They say it’s the little things in life that really matter, and this video that dog trainer and mom Kelly shared on TikTok recently pretty much proves it. Her dog, a German Shepherd named Tommy, was watching some neighborhood kids play and wanted to join in, and they immediately invited him without hesitation at all!

In the caption, Kelly explained how it all went down. “Ok, this is just so SOO special to me. My neighbors and I were sitting on the grassy hills, and our little kids were somewhere behind us. Well, random kids came, and they had a baseball and football, and of course, my dog wanted to say hi to them. So I went over and told them his name is Tommy, and he would love to run with them. They said that’s okay! He joined them as if he were a little kid as well!”

Kelly also shared, “When they went home, they all told him goodbye, and he came to me as happy as a dog can be. Now he’s deeply asleep. Thank you to those precious children for letting Tommy be a part of them!”

“I have 3 dogs and worked with probably a thousand different dogs, but this dog’s temperament is not from this world. I wish I could clone this dog. My best boy.” He sounds like a very special dog!

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Sweet Reactions to Tommy the German Shepherd Playing with the Kids

Viewers left nearly 4,000 comments about the kids and the dog, and it was fun to read through them. @Nel got more than 26,000 likes when she joked, “Glad to see a dog outside playing and not on a tablet or phone.”

Another commenter chimed in with, “I’m more impressed by how the dog understood the rules of football.”

@tattooed_trauma13 made us laugh with, “As long as your dog knows to come home when the street lights come on!!!” Another commenter replied, “This is what the 90s were like…”

We definitely miss those days!

This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Mar 18, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.