Doodle Waits Outside Neighbor's Door For Dog To Come Out and Play In Video

A blossoming friendship between a Doodle by the name of Gelato and his next door neighbor's Samoyed, Nanuk, is captivating dog lovers on social media.

The meeting of two dogs, particularly two different breeds, can often prove a fractious affair. Every canine is different and, much like with people, some personalities simply don't mesh.

Successfully integrating one dog with another takes time and effort.

However, every once in a while, you might come across a doggie pairing that not only works right off the bat, it positively thrives. Gelato and Nanuk are one such pairing.

In a video viewed three million times on TikTok, Gelato's owner Carley Coca explained how their four-legged friendship first began when the fence separating their house with their neighbor's collapsed. Due to the freezing weather, Coca said they have so far been unable to put it back up—but Nanuk doesn't mind.

In the interim, he's struck up quite a bond with the Doodle next door to the point where Gelato the dog now comes over and waits by their back door until his pal can come out to play.

"I don't think we're going to be able to fix our fence," Coca wrote alongside the clip of Gelato and Nanuk playing in the garden.

Commenting on the heartwarming clip, doodlesbythebunny urged Coca "Never ever fix the fence" to which she replied: "There's just no way. Honestly, I think they'd sit there with picket signs and protest."

Another user, posting as SandyMarie962 commented: "That's a way better outcome than them fighting," with the dog's owner responding: "I was worried at first because our neighbors mentioned Gelato wasn't well socialized as a pup. But they loved each other right off the bat!"

Fiona Decker suggested they fix it but install "a little door with a latch on the side the neighbor's dog lives on" but others like vblinz15 were adamant, commenting: "Don't you dare fix it, let them be friends."

Meanwhile, Finnishgurl78 found the video entirely relatable, writing: "My dog does this. Goes to the neighbors house and barks until they let their dogs out."

In a series of follow-up videos, Coca showed how Gelato will often quite literally paw at the door to get them to open it and let Nanuk out.

She also shared a video of the two dogs bouncing around the garden together and revealed that it is often "heartbreaking" to see one of the two dogs sit alone in the garden after their friend has been ordered to go inside by their owner.

Newsweek has contacted Coca for comment.

While Gelato and Nanuk appear content, barking dogs remain a source of much frustration to neighbors and pet owners alike. However, according to pet charity the Dogs Trust, one of the most common mistakes made by dog owners looking to curb their canine's barking is to tell the dog off.

"Although their barking may be frustrating, never tell your dog off," they warn. "Telling them off could make them anxious or confused about you. This could make things worse; encouraging them to bark even more in worry or confusion."

The charity added: "Some dogs might even see you shouting as you joining in and making noise with them."

Instead, they recommend dog owners take steps to identify anything that may be scaring or unsettling the dog in the home and removing it. They also advise pet owners to keep their dogs active and also effectively reward them for staying quiet.