Bob The Rescue Dog

About

Bob The Dog or Bob The Rescue Dog is a white, scruffy-looking rescue dog named Bob that was passed up for adoption at an NYC adoption drive in late 2022. The dog became a prominent topic online after a TikTok video featuring him being overlooked at the adoption event went viral on October 30th that year, leading to a surge of interest in Bob and an influx of adoption requests from social media users.

Origin

On October 30th, 2022, TikToker^[1] @petartbyandrea posted a video featuring Bob the Dog with a text overlay that read, "POV: You are at an adoption event and all the adoption dogs are getting attention except for" and then zoomed in on Bob sitting by himself with one of the workers. The clip also contained a caption that read, "😔 he is the sweetest pup, 3 Y/O very chill and perfect size for a NYC apartment." The video ultimately gathered over 5 million plays and 700,000 likes in a week as it proceeded to go viral (seen below).

Spread

The initial video of Bob the Dog continued spreading online in the following days. On November 2nd, 2022, TikToker^[2] @petartbyandrea then posted an update confirming that Bob was still up for adoption, gathering over 300,000 plays and 45,000 likes in a week (seen below, left). Also November 2nd, she posted an update^[3] confirming that Bob's viral popularity had led to over 40 adoption applications being filed by people willing to take him home. The video gathered over 130,000 plays and 16,000 likes in five days (seen below, right).

On November 3rd, 2022, Badass Animal Rescue, the organization taking care of Bob until he is adopted, posted another update about him, gathering over 1,000 likes in four days (seen below). The post included Bob's backstory which said, "Bob Parr (AKA Mr. Incredible), is nothing less than a superhero. After being dropped off at a shelter in Georgia with his wife, Helen Parr, and two puppies, Jack-Jack and Dash, and rebounding from some health issues, he's ready to save the world — or at least make a new family's world that much better."

The Instagram post from Badass Animal Rescue also responded to a comment about the influx of adoption requests from the viral video, noting that they "have received many applications for Bob and are in the process of finding the best home for him," as well as adding that he would be present at another adoption event the upcoming Saturday at Reddy by Petco in Soho.^[4]

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