Golden Retriever’s Tender Patience with Baby Pulling His Fur Is Touching Hearts

Golden Retriever’s Tender Patience with Baby Pulling His Fur Is Touching Hearts originally appeared on Parade Pets.

Golden Retrievers are known to be gentle and loving. A top family-friendly breed, Goldens are wonderful with children of all ages and patient with varying types of temperaments.

These pups are often around babies, yet it’s best for parents of newborns often take extra caution when introducing their dogs to their new addition. Since babies are extremely fragile, it’s wise to always have supervised interaction until your pooch is completely acclimated to a delicate infant.

Monte the Golden Retriever is clearly close with the little baby of the family and kindly takes the infant’s exploring habits in stride.

The @monte_the_golden video showed the extreme patience on Monte’s part as he sat next to the baby on a playmat. The infant kept pulling at the precious pup’s hair, which had to hurt at least a little, but Monte barely flinched and just nuzzled his tiny sidekick.

“POV: You have a Golden Retriever and they are gentle souls,” the onscreen text read.

Preparing your dog for a baby’s arrival is very important. You can start by teaching them basic commands (sit, stay, lie down, leave it/drop it, etc.). Also, train them not to jump up on you and give them a calm space of their own.

Introduce your canine to baby sights, sounds, and smells to get them used to what they’ll be living with when your infant comes home. Let them gently sniff baby products like pacifiers, high chairs, toys, blankets, and others. If your dog tries to chew on these items, redirect their attention to their own toys and possessions.

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Allow your fur baby to smell baby lotion, shampoo, diaper cream, and other scents to familiarize them with your infant. Playing a video of a baby crying or laughing is also a good way to expose your dogs to the different sounds the little one will make.

Some parents practice socializing their dog with a lifelike baby doll. They go through the actions of feeding, rocking, and carrying so they’ll see how their pup will react and correct accordingly.

Monte seems thrilled about his new family member and is thankfully willing to put up with a few hair pulls for the love he gets in return.

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Golden Retriever’s Tender Patience with Baby Pulling His Fur Is Touching Hearts first appeared on Parade Pets on Jun 6, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade Pets on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.