A camera caught what a dog did with a sleeping child. It’s amazing!
Animals frequently prove that they have more empathy and sympathy than people do. They can unconditionally love people and try to help them with every step. Especially dogs! They’re animals that have been with people for ages, while protecting and taking care of them. A lot has changed from the time when dog and man started to live together. But there are so things that never change in this world.
Now, most people in the world have a phone with them. That’s why it’s possible to capture moments that earlier would have been orally described to friends, who often didn’t believe.
This video was recorded by the mother, who was attentively watching over the relationship between her newly born child and their dog.
This recording captures the heart, it shows that animals also have feelings and are happy about and care for the new family member. The newborn was sleeping sweetly when the dog tiptoed to him…
The dog covers the baby, secures it, and protects it in a way which it understands is the best. The child can safely and calmly sleep with such a guardian.
Just one of her/his puppies.
Babies should not sleep on their tummies….especially newborns!
Things change all the time, when we were young adults having children we were told to put them on their belly. If they are on their back then it is high risk of them spitting up or vomiting and asphyxiating on their own vomit. Plus I don’t think this video is about what side the baby is lying on, it is the instinct of the dog to look after the baby.
Not true … all 4 of mine slept on their tummies
from birth with no ill effect at all!
YAH RUTH:) RAANA, I HAD ONE BABY WHO ONLY SLEPT ON HER TUMMY, AND THE MIDWIVES PUT HER IN THE HUMIDI CRIB THAT WAY.
Sorry, I don’t think a dog should be anywhere near a baby.
Not true …. all 4 of mine slept on their tummies from birth with no ill effect at all!
I have been a vet for 33 years. When a dog does not like its food or feels sick and wishes to “get rid” of something, he covers it. He is not trying to keep the baby warm. He is trying to hide it.
My thoughts exactly Ann. People tend to humanize dogs. Never leave your baby alone with your dog, no matter how much you trust him/her.
Ummm the baby wasn’t left alone ijs
I have four dogs and they all do that with fresh bones or something they want to hide. I had a rottweiler who loved and protected my three babies by lying by their side or with his face gently by them – but he never tried to bury or hide them LOL………
Exactly what I was thinking.
I know about dog’s, They are very loving, caring and they do look after a child, mine look after me. if something is wrong they always stay by my side, if I move they jump up and look at me watching to see what I am gong to do.
They know when I am sick.
Animal will look after a child with love. .your baby is safe with your dog !
The dog isn’t caring for the baby, he’s nudging it to wake it up. It looks like tucking in, but each time the poor baby is jerked and probably woke up.
What a negative response! It says something about how you must view the world.
My thoughts exactly Sharon. I would sooo hate to be Janet – and she’s totally wrong. Obviously not a dog/animal lover. Booooo!
I can see your point. But the baby would have felt safe and gone back to sleep. Th dog would have protected the baby regardless
I prefer cats, but that is such a sweet puppy! <3 🙂
Interesting story;
One time I was at my desk top computer, chatting online with my sister who lived in another town and all of a sudden my family dog Katy, kept freaking out. Katy would look above the computer, below, and behind it and for some reason would not stop stressing out. She kept doing this over and over for about 15 minutes.
When my mom returned home from work I told her about it then it happened again but this time we finally realized what it was.
It turns out that this was just after AOL started adding newborn animal soundbites to their chat responses, and our dog kept hearing the sound of a kitten that my sister had programmed on her chat. In other words, every time my sister said something online our dog kept thinking there somehow was a tiny kitten stuck in our computer that could not get out. Our poor dog was going nuts trying to point out what seemed obvious only to her.
Yellow Labs have a wonderful reputation of guarding babies and children…I wouldn’t trust any other dog with my children or grandchildren. Ever.
When I put my baby out in the garden to sleep in his pram our dalmatian always lay next to the wheels. One afternoon the baby woke and sat/reached forward to see out, tipping onto the grass. He wasn’t hurt at all but the dog sat and howled until my husband went to see why. Beautiful and loyal dog.
you people have way too much time on yer hands!
No, we are just animal lovers that respect their intelligence.
When I hear people say ‘dogs should not be near a baby’ I disagree. Dogs are pack animals and have an in built sense to protect their pack. The family they live with is their pack. I have fostered dogs for a long time and have learnt a lot about their behaviour. With a lot of people they get a dog, then a baby is due …. get rid of the dog! If you already had a child and baby was due, would you get rid of the child ….No. There is no difference, include the child/dog from day one, let them be included not shut out. And that dog wiil welcome, love and protect the new baby. People do not give dogs a chance … they are not naturally aggresive or jealous, they just want to be included as part of the family. And that vet who claims the dog is covering up the baby to hide/get rid of it is wrong and not experienced with dog behaviour. It all hangs on the owners …
How come my positive post for the dog will not publish.
Humanise … is this a new buzz word. The dog is simply protecting the baby as if it were it’s own pup. People do not give dogs a chance. They are as caring and protective as we are with their young, and in a domestic situ they will care and love a human baby as if it were their own … if only they were given the chance. It is the humans that are overly protective. True animal lovers understand this, people that buy dogs on a whim, or as a substitute until baby comes along DO NOT. Include them, give them a chance and you will find them the best baby alarm/protector.
We have two amazing dogs – love them dearly – but did not let them near our son when he was an infant. I was raised on a farm and have been around many animals all my life. The likelihood that my dogs would have been fine is high, but I wasn’t willing to take the chance. Here’s why: We knew of a family who had a family dog for many years. The daughter and son-in-law had come over with their infant baby for dinner at their parents. They put their infant on the floor on a blanket in the living room and went to eat in the kitchen. Their dog, after hearing the baby make a “squeaking noise”, thought the baby was a toy, picked it up in its mouth and shook it like a rag doll. Unfortunately, the child has brain damage. I’ve seen our dogs grab a toy and shake it back and forth. It’s just not worth taking any chances.
I think they have mistaken what the dog is doing it is not covering the baby up to keep it warm!
What the dog is doing is trying to hide the scent of the baby’s nappy this is to protect the pack from other animals I have seen this many times when my older dogs have hid the younger dog’s poo!
I have six dogs none of them have ever bit or growled at any of my children for 13 years and they will protect the children as their own, but I would never let one near a new born baby, eight years ago one of the dogs grabbed a hamster from one of my children, it thought it was playing with a squeaky dogs toy as the animal squeaked she shook the animal and killed it, there was not one bite mark at all it just shook it to death ! The dog thought it was one of those stupid toys they sell in all the animal stores, I never bought a squeaky toy again.
It seems as thought when one makes a comment with which you disagree you get out of sorts. Just take it for what it is. Actually I saw this film before and it looks like the dog is ‘tucking-in” the baby. Since then I noticed one of my dogs took a piece of the donut I threw out for the birds and that is exacltly what she was doing with it in the grass. Trying to protect and hide her treasure. I think the dog was trying to hide the baby as it belonged to him or her. I once had a dog that looked like a shephard but was shorter and huskier. It would probably have torn the throat out of anyone that opened our door after we went to bed but, our cat had kittens and I put them in a box. Of course I let my young children see them and pet THE MOTHER and stand and look at them. The dog was sitting ther looking in the box also. After awhile the mother cat jumped out of the box (must not have worried the kittens would be hurt) and believe it or not….the dog just leaned forward so his chest was at the top of the box. I assumed he was protecting the kittens while the mother was gone…..from small hands that may try to pick up a kitten, or just protective