Jay Hardesty, a UPS driver with an incredible smile and warmth that projects from the screen, started a hashtag on Instagram for the many excellent pictures taken with dogs he’s met in the neighborhood. He likely never expected the collection to go viral, but this is a treasure trove of pure joy.
On Twitter, author Jami Attenberg wanted her followers to know about her UPS driver’s Instagram hashtag, #pupsofjay, which featured more than 50 pictures of Jay posing with the dogs he encounters on his delivery route.
I have extremely important news and it is this: my sweet UPS guy has a hashtag of all the dogs in the neighborhood. https://t.co/AVk5abA67G …
— jami attenberg (@jamiattenberg) March 27, 2019
This has been a bracing news week even by 2019 standards, and Attenberg’s tweet about Jay and “his” pups felt like a balm unto the wounded soul of the Internet. While the combination of a lovely person and adorable pets is always going to be popular content online, I think we particularly needed Jay’s hashtag at this moment in time. The tweet went viral, and rightfully so. I’m not speaking hyperbolically when I say that Jay’s pursuit of joyful snaps with dogs is the purest thing I’ve ever seen. I needed this. You needed this.
Here’s a small sampling of some of the great Jay & pup content you can find if you follow Jay’s hashtag on Instagram. You can also follow him on Instagram @jhardesty.
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Congrats to my buddy @stanthemanfq on being the king of #barkus #pupsofjay #teambywater
The reactions on Twitter were heartfelt and neatly summarized our universal emotions.
This is what the internet is for.
— Maris Kreizman (@mariskreizman) March 27, 2019
This is so very wonderful
— Alexander Chee (@alexanderchee) March 27, 2019
I don’t know! That’s so sweet though.
— jami attenberg (@jamiattenberg) March 27, 2019
I LOVE HIM SO MUUUUUUCCCH!!! 😭♥️♥️♥️
— Neko Case (@NekoCase) March 28, 2019
I don’t even know how this ended up in my twitter feed, but now I feel like the universe is really looking out for me today.
— Katy Hover-Smoot (@KatyHoverSmoot) March 27, 2019
Jay’s hashtag is #pupsofjay on Instagram, and I don’t think you’ll ever regret following. Hey, UPS? Take care of this guy. He’s a national treasure. Hey, television executives? Give us Jay Meets Pups, the show. I’d tune in every day.
(#pupsofjay on Instagram via jhardesty, images: Jay Hardesty)
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