy. It broke my heart to see them upset today. I'm glad Wynonna could brighten their day a bit."

According to research, it is actually true that dogs have the power to make you feel better! According to Science.org, when dogs stare into our eyes, they activate the same hormonal response that bonds us to human infants.

Scientists at the Azabu University in Sagamihara, Japan, asked dog owners and wolf owners to play with their pets in a room for 30 minutes, and glaze into each other's eyes every now and then, to measure the levels of oxytocin in their system afterward.

At the end of the experiment, researchers found that the duos of owners and dogs who spent the most time gazing into each other's eyes had an oxytocin level increase of around 300 percent and 130 percent, respectively, while the duos of owners of dogs who spent the least time gazing. Owners and wolves had no increase at all; wolves actually tried to avoid eye contact.

The video quickly attracted animal lovers from all over the platform, receiving over 4 million views and 829,700 likes so far.

One user, Anacardenas1499, suggested: "Can we get a go fund me for McDonald's worker and surprise her with some money for the holiday? Maybe she's behind [on] bills."

And the dog's owner took this advice and launched crowdfunding that as of Sunday had reached over $1,000, to surprise the McDonald's worker.

Another user, Icrazitraci, said: "I felt her pain, as someone who also has had her share of bad days I hope this makes up for whatever she is going through. [please] post an update."

Sarah wrote: "Imagine being in tears at work and then someone shows up with a dog and says 'hey, I brought my dog here to see you'" And axiology_beauty added: "I'm not crying you're crying."

Kay said: "yall don't understand how happy dogs make ppl in the drive-thru, seeing so many faces that are probably unkind, when dogs are never unkind." Traderjolene added: "This is so sweet."

Newsweek reached out to Maceon.mccracken for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.