The Swift family owned their chocolate Lab for more than eight years when the baby finally came along. When the baby started to crawl, they remembered why they wanted a Lab in the first place.
The family has owned the beautiful dog since she was 10 weeks old and have carefully trained her in advanced obedience. She is a trustworthy companion, and still the Swifts are cautious with her around the baby. Then this happened!
On the very day that their little girl started crawling, Mom and Dad were ready with the camera. Many parents document their child's firsts, but this video would turn out to be really special.
The lovely dog has always been enthralled with people of all ages and will willingly follow voice commands. But in this case, it was all her own doing as she reaches out to reward and encourage the baby girl.
The dog bestows a gentle kiss on her young charge. Even though Mom and Dad allow baby and dog to mingle, they advocate research and listening to the experts before putting a dog and a young child together.
Watch this video to see how gentle and affectionate the dog is with the child. What do your Facebook friends say? Are their dogs this sweet-natured?