Woman looks up her old home on Google Maps and gets teary-eyed after spotting something unusual in window

Pet parents who've experienced the loss of a beloved furry friend who was a huge part of their everyday life know how painful it is. Even after you lose a pet, their memories and the moments they've spent with you remain. Sometimes, these memories come back to you in unexpected ways. A woman named Jen, who goes by @j3nb33 on TikTok, had a similar experience when she looked up her old house on Google Maps. She wasn't expecting to see what she saw and was moved by the bittersweet surprise.

The woman took to the platform to share the image of her old house as seen on Google Maps. The image featured a white dog sitting at one of the ground floor windows of the house. The woman also shared a version where the image was zoomed in to show the dog. "I looked up my old house on Google Maps and saw my pup who has now passed away in the window," Jen wrote in the clip's caption. The sight of her dog made her really sad. "He was rescued initially, he was my first dog. He passed away a while ago, so it was quite surreal to see him in the window of our old house," she told Newsweek, describing the image of her dog, Ice.

Seeing the photo so unexpectedly opened up a plethora of old memories with her dog. "He was a Staffordshire bull terrier cross dogo argentino. I don't have any information on his previous owners or how he was kept, but I just know they didn't want him so we took him in," Jen shared. She also told the outlet how Ice had a difficult life before being adopted into the family. She also shared interesting details about her pet. "Ice loved a tummy rub, as all dogs do, and lying in the sun. We used to have to put sunscreen on his ears so they didn't burn, with him being white and having short, fine hair." She also hilariously added that Ice used to hate her singing. 

The post received over 237.5k views and more than 19.6k likes. People took to the comments section to express their thoughts about the bittersweet find and share their own Google Earth stories. @paulareed74 shared, "My mum is in the window of my childhood home. She passed away seven years ago." @x6n265pg5 expressed, "I lost my family dog four years ago and my grandad two years ago. There they are, on Google Earth sat in his garden together. Time is the cruelest thing. But they'll always be together in that moment." @mrsblob1 remarked, "This video made me emotional. This will be us at some point too. We are here and tomorrow we won't be around anymore."

@ellnewson commented, "Lost our dog yesterday... Maybe this is a sign to let me know that he's still around by me seeing a post so relatable to me right now. Miss him so much." @inkmarco wrote, "I am so sad. I have a white staff called Nola. She is old now. I know my life will be turned upside down when she goes."

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