Bravely, a little girl approached the family’s ‘giant’ Rottweiler, holding his ball in her hands.
What do you think happened?
Did the dog snatch the ball from the baby’s hands? Or did it bark, scaring the child and making her drop the ball?
Neither option; the pet, lying on the floor, allowed the little girl to approach and place the toy in her mouth.
The cutest thing is that he gently took the ball from her hands, and to make the scene even more beautiful, the baby gave her canine friend a super affectionate hug.
A cute sight to behold!
Fortunately, the scene was recorded by the duo’s mother, Brunna.
Now, who are the protagonists of this sweet scene?
The protagonists are Alice, who is 1 year and 2 months old, and Tito, who is 2 years and 8 months old. They live with their family in Arcoverde, in the interior of Pernambuco.
According to Brunna in an interview with Amo Meu Pet , Tito is a dog with a sociable personality, very calm, docile and extremely intelligent.
The Rottweiler’s socialization with children began when he arrived at the family when he was 60 days old, as Brunna already had Cloe, who is now four years old.
“With Alice, we adapted him since I found out I was pregnant. We started training him as if we already had a baby at home. We maintained his normal routine, but included a Cloe doll, simulated the baby’s crying through YouTube, and interacted with the doll,” she said.
The family always made sure to respect their pet’s limits, never forcing anything. And when Alice was born, it was pure joy!
Tito showed great curiosity about the newborn, always following her everywhere.
Although he was ecstatic about his new little sister, Tito was sad to miss Brunna, especially in the 40 days after giving birth, as she couldn’t give him much attention. “But my husband kept up the routine of outings.”
“As time went on, we introduced interactions with both of them. It took about four months for me to feel that he was comfortable interacting with Alice,” he said.
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The pet learned to respect children, taking everything slowly from their hands, whether from girls or anyone else.
Besides being respectful, this cutie knows some tricks like ‘lie down’, ‘stay’, ‘no’, ‘ok’, ‘greet’, ‘paw’, ‘bye’; he is very obedient.
He also loves to socialize, a house full of visitors is his thing!
Brunna says that keeping a dog with her daughters allows them to become better people, as she believes that “children who grow up respecting animals are more empathetic people.”
“Dogs have a mission to bring out the best in us. It’s incredible to see their joy and his interactions respectfully. Creating memories and roots!” he declared.
This awareness is due to the fact that, as a child, Brunna also grew up with a dog of the same breed as Tito.
“Today I am passionate about the breed and dogs because of the dog I had as a child.”
Video
Are you curious to see Tito taking the ball from Alice’s hand?
The post made on this beautiful family’s Instagram profile on November 3rd has accumulated more than 15 million views and thousands of comments.
“He turned his head to catch it perfectly without hurting it! This breed is wonderful! Tito is beautiful!” declared one internet user.
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