Massive Caucasian Shepherd Puppy Is Not Aware of His Size in Hilarious Clip
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In a viral TikTok video, a massive Caucasian shepherd puppy clearly doesn't know his size as he climbs up his auntie's lap, and internet users can't cope with it.
"Crouton, baby boy you're bigger than auntie. You're squishing her!" the poster can be heard telling her puppy, in a clip shared on Thursday under the username @caucasiancrouton, as he lies on top of his auntie, covering her up entirely.
"My 1-year-old pup harassing his auntie" reads layover text in the clip. A caption adds: "He likes to climb on her, always has."
Caucasian shepherds are among the biggest dog breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC). As adults they can reach a height of 23 to 30 inches, and weigh around 99 to 170 pounds.
These breeds are a mountain type of dog, long-coated and with a heavy body mass. Originally breed to protect properties from trespassers, and guard livestock from predators, these days, they are most commonly companions and watchdogs.
Despite their size, some dogs behave like they are not aware of how big they are. But is that actually the case?
A study, published by Hungarian scientists in the Journal of Animal Cognition, asked dogs to perform different variations of the same physical challenge, passing through an opening in a wall, using openings of different sizes, to establish whether they were aware of their size based on their performance.
Results showed that the pups approached the small openings with longer latencies than the suitable ones, and, upon reaching them, they didn't try to get through.
This indicates that dogs are indeed aware of their size, but they may not care to act appropriately when it comes to getting cuddles from their loved ones.
Stock image: A Caucasian shepherd dog lays on the floor.
Stock image: A Caucasian shepherd dog lays on the floor.
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The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 1.4 million views and more than 239,000 likes on the platform.
One user, SNAGaChef, commented: "Look if auntie didn't want to die by floof cuddles she shouldn't have been more comfy than the couch. she made her choice crouton just obliged."
Elsieplaysttv posted: "Ummm that's still a puppy??? He going to need his own couch once he's full grown …"
Meatballs_mom added: "I have a Caucasian Shepherd too. Her name is Meatball and she too loves to cuddle! They have no idea how big they are."
Newsweek reached out to @caucasiancrouton for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.
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