Gunner the dog and Delta the dolphin’s friendship is exactly what the Internet needs

Gunner and Delta will make you smile.

There’s something so pure and beautiful about inter-species friendships. And this one about a land animal and his water buddy is one of them. Pictures going all kinds of viral on Twitter show the friendship between a dog named Gunner and a dolphin named Delta. Get ready, this one will hit you right in the feels.

Gunner the dog meets his friend Delta the dolphin in this image. (Twitter/@dog_rates)

Twitter user Ken shared an adorable picture of the two friends with the caption, “sorry to interrupt, important news”. No one had any issues with this interruption because, look:

As people began wondering about this unlikely friendship and how it came about, Twitter user Emily Pacenta confirmed how the two have been buddies since Gunner was a puppy.

This happy post then made it to the famous WeRateDogs Twitter handle. “Delta lives at a seaside (https://twitter.com/DolphinResearch/status/1271052121924927491) sanctuary in the Florida Keys and has been best friends with Gunner ever since he was a puppy,” says a tweet about the two. They’ve also shared more pictures of the duo.

All these posts and pictures about Gunner and Delta have hit tweeple right in the feels. They’re posting the sweetest reactions about the two.

“What kind of dog is Delta?” asked a Twitter user. WeRateDogs promptly replied with, “slippery one”. Why does that make so much sense?

Someone gave a romantic spin to the whole equation:

This tweet has also got other doggos wondering where their water buddies are at.

This doggo may not be the only one looking for a water buddy. “I’m so jelly of this frenship!” shared a Twitter user and we’d like to say, us too.

“Hello Water Dog, Hello Land Dolphin,” posted another imagining how the two would greet each other.

We’re in awe of this adorable friendship. What about you?