Animals do the most precious things, often without realizing it! Just take Clara, the Golden Retriever, for instance. She is so smitten with her new foster kitten siblings that she can barely control herself. In other words, Clara, in this video, is a prime example of what total cuteness overload looks like!
She is certainly interested in her new feline siblings from the get-go. However, she was definitely not ready to deal with how stinking cute they are, LOL. She is a very cute Golden Retriever herself, so she probably thought that she knew a thing or two about cuteness; however, as soon as she started trying to play with them, she realized that their cuteness was on a whole other level!
At first, Clara has absolutely no idea what to do with herself. She sniffs her new foster kitten siblings as though she is trying to get her bearings and figure out what their deal is. Then, she has to backup for a moment, really taking a step back on the bed to try looking at them from further away. She seems to wonder, “Can it be? Are they really that cute?”
Clara then playfully gets down on her paws and goes to sniff them again; her tail is wagging furiously back and forth! She can’t handle it, though. They are just too cute!
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She actually has to look away, and she starts rolling around on the bed; Clara simply cannot contain herself!
Her kitten siblings are just too cute! Clara had to roll away for a moment to regain her composure before wiggling her way across the bed to sniff her new foster kitten siblings once more, this time she seemed to be a little bit calmer. Maybe she has finally accepted how ridiculously cute they are?
Clara Was Not the Only One Who Was Totally Smitten With These Kittens!
A Golden Retriever sniffing a tiny kitten.Image via Shutterstock/Chendongshan
(Image via Shutterstock/Chendongshan)
Many viewers on social media were as smitten with Clara’s reaction to her new kitten siblings as this precious Golden Retriever was smitten with the kittens herself. Some social media users were on the verge of experiencing total cuteness overload: “So cute… It was like she was going to pop over the cuteness!”
However, some people had a different take. Some viewers on social media praised Clara’s restrained behavior around the kittens: “OMG she’s so smart, too! She knew to be gentle, because they’re so little!”
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This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Mar 16, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.