This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, not to mention those watching at home, had their hearts melted by a young boy and his dog.
Joel Sayer is 13 years old and he has autism. He was joined by his mum Janet on the sofa and his pet dog, Caddie.
The segment was to show just how much the gorgeous Labrador Retriever has helped the young lad and changed his life.
After being diagnosed with autism and ADHD when he was seven, by the time Joel was nine, he refused to leave the house, didn’t let anyone touch him, and never smiled.
Janet admitted her son had been in his own little world until the family found out about assistance dogs.
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When Phil asked him what life had been like before he had Caddie, Joel said: “It puts tears to my eyes when I have to talk about that.”
But he did go on to confess: “Before I had Caddie I could never go outside.”
And his mum revealed just how quickly the pooch brought her son out of himself:
“Within 20 minutes of being at our house, they were both outside in the back garden and he was throwing a ball and starting to smile,” she said.
Joel and Caddie were even finalists in the Crufts’ Friend For Life competition, and Joel wore his rosette on the show.
Viewers instantly fell in love with the boy and his gorgeous smile, and took to Twitter to express their admiration for him.
“The dog and autistic boy story on #thismorning made me want to cry…beautiful…I’m a strong believer in kids having dogs” said @Gemnffc.
And @Alihappybird agreed: “what an inspiring young man Joel is and his hero dog Caddie is wonderful! Good luck with their fundraising”.
The dog and autistic boy story on #thismorning made me want to cry… beautiful… I'm a strong believer in kids having dogs 😍 #bestfriends
— Gem (@Gemnffc) March 16, 2017
@thismorning what an inspiring young man Joel is and his hero dog Caddie is wonderful! Good luck with their fundraising
— Alison Mullett (@Alihappybird) March 16, 2017
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Another user @HeatherDonaghey said she was “watching this morning and bubbling away, that little boy and his dog are absolutely amazing, his smile is just contagious.”
“Amazing dog amazing lad… made me cry with happiness this. Brill xxx” said @mrdavidmay.
And @englishjen said: “just amazing and heart wrenching. awesome awesome dog and young man [sic]”.
Watching this morning and bubbling away, that little boy and his dog are absolutely amazing, his smile is just contagious #ThisMorning
— heather donaghey (@HeatherDonaghey) March 16, 2017
#ThisMorning…..amazing Dog amazing lad…..made me cry with happiness this. Brill xxx
— David Hobmayson. (@DavidHobmayson) March 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/englishjen/status/842328726566273025
What a pair of stars!