A dog patiently waiting for another furry friend to play with him at the park started bringing viewers to tears, but then his luck turned around.

Owner Andrea Conord recently brought her golden retriever , Boo, to the dog park for some playtime and exercise. But when they arrived, he was the only dog in the park. Unwilling to play with Concord, Boo sat and waited by the park's entrance, looking through the fence as he kept the faith that a friend would show up eventually.

"I get sad for him when I see him waiting because he doesn't know if others will show up," Conord told Newsweek via Instagram. "We try and play with him and throw the ball, but he ignores it and waits for another dog to show up."

Dogs are inherently social animals, especially golden retrievers, making early social

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