11/09/2025
Man Checks on Dog at Boarding Facility, Not Prepared for Photo They Send
Nov 07, 2025
By Liz O'Connell Pets Reporter
Newsweek
A pet boarding facility texted photos to an owner who asked for an update on his dog, but what he sent back to them left workers in stitches who then decided to take it a step further.
The Barkmore, a pet boarding and daycare facility located in Tennessee, decided to share with one of their doggy residents' owners a photo of how the day was looking. Workers snapped a picture of the dog running after a toy in the yard. The pup seemed unbothered by the fact that his owner was gone.
In a TikTok video posted on September 3 by , the boarding facility shared how the owner responded to the picture. The text reads: "Amazing I love it. You can show him what I'm doing too," along with a selfie he sent along with.
Because the owner asked the workers to show his dog what he was up to, they did, but instead of just showing him the text, they went above and beyond. They printed out the owner's selfie and taped it to the dog's kennel. The decoration made it homey, allowing the pup to glance up at his owner whenever he missed him."
We thought it was so funny!" a representative from The Barkmore told Newsweek via TikTok. "The owner loved receiving pics of his pup while he boards with us."
The representative said the owner does not have a TikTok, so he did not see the post, which reached over 401,000 views, 89,700 likes and 140 comments as of Friday afternoon. But otherwise, they all shared a laugh about how The Barkmore decided to show the owner's dog.
The boarding facility's above-and-beyond action to show the dog his owner left TikTok users in stitches.
One user wrote: "Top notch care."
A second posted: "The type of customer service I want from my doggy boarding.
"And a third user suggested: "Next time, put the tiniest dot of PB on dad's chest and get the cutest pic of him kissing his dad."