Dog Left 'Crying' After All His Friends Go Inside When He Comes out to Play

A social-media video of a dog feeling left out by the other pups that were playing in his street has tugged at heartstrings online.

The adorable video was first shared to TikTok on October 26 by @micaandbenji. In the footage, Benji the Great Pyrenees dog is seen rushing outdoors to join all the other canines playing freely on his street, only to see them turn away from him.

The video's creator shared in the post that the pup had been watching "all the dogs on the block" running around and then stopping playing when they saw him. The poster added that Benji was left to look around for the other dogs and smell their scents all alone.

"Benji was looking for the dogs that were playing outside," Benji's owner, who wished to remain nameless, told Newsweek.

"When my neighbors saw him coming towards them, they all left with their dogs, leaving Benji looking for them. Benji loves to play with dogs and is the nicest dog, but people are scared of him due to his size," the owner added.

The video has been captioned: "I wish I was making this up. He was crying as he watched the last dog be taken into its house."

The American Kennel Club (AKC) describes Great Pyrenees as being large, thickly coated, and immensely powerful working dogs. They were bred to deter sheep-stealing wolves and other predators on snowy mountaintops. Male Great Pyrenees can reach 32 inches in height.

What Do the Comments Say?

Since it was shared @micaandbenji, the TikTok post has been liked by over 475 users and commented on more than 60 times. Plenty of viewers have expressed their heartbreak at Benji's exclusion by the other dogs in the post's comments section.

"They're such sweet doggies," one user wrote. Another tried to reassure Benji's owner, posting: "We have a house full of Aussies. I wish he could come and play!"

"Awwww I wanna give him cuddles off this hurts my heart," added a different user.

"I think he needs a baby brother or sister, this breed needs a job to love and protect all the animals," another posted.

"Poor baby he is gorgeous," a fourth user commented.

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