During the worldwide pandemic, couriers and dogs became our best friends. They would bring joy and happiness into the comfort of our home where we’ve probably spent more time in the past year than the whole decade combined. So let's all give them a big round of applause!
And while we’re still clapping, let’s get some wholespiration from the widely popular UPS Dogs project that collects the most pawesome pics of couriers and the furry four-legged friends they meet en route.
After UPS driver Sean McCarren created a Facebook group to pay tribute to the furry friends seven years ago, the project gained somewhat of a cult following with 1.8M followers on their Facebook page. Except that these days, you see couriers posing with sheep, chickens, alpacas, you name it, since the furrier the merrier!
After you're done, don't forget to check out our previous posts with impawsibly cute UPS dogs here, here, and here.
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Narwhal loves Burton. Brooklyn, Connecticut
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#2
Lily loves Chris - and his beard! Soquel, California
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Mandy barks like crazy when Carlos drives into the yard, she waits expectantly for him to step out of the truck!! She offers her paw to shake and then she gets her treat!! ❤??(Western ND)
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In an interview with HuffPost, Sean McCarren, who created the widely popular FB group in 2013, said about his project: "When you're running into dogs all the time, it creates a bond when you see them every day. It's cool to meet some of the same dogs on the route, because they know who you are and they are excited to see you."
Initially, he started collecting the pics of dogs on his route, but after gathering more than 60 pics of them on his phone, he thought it’d be nice to share them online. Sean posted his collection on his personal Facebook profile, and “everybody got all excited about it, so I just went ahead and made a little Facebook page to share them all.”
#4
My pleasant SC, Josh with “Alex Morgan” “Mia Hamm” and the blur is Pippa.
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#5
Hello from Spokane, Washington
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#6
Smiling boi
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After Sean established the Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages, other UPS drivers started posting dogs that they see on their travels delivering packages. But after the pages had been going steady for several years, the real craze began in 2017.
“It was crazy,” Sean commented for USA Today. “I just thought that it was a cool idea. I didn’t think that it was going to hit as hard as it did.” The success of UPS dogs can be attributed to the fact that “There’s no negatives, there’s no politics, it’s just feel-good photos that are fun to see pop up on your feed.”
#7
This is Sharon Barbour in Dunedin, FL saying Hello to Daisy, Toby, and Bentley.
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#8
Hello from Manly, Iowa
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#9
Dakota, a UPS driver in Clarksville, TN
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For those who’re wondering, the page isn’t officially associated with the UPS company, but they are happy that the posts show the joyful side of the courier job. Kim Krebs of UPS commented on UPS Dogs: “We have several dog-loving drivers with personal social media accounts dedicated to celebrating the pets they meet. These are great examples of the strong relationships UPSers build with their customers, both two- and four-legged, although these pages aren’t officially affiliated with UPS.”
#10
My husband with our 6 pups! He had our route and the pups were so excited to see him ❤ Fort Payne, Alabama
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#11
Jake greeting our wonderful UPS driver! Evergreen, CO.
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#12
Paul was on one knee until Jax decided that meant "playtime". Wakeman,OH.
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#13
Our regular UPS driver is leaving ?..... Sully wanted a picture with him..... He was HAPPY with his treat though....and to get out of the truck! ? UPS Dogs. Charlottesville, Virginia
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#14
Husband Brock is a UPS driver, holding our 3 month old ? ? Beaufort, SC
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#15
Oh what patience our UPS Nathan has while holding Finn and Lincoln, our Golden puppies. Chillicothe, Ohio
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#16
She loves taking pictures with me! ❤ Newburgh, IN
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#17
“You mean to tell me I get THREE biscuits on Thursdays?!?”
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#18
My name is Kyle from Greenfield, OH.
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#19
Hello from Batavia, IL. Our Charlie loves when Andy has a delivery for us.
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#20
Maggie loves Mark and barks and barks until he stops at our house with her treats! Oviedo, Florida
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#21
My dog use to bark at him but one day we just let her check out the truck. I love how he was so happy to finally make a new doggie friend we would love for her to be on ups dogs !! Scotts Valley, CA.
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#22
Daphane giving smiles in Capitola Ca.
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#23
Schodack NY - UPS driver is “Bob”... that is all I know. He tells our dog to go get his ball, which gives Bob a chance to get the packages to the porch without Parker (German Shepherd/ Rottweiler) knocking them out of his hand LOL
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#24
Golden Jackpot!!! from Mountain Home, AR.
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#25
Lloyd has been our ups person on the Northside of Richmond Va, in excess of a decade... Storm finally got a chance to meet him!
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#26
Lily, American Molossus. Crestwood KY with her UPS driver Chris.
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#27
Lemon with her ups driver today.. Nolanville, Texas
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#28
My reputation for generous treat giving may have gotten out of hand. They are now bringing their friends with them. Michigan
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#29
Skyler lives for UPS driver Gary’s visits to our neighborhood near Bonney Lake, WA and stalks every other delivery truck in hopes that it might be him.
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#30
Dogs name is Buddy. Roanoke Alabama
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#31
My husband Kyle with one of his dogs on his route in Shaftsbury, Vermont. He loves this part of his day
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#32
This little black puffball is so amazed at the sight of my truck that he hasn’t even noticed the biscuit that I tossed to him...
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#33
This dogs get so excited when he hears the ups truck pull up. He knows his buddy is hear with treats. In Palmyra, New York at the dog eared books
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#34
Ernie made a new friend! Manalapan, NJ
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#35
Slater and his UPS driver Kable in Ketchikan, AK
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#36
Blep.
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#37
One of my favorite route dogs, Augie, gave ME a biscuit today!
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#38
Sheldon and Cooper love it when the UPS man comes! Crown Point, IN
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#39
Franklin loves to help our driver Sean! Pembroke, Ma.
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#40
Hello from Olin, NC
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#41
Vision loves UPS and especially Darla! He even has his own uniform! Snohomish County WA.
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#42
This old guy comes to work every day with his owner and has a bed in the tasting room of the winery. He is a happy and well cared for dog. But when he hears my truck he runs to the door to be let out and then he runs up to my truck and starts shivering and whining and giving me the sad eyes like a Humane Society commercial on TV. All that is missing is Sarah McLachlan singing in the background. Such a phony!
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#43
Look at these guys!! Take photos much?????♥️ Sean Dawgzilla Martinsburg, WV
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#44
Ozzy with his buddy Jim, in Hastings, NY. This little dog will get so excited when he hears his truck, that he starts to bark and sometimes snort. Ill let him outside, after Jim has parked, and Ozzy will run out to the truck and circle it until Jim comes out and gives him his treat.
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#45
This is our dog Bear. He’s 13 years old. We got him 11 years ago as a rescue. He was living with a homeless man in Chicago, Illinois who had to surrender Bear to allow the owner to go to a men’s shelter. He wanted him to go to a family with young kids. Bear was so used to eating fish out of the lake, it took us 6 months to get him used to eating dog food. Wylie, TX
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#46
Flanagan says hello from Kenmore, WA!
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#47
My dog Piper met our UPS guy today! Nashville, TN.
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#48
Just wanted to share a UPS dogs photo from the Netherlands. This is Oopsy Daisy saying hello to her favorite ups driver.
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#49
Look at these guys! Treat mid air! Who’s gonna be the winner?????♥️ Sean Dawgzilla Hedgesville, WV. Trust me they were all fed plenty, almost out.
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#50
Our UPS guys are the best in Hurricane, WV. Honey knows the sound of the truck and comes running.
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#51
Hello from... FRISCO, Texas.
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#52
Charlie gives Eric big snobbery Saint Bernard kisses.. Osseo, Wi.
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#53
Blep
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#54
The Corgi in the Gloom...
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#55
THE DOUBLE BLEP!
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#56
Gracie and Sophie are the official mascots of Arborbrook Vineyards and when it comes to biscuits they dont take “no” for an answer.
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#57
He is licking his chops in anticipation of the Black Friday Bonus Biscuit Extravaganza!
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#58
Hello from Anaheim Hills, California.
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#59
Jimmy our UPS driver in NC with Electra, Magneto, and Orion
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#60
Biscuit hustler extraordinaire...
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#61
Introducing “Kitty.” Kitty is a rescue from an abuse/neglect situation who is now living her best life in a loving home on a farm. A month ago she was terrified of me and could not be coaxed near the truck, even on a leash. Now look at the fearless and happy moocher she has become!
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#62
Its Multibiscuit Monday!
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#63
Scout and Bee... Janesville, WI
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#64
Preliminary voting results show the “4 biscuits every day” ballot measure winning in Newberg by 100%!
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#65
ERMAGHERD ITS SIX-BISCUIT SATURDAY!!! HOW IS SUCH A THING EVEN POSSIBLE??!!?
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#66
He’s ready for dinner and I guess it’s on me to provide it.
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#67
There was an election to decide on Wednesday’s biscuit allotment and he is demanding a recount.
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#68
FEED ME....
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#69
He looks determined...
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#70
My dogs love it when Chris the UPS man delivers to our shop. Treats make their day! Boise, Idaho
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#71
Brian in Denver, Colorado with our dog Sonny.
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#72
Fenway hasn’t seen Kevin, our UPS man in awhile! She missed him very much! Nahamsha gifts, Meredith, NH
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#73
All dressed up to be Santas helper!
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#74
Three Biscuit Thursday plus a bonus Christmas biscuit. Santa is generous to the good dogs!
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#75
Our awesome UPS man, Rick with our pups in Beavercreek, OH
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#76
Bit thinks Phillip just comes to see her. Tyler, Texas
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#77
Dustin, our UPS Driver and Phoebe in Sharpsville, IN. She watches for his truck from 1/2 mile a way. If he has a box to deliver she is outside before he can get in the driveway, if he doesn’t stop, she whines until he is out of site.
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#78
Hello from Venice, Florida
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#79
My girls were overjoyed when they got to go on the truck today!! They love when UPS shows up!! Cochranville, PA
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#80
I've never found out this little one's name but she's head of the farm Elmira, Ontario CANADA
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#81
Dola Ohio. Driver Dan is her BFF!
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#82
My favorite UPS driver Richard of 8+ years with my new little Rollo. He is the best!!! ♥️♥️♥️(both the pup and Richard) Dunwoody Ga.
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