NYC Dog Stands On The Street Corner To Give Hugs To Strangers

Meet Louboutina, or Loubie, a five year-old golden retriever who’s become world-famous for her doggy hugs.

Loubie and her owner Cesar, a Spanish translator for a local hospital, live in New York‘s Chelsea neighborhood together.

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Thanks to @timeoutnewyork for the beautiful story! Repost @timeoutnewyork This adorable dog stands on a corner in NYC and offers strangers hugs. If you see her, tag #timeoutnewyork! (? @louboutinanyc)

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Loubie started out holding hands with her human dad at around three and a half years of age. Gradually, that morphed into full on hugging.

She’s ready to give everyone who walks by a nice hug.

One of her favorite things to do is stand at the corner of 5th and 17th—her “stage”, as Cesar calls it—and let the people come to her.

Human or canine, Louboutina is a friend to all.

Since this video was filmed, her already-impressive Instagram following skyrocketed to over 45,000 followers!

Want to be one of them? Check out Loubie’s page, @louboutinanyc.