Video of 2-year-old Minnesotan playing fetch with dog over fence racks up 10M views

The internet is gushing over this adorable game of fetch that takes place through a fence.

July 21, 2018 at 12:03AM
Screen grab of Chad Nelson's viral video from Twitter.
Screen grab of Chad Nelson's viral video from Twitter. (Tom Horgen/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A Minnesota backyard is the current epicenter of all things cute on the internet (or rather, a 20-second video of said backyard).

On Wednesday, Chad Nelson (a KARE-11 photojournalist) shared a short clip on Twitter of his 2-year-old son playing fetch with the neighbor's dog. The only catch? The nonstop action takes place over the backyard fence. Nice arm, kid.

The video has been viewed 10 million times.

Media outlets around the world quickly grabbed onto the video (shot by Nelson's friend Erin Richter), declaring it "the cutest," "perfect," and "the best game of fetch ever."

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