Rex and Rider are both German Shepherds retired from very important jobs: they were both K9s in the military. They’re living the good life now, free from stress and deadly situations, but they’ve found something else to focus their attention on: their mom.
It seems that every time she turns around, she’s being watched by one of the guys. She jokes that she’s not sure if it’s love or whether or not she should be concerned that they keep such a close eye on her, and honestly, we’re not sure, either!
Rex and Rider’s mom wondered in the caption, “What do ya’ll think?” We think they’re totally smitten with her!
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Funny Reactions to the Nosy German Shepherds
Viewers left some funny comments about the German Shepherd‘s obsession with their mom, and some of them cracked us up. @KillaKel got more than 23,000 likes when they joked, “Suspect keeps recording us… She’s sus LOL!”
@Mae Atwell got 16,000 likes when she pointed out, “They didn’t retire. They went into the private sector.” @Andrea joked, “They graduated to secret service.” @Leonie pointed out, “They didn’t retire, they’re undercover.”
Another commenter made us laugh with, “Can confirm this is just normal German Shepherd behavior. Mine does this, and as far as I know, he does not have a job.” @NovaBella09 agreed, “Girl, I have two Shepherds, and I laughed out loud. There are no sheep around to herd, so I am the sheep!” Another commenter added, “It’s a German shepherd thing … my girl will make sure that I do not fall into the toilet and the computer in my office doesn’t suck me into the interwebs.”
We laughed when @Kaylee Lambert joked, “Mom is secure, over.” @Kat Kae White added, “They’re like, ‘This new job is so boring. She just sits there…'” @Brookeg1 shared, “Watching you is their full-time job at this point.”
@Deneb asked, “I wonder if they think they’re discreet… LOL!” It’s kind of hard to be discreet when you’re staring directly at somebody, and you’re that big!
This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Mar 26, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.