Baby learns to crawl, what dog sibling does next leaves mom in hysterics
Hearts have melted over a dog who has started copying his human baby brother as he learns to crawl.
Smokey the Staffordshire bull terrier lives in England with his owner Georgia, 29, and her 1-year-old son, Crue.
"They have been best friends since the moment we bought Crue home," Georgia, who gave her first name only, told Newsweek. "Always sitting and watching him when he was a newborn—and now they can play together, it's so sweet."
A video of Smokey playing with his baby brother has now gone viral after being shared to his dedicated TikTok account, @smokeythebluestaffy, on March 27.
It shows the pair on the floor of a room covered in baby toys, with Crue crawling slowly across the carpet.
And while first Smokey lies beside him, keeping a close eye, he then starts crawling along the floor in the same way, using his front legs to pull him across, his tail wagging as he keeps up with his brother.
Georgia wrote across the video: "POV your little brother is now crawling and appears to be getting more attention than you so suddenly your legs have stopped working."
She told Newsweek that Smokey is "obsessed" with the baby, and "is a big baby himself."
"So he started crawling like this when he realized the attention Crue was getting," she said.
TikTok users loved it, watching the clip more than 92,000 times, as one laughed Smokey appeared "so pleased with himself. Even checks to see if mom's watching!"
"The side eye as he crawls off," another pointed out, as another wrote: "So funny, my dog used to limp to get attention, a cuddle and a treat then she was running around like a lunatic again!"
One user shared their own story: "I have arthritis and my late staffy would limp up the stairs exactly like I do on my bad days, I'm still not sure if it was sympathy or taking the mick out of me."
Another said Smokey's breed is "so great with kids," as another called Staffordshire bull terriers "the most silly, softest, caring dogs in the world."
Georgia told Newsweek that Staffies like Smokey "can have such a horrible reputation, so it's nice to show TikTok their relationship, and what loving dogs they really are."
Staffordshire bull terriers are described as being clever, brave, affectionate towards family and good with young children, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC).
In 2024, Staffies were named the 63rd most popular dog breed in the U.S. by the AKC, while the French bulldog, Labrador retriever and golden retriever held the three top spots.
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