14-02-2025
Golden Retriever Hilariously Passes Down ‘Stick Out Your Tongue' Trick to Newborn Baby
There are few things in the world that are sweeter than watching the relationship that your baby builds with your dog. In the early months of my daughter's life, when I was more sleep deprived than I'd ever been, it was witnessing those cute moments between her and my dog that really got me through the 3 a.m. feedings. Somehow, they instantly had a bond, and four years later, that bond has only gotten stronger.
The baby and the Golden Retriever in the video below seem to have a similarly adorable bond. This little one might be new to the family, but their friendship with the dog is at a level that he's already beginning to impart his wisdom and tricks.
Mom @adobitz shared this video of her baby and her pup hanging out together. The baby's laying on a blanket as the dog is looking down at him, and it's then that we can see this little guy is copying his Golden big brother!
When the dog sticks his tongue out, the baby follows suit... and they go back and forth doing this too many times for it to be a coincidence. How cute are these two?!
And according to other parents who have commented on the video, this phenomenon doesn't seem to be all that uncommon. "My dog taught my son how to bark. I had a dog and baby barking at me," one mom wrote.
Fascinatingly, babies can learn from dogs — not only can we see it happening in this video, but science backs up that claim, too.
A study conducted by Brigham Young University that was published in Science Daily discovered that babies as young as six months old can match an angry bark and a friendly bark to photos of dogs who look threatening vs. dogs who look welcoming, which shows that they can understand what dogs are trying to communicate with them — despite the fact that, at that age, they're still trying to figure out human language.
"Emotion is one of the first things babies pick up on in their social world,' psychology professor and leader of the study Ross Flom said, adding, 'We chose dogs because they are highly communicative creatures both in their posture and the nature of their bark."
It stands to reason that dogs can convey emotions and messages through body language to babies, even while they're still learning to talk... and yet another study that was published in the Pediatric Research journal determined that dogs can have a positive impact on toddlers' social-emotional development.
If there was ever a good reason to add another dog to the fam, it's gotta be this one!🐶🐾🐾
