A dog’s precious response to a thunderstorm left viewers in tears over how he wanted to stay safe, and with whom.
The owner, known on TikTok as @banditofhearts, couldn’t find her Maltipoo—a crossbreed of a Maltese and a toy or miniature poodle—anywhere when the thunderstorm rolled through.
“I checked in my closet and bathroom, and I thought it was strange I couldn’t find him anywhere since we lived in a studio apartment and there weren’t many places he could go,” the owner told Newsweek via TikTok.
She spent several minutes searching the small apartment until it finally dawned on her: check behind and under the furniture. It turns out the tiny dog named Bandit managed to sneak his way under the bed, a safe place for him during the scary storm.
But, as the owner showed in a June 15 TikTok video, Bandit decided to bring his “thunder buddy” with him. The pup hid under the bed with his favorite toy, a stuffed animal rabbit. The owner found him with his head on the ground, with his back paws placed on top of the toy rabbit’s ears, keeping him warm as they waited out the storm.
Bandit had deliberate intentions on which toy to bring with him to keep him company. The owner said that the stuffed animal is Bandit’s favorite.
“It’s one of his first toys that I had waiting for him when we brought him home as a puppy, and he still has it now at 3 years old,” the owner said.
Within three days, the TikTok clip reached over 634,000 views, more than 165,000 likes and nearly 220 comments.
“His bestie keeping him safe,” commented one viewer.
Another added: “I thought he was a plushie too at first.”
A third user wrote: “The way I’d crawl under there with him.”
Several others shared how their pets exhibit the same behavior during thunderstorms or fireworks. There could be several reasons canines hate thunderstorms; however, an article from the American Kennel Club reported that it could likely be due to the loud sounds, as a canine’s hearing is significantly more powerful than a human’s.
Furthermore, dogs are more in touch with changes in the environment. With a storm approaching, these animals can sense different air pressures or static electricity.
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