4 Guys Beg Their Neighbor To Let Them Play With Their Dog, Get A Wholesome Letter In Response
There’s nothing like a wholesome and heart-warming doggo story to raise your spirits and make you smile. Meet Stevie Ticks, a wonderful canine who lives in the United Kingdom and recently made some new friends—four engineers living nearby.
The foursome contacted the dog’s owner, asking whether they could spend some time with her because their landlord doesn’t allow them to have any pets.
In response, they got a letter from Stevie Ticks herself! The envelope even had the doggo’s paw print on the front! Folks, it hardly ever gets more blessed than this.
Bored Panda reached out to Stevie Ticks’ owners Chris and Sarah to talk about their dog, as well as their new friendly neighbors. We also talked to Jack McCrossan who posted the story on Twitter. Scroll down for Bored Panda’s in-depth interviews about Stevie!
More info: Instagram (Stevie Ticks) | Twitter (Jack McCrossan)
Jack and his housemates wanted to play with their neighbor’s dog Stevie Ticks
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They received an unexpectedly wholesome letter…
…from the dog herself!
She said she’d love to play with them!
“Stevie has met up with “the boys” twice now. One brief introduction and then she went to play at the local park together. More adventures in the future I’m sure! They got on so well. Stevie is super friendly all the time, and had always loved meeting new folks,” Chris told Bored Panda.
We wanted to learn all that we could about Stevie, and her owners happily obliged to answer all of our questions. “She’s a 2.5-year-old sheprador. Originally from Cyprus. She was hit by a car, had surgery and was then flown to a shelter in the UK where she was swiftly rescued by me and Sarah. She loves playing tug, chasing birds and licking feet,” Chris revealed.
The lads met up with Stevie Ticks
Image credits: Jack_McCrossan
“We appreciate how difficult it can be owning a dog whilst renting and feel that a positive, friendly and approachable local community is vital,” he talked about the importance of being friendly neighbors. “So if we can share the love a dog gives all the time we should try to follow in her footsteps. We’ve been amazed at the positive response we’ve received from around the world. It’s inspired other people to make contact with their neighbors and share their dogs.”
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Meanwhile, Sarah talked to Bored Panda more about Stevie and her traits. “Every time she goes out in the garden in the morning she ‘sings’ to the cats and birds out there. That was partly the inspiration behind her name, as well as the fact that she had tics all over her when we rescued her!”
“Her favorite foods are wasabi, butternut squash, sweet potato, olives, fig rolls, sardines, and courgette cores (my mum is a courgettie spaghetti addict),” Sarah said.
The goodest-girl even has her own Instagram account
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“Stevie is a very inquisitive pooch. She loves hanging her head out the window and checking out all the people walking past: that’s how she drew attention to the boys! She’s pretty uncoordinated and is likely to never grow into her paws so there are generally thwaps galore when playing, and she can’t catch anything at all (a ball or a treat!).”
“She has no idea of personal space whatsoever,” Sarah added.
Image credits: stevieticks
She told us that she and Chris “work shifts for the emergency services. When either of us returns from a night shift the first thing she does is hop onto the sofa and won’t move until you’ve given her at least 10 minutes of belly and ear scritches.”
“She doesn’t like her eyes being cleaned but gets very offended if you don’t let her sniff and eat her own eye boogers. She’s a huge drama queen and we once had to leave a cafe mid-meal and rush her to an emergency vet because she was yelping continually, to find out she had a scratch between her toe beans on her paws,” Sarah revealed just how energetic and full of character Stevie is.
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“We were ecstatic at the response and couldn’t wait to walk her,” Jack, who posted the story about the letter from Stevie online, said about the situation. “Once we saw the paw print on the envelope we knew it was good news!”
Image credits: stevieticks
We wanted to know even more about Stevie and here’s what Jack told us: “She is very energetic, puppy-like and friendly! We got to take her for a walk and she wouldn’t stop running. We’ve all had a mixture of pets from cats and dogs to hamsters, fish and guinea pigs.”
As for why Jack and his friends can’t keep pets at home, it’s very simple. “It’s from our tenancy agreement because it’s in a student/young professional area it’s quite common. The part-time dog-sitting works well since we’re all at work all day anyway! A win-win situation.”
The fantastic news is that Jack and his three housemates met up with Stevie Ticks and they all had a fabulous time together. Jack’s thread on Twitter went viral with over 461,000 people liking the story and over 101,700 internet users retweeting it. Meanwhile, Stevie Ticks, the goodest-girl, has her very own Instagram account with nearly 4,000 followers.
There are some good reasons why some landlords (even those who love animals) don’t let tenants keep pets
This whole friendship never would have happened if Jack and his friends were allowed to keep pets at home. However, this raises the question of why some landlords are so strict when it comes to tenants keeping animals. There are always (at least) two sides to every story and there are some valid reasons why landlords, even ones who love animals, have unbendable rules in place.
First and foremost, there’s the question of cleanliness. As we all know, keeping pets means cleaning after them. Unfortunately, not every owner is capable of doing that. What’s more, some pets damage furniture and their surroundings when not properly looked after.
The other thing is, some pets like dogs can be very loud and disturb everyone in the neighborhood. We all know that doggos are good-girls and good-boys, but some are a bit too vocal and keep everyone up at night. What’s more, after a tenant moves out, the landlord will have to spend additional money to clean the entire house if a pet had been living there.
Lastly, you have to agree that Stevie Ticks’ handwriting is impeccable. I wonder where she learned penmanship? Is there a special school for refined good-girls and good-boys?
The internet was head-over-heels for this heart-warming story
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This reminds me of the little boy who would sneak into his neighbors garage to play with their dog. He was caught on camera. The neighbors contacted his parents and said he didn't need to sneak around, he was welcome to come play with the dog any time.
I love that story. Found it here: https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/boy-sneaks-neighbors-garage-hug-dog/story?id=39695488
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I was for a month "illegaly" at my sisers dormitory. She lives alone so it was okay, but I had lso my cat with me, but there was prohibition of animals in the areal, so she was illegaly there. But our cat doesnt give a damn :D so she walking everywhere she wants to :D. She likes to walk in the corriddr. There was more people live there, it was college dormitory.And there was a lot of IT guys. So I once let the door open, nd my cat sit on the ege, and look ino the corridor. And some of the uys just walk around, and then I heard one of them called "Dude!!! Dude!!! I just saw a REAL LIFE CAT!!!"
I am a professional magician and own two rabbits and four doves and travel a lot, so it is not possible to have a dog. I would love to have a neighbor or friend who would let me walk their dog on occasion. These guys are so lucky and their neighbor is so giving.
That is freaking awesome!! I just met a girl who was pushing two rabbits in a dog stroller. They were so sweet! One of them sat up on its hind legs as I was petting it and let me pick it up. Now I really want one haha
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I absolutely love dogs and can’t imagine life without one. They become so much part of your family and just so loving and loyal.
I've loved animals, dogs and cats to be specific, since I was a little kid. But my parents both worked full-time and couldn't take care of 2 young kids and a pet. One of my neighbors couldn't have kids (I later found out) fostered dogs (or just looked after their friends' dogs?). Anyway, I was always welcome to play with their dogs. Definitely one of the happiest memories of my childhood :)
Because that was the sweetest story you've ever heard. And I understand
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Good on you guys...That's such a great thing you could do for a doggie. Your actions speak volumes about the kind of men you are. I'm proud to be 'one' of your chromosomes. I couldn't imagine my life without mine.
To Lizard Queen: I agree with Alia; Michael did not peddled religion at all. One can be spiritual and believe in a superior power without being religious, two very different things, the latter one is mostly oppressive and dangerous, when believers are playing God not worshiping him? her? it???? Who knows?
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SO glad you posted the landlords' side to the no pets rule. While I require a home with My beloved pets, I have been a property manager and some people are just too nasty to have pets... or children...
Some people should not be allowed to reproduce.
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When I was growing up and lived in Leichhardt, on the weekends, we'd visit my Uncle who lived in a unit in back of a house in Mascot. Next to this house there was a large factory complex. As it was always closed on weekends, I'd always see a german shepherd on the grounds. I knew he was a guard dog and was trained to act "angry", but I loved him anyway. He looked as lonely as I felt. So whilst my parents chatted and drank with my uncle (this was the 70s.. it was not uncommon for people to drink before driving back then), I would sit by the fence and that german shepherd would come to me and let me scratch his neck through the fence. He never let anyone else approach him, but we always seemed to have a special connection. This story reminded me of that time.
I shall now go protest my dad to allow pets at the other houses
Stevie Ticks is gorg, of course you'd want to be her friend! Also, anyone that wants a little furry friend but can't keep them can always volunteer at a shelter. they pups and kitties love to make new friends
Stevie Ticks, my God, how awesome. And from Cyprus. That's a bad scene for strays, glad she got out of there. God Bless you for rescuing ! I've got 3 decades of bully breed rescue from abuse and neglect and they couldn't be any more gooder dogs. pibblebffs...a7f35d.jpg 
Animals (almost all animals except for predators) can be pets. They bring the best out of people; hurting them the worst. "I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul." - A. D. Williams
Load More Replies... Nice lads!! They can come play with my dog too. I have a corgi and I can't tell you how many people ask to pet her.... or if they can poke her butt LOL Half the time she's practically on top of them already :P I would NEVER tell a person not to pet my doggo - she is best girl and would love all the pets!
Kids IMO are way more messy and noisy than most dogs, I hate that some landlords won't allow dogs or cats. I've seen adults and kids alike destroy a rental property cause of laziness(adults) or not giving a c**p what their kids did and let them do what they wanted. Anywho love this story
Parents are always to blame for not doing their job. For parents, like those Angela described, the big surprise is awaiting them when their children are teenagers and adults. No respect and responsibility taught, no respect procured.
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This is such a heartwarming story. It is so great to see these 4 men and their neighbor get along so well and Stevie is the center of the story. It is so great to see people get along so well and remember, DOG spelled backwards, unconditional love. Good girl Stevie, enjoy your new friends and have a wonderful Christmas together. HO HO HO!
This is a great story and remember......DOG spelled backwards, unconditional love. Stevie is a beautiful dog and it is so heart warming to see these 4 men get a great deal of pleasure from her. I hope you all have a great relationship together and Stevie's owner is such a great person to share Stevie with these men. Enjoy and Stevie.....GOOD GIRL!!!!
HOW wonderful! My husband just met an elderly gentleman/retired military guy who is 78 years young. Gary walks our Golden Retriever, Sadie and our German Shep/mix every day. Bob was saying how much he misses having a dog for company. We’ve pretty much decided that Minnie/shep is going to go and visit Bob in the evening for a little while. Ahhhhh, pets! They make our lives more than wonderful!!!
loved the story! How nice that there are still good young people on this planet! Always love a person who is loving to an animal. It's a sign of kindliness to all!
What a wonderful response from Ms. Ticks and such a happy outcome for everyone!
What lovely boys! Even if they can't spell :) Also, my little sister is single, 22 and a cat-lover!!!
I wouldn't mind meeting the boys in 23 either. But I'm more of a puma ( ;
Very lovely, shiny, happy dog go, living her best life. And now, 4 new friends.
This is so heartwarming and happy!!! I love how “the dog” even sent the letter!! The “dog” has nice hand writing too!!!🐶🐶🐶🐩😃😃😆😆😄😄
This reminds me of the little boy who would sneak into his neighbors garage to play with their dog. He was caught on camera. The neighbors contacted his parents and said he didn't need to sneak around, he was welcome to come play with the dog any time.
I love that story. Found it here: https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/boy-sneaks-neighbors-garage-hug-dog/story?id=39695488
Load More Replies... I was for a month "illegaly" at my sisers dormitory. She lives alone so it was okay, but I had lso my cat with me, but there was prohibition of animals in the areal, so she was illegaly there. But our cat doesnt give a damn :D so she walking everywhere she wants to :D. She likes to walk in the corriddr. There was more people live there, it was college dormitory.And there was a lot of IT guys. So I once let the door open, nd my cat sit on the ege, and look ino the corridor. And some of the uys just walk around, and then I heard one of them called "Dude!!! Dude!!! I just saw a REAL LIFE CAT!!!"
I am a professional magician and own two rabbits and four doves and travel a lot, so it is not possible to have a dog. I would love to have a neighbor or friend who would let me walk their dog on occasion. These guys are so lucky and their neighbor is so giving.
That is freaking awesome!! I just met a girl who was pushing two rabbits in a dog stroller. They were so sweet! One of them sat up on its hind legs as I was petting it and let me pick it up. Now I really want one haha
Load More Replies... I absolutely love dogs and can’t imagine life without one. They become so much part of your family and just so loving and loyal.
I've loved animals, dogs and cats to be specific, since I was a little kid. But my parents both worked full-time and couldn't take care of 2 young kids and a pet. One of my neighbors couldn't have kids (I later found out) fostered dogs (or just looked after their friends' dogs?). Anyway, I was always welcome to play with their dogs. Definitely one of the happiest memories of my childhood :)
Because that was the sweetest story you've ever heard. And I understand
Load More Replies... Good on you guys...That's such a great thing you could do for a doggie. Your actions speak volumes about the kind of men you are. I'm proud to be 'one' of your chromosomes. I couldn't imagine my life without mine.
To Lizard Queen: I agree with Alia; Michael did not peddled religion at all. One can be spiritual and believe in a superior power without being religious, two very different things, the latter one is mostly oppressive and dangerous, when believers are playing God not worshiping him? her? it???? Who knows?
Load More Replies... SO glad you posted the landlords' side to the no pets rule. While I require a home with My beloved pets, I have been a property manager and some people are just too nasty to have pets... or children...
Some people should not be allowed to reproduce.
Load More Replies... When I was growing up and lived in Leichhardt, on the weekends, we'd visit my Uncle who lived in a unit in back of a house in Mascot. Next to this house there was a large factory complex. As it was always closed on weekends, I'd always see a german shepherd on the grounds. I knew he was a guard dog and was trained to act "angry", but I loved him anyway. He looked as lonely as I felt. So whilst my parents chatted and drank with my uncle (this was the 70s.. it was not uncommon for people to drink before driving back then), I would sit by the fence and that german shepherd would come to me and let me scratch his neck through the fence. He never let anyone else approach him, but we always seemed to have a special connection. This story reminded me of that time.
I shall now go protest my dad to allow pets at the other houses
Stevie Ticks is gorg, of course you'd want to be her friend! Also, anyone that wants a little furry friend but can't keep them can always volunteer at a shelter. they pups and kitties love to make new friends
Stevie Ticks, my God, how awesome. And from Cyprus. That's a bad scene for strays, glad she got out of there. God Bless you for rescuing ! I've got 3 decades of bully breed rescue from abuse and neglect and they couldn't be any more gooder dogs. pibblebffs...a7f35d.jpg
Animals (almost all animals except for predators) can be pets. They bring the best out of people; hurting them the worst. "I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul." - A. D. Williams
Load More Replies... Nice lads!! They can come play with my dog too. I have a corgi and I can't tell you how many people ask to pet her.... or if they can poke her butt LOL Half the time she's practically on top of them already :P I would NEVER tell a person not to pet my doggo - she is best girl and would love all the pets!
Kids IMO are way more messy and noisy than most dogs, I hate that some landlords won't allow dogs or cats. I've seen adults and kids alike destroy a rental property cause of laziness(adults) or not giving a c**p what their kids did and let them do what they wanted. Anywho love this story
Parents are always to blame for not doing their job. For parents, like those Angela described, the big surprise is awaiting them when their children are teenagers and adults. No respect and responsibility taught, no respect procured.
Load More Replies... This is such a heartwarming story. It is so great to see these 4 men and their neighbor get along so well and Stevie is the center of the story. It is so great to see people get along so well and remember, DOG spelled backwards, unconditional love. Good girl Stevie, enjoy your new friends and have a wonderful Christmas together. HO HO HO!
This is a great story and remember......DOG spelled backwards, unconditional love. Stevie is a beautiful dog and it is so heart warming to see these 4 men get a great deal of pleasure from her. I hope you all have a great relationship together and Stevie's owner is such a great person to share Stevie with these men. Enjoy and Stevie.....GOOD GIRL!!!!
HOW wonderful! My husband just met an elderly gentleman/retired military guy who is 78 years young. Gary walks our Golden Retriever, Sadie and our German Shep/mix every day. Bob was saying how much he misses having a dog for company. We’ve pretty much decided that Minnie/shep is going to go and visit Bob in the evening for a little while. Ahhhhh, pets! They make our lives more than wonderful!!!
loved the story! How nice that there are still good young people on this planet! Always love a person who is loving to an animal. It's a sign of kindliness to all!
What a wonderful response from Ms. Ticks and such a happy outcome for everyone!
What lovely boys! Even if they can't spell :) Also, my little sister is single, 22 and a cat-lover!!!
I wouldn't mind meeting the boys in 23 either. But I'm more of a puma ( ;
Very lovely, shiny, happy dog go, living her best life. And now, 4 new friends.
This is so heartwarming and happy!!! I love how “the dog” even sent the letter!! The “dog” has nice hand writing too!!!🐶🐶🐶🐩😃😃😆😆😄😄
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