A Victoria woman is bringing some 㽶Ƶֱpaws-itivity㽶Ƶֱ to social media with an Instagram account dedicated to the region㽶Ƶֱs four-legged residents.
Rubee Twohig, 19, started documenting her interactions with Victoria pups in summer 2019 while working at Kid Sister Ice Cream in busy Fan Tan Alley. With permission from their humans, Twohig would feed the canine visitors small waffle cones while her co-workers documented on their phones.
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Soon, the Instagram account was born. Twohig posts pictures of the dogs she meets, usually with a little anecdote about the pup㽶Ƶֱs personality.
㽶ƵֱThere㽶Ƶֱs so much bad news out there that I think everyone needs some positivity,㽶Ƶֱ Twohig said. 㽶ƵֱLast spring was so hard and there was so much darkness. 㽶Ƶֱ It was nice to have something like 㽶Ƶֱoh, here㽶Ƶֱs this silly dog who like to wear hats.㽶Ƶֱ㽶Ƶֱ
From meeting an English bulldog named Meatball to repeat run-ins with a puppy named Cookie, Twohig appears to get as much joy from the interactions as her followers.
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㽶ƵֱIt just is like a little breath of fresh air,㽶Ƶֱ she said. 㽶ƵֱIt㽶Ƶֱs a nice little positive part of people㽶Ƶֱs days.㽶Ƶֱ
Currently, she has about 500 followers, but Twohig㽶Ƶֱs fan base is growing. She laughs and says she was recently recognized on the street and her boss made her business cards to hand out to new talent (people who let her photograph their dogs.)
Twohig doesn㽶Ƶֱt have a long-term plan for the account, but for now she hopes to keep spreading joy, one canine at a time.
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