A girl was surprised with an adorable puppy as a birthday gift that she thought belonged to friends of the family.

In the video, the family friends are seen stopping by when they see the girl’s family eating dinner.

The family friends have a puppy with them called Winston.

The girl immediately gets up at the sight of the puppy.

One of the family friend asks the girl if she would like to hold the puppy.

As the girl holds the puppy, her mother says, “Hey, Tatum, look at me. Happy birthday.”

It takes a moment to sink in, but the girl realizes that the puppy is a birthday gift for her.

She immediately cries in joy when she realizes the puppy she’s holding is for her.

“It’s been three years since my daughter first asked for a puppy,” the mother said. “Every single time she walks by a little puppy, she says, ‘Look, Mom, it’s Winston!’”

Winston is what her daughter would call all puppies as they walked by.

“One week before her actual birthday, my good friend and her son helped us create the big surprise,” the mother explained. “They posed as new dog owners of a sweet little poochon (poodle and bichon frise) puppy who they 'named' Winston.”

“We were eating dinner out and they came strolling by ‘unexpectedly’ while we ate, and here is what happened.”