Kind internet strangers helped this dog track down a very special chew toy

VERY GOOD BOY.
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Sam Haysom
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Stories that involve dogs and have happy endings are definitely the best kind of stories.

This story starts last month, when Kelli Brown of Bowling Green, Kentucky, tweeted out a passionate plea for help.

Luckily for Brown, if there's one thing the internet loves, it's dogs. It wasn't long before offers of help were flooding in from friendly strangers.

There was a problem, though: when it comes to stuffed green toys, Jaxon is apparently a picky pooch.

Suddenly, hope came in the form of a Petsmart worker called Kenny Nicole.

On Thursday, Brown tweeted an update.

This is what happy endings look like:

Heart = broken.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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