{"id":834,"date":"2025-11-11T02:23:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T02:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=834"},"modified":"2025-11-11T02:23:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T02:23:39","slug":"golden-retriever-is-totally-stumped-over-babys-toy-and-its-downright-precious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"Golden Retriever Is Totally Stumped Over Baby&#8217;s Toy and It&#8217;s Downright Precious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There&#8217;s nothing cuter than dogs and babies together, but adding a toy to the mix can make it even better, or funnier at least. This sweet <strong>Golden Retriever<\/strong>, Theo, has just discovered the new baby&#8217;s peek-a-boo toy, and he truly has no idea what to make of it. The on-screen text tells us, &#8220;POV: your dog hasn&#8217;t gotten used to the baby toys quite yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s clear Theo doesn&#8217;t know whether to play fetch or rip the intruder to shreds. As the caption sums up, &#8220;Adding peek-a-boo to the list of things Theo doesn\u2019t like.&#8221; You got that part right!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Commenters laughed at the hilarity of the dog working out the, uh, eccentric toy. Many got into Theo&#8217;s head, &#8220;&#8216;Did you see that? Did I just see that?&#8217; &#8211; the dog probably&#8221; posted @Xiomara. Theo&#8217;s human mom responded appropriately with laughing emojis. @Michael took it a step further, &#8220;Dog: &#8216;Ah hell no! Kid, you\u2019re on your own!'&#8221; Commenters agreed that the toy gave off solid Chucky vibes. &#8220;No that\u2019s creepy I\u2019m with him on that,&#8221; @Emily put out there with @Amanda Jimenez adding, &#8220;He said &#8216;This is dangerous! I just can\u2019t prove it lol.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another viewer took it in another direction with, &#8220;I love that the dog is more captivated than the baby.&#8221; Indeed. Finally, we had someone thinking about the right things, &#8220;Imagine that going off at 2am.&#8221; This doesn&#8217;t bode well for the peek-a-boo toy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Related: Golden Retriever Spots Her Reflection in Mirror and Is Instantly Smitten<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Should dogs play with baby toys?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Well, luckily for Theo, the short answer is no. Most baby toys aren&#8217;t built to withstand a dog&#8217;s ability to chew, which will almost certainly surpass that of a baby. Many plushies and other toys for babies will instantly turn to shreds when your pup pup gets a hold of them. These stuffies might also contain batteries that could wind up getting bitten open or ingested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dog toys, on the other hand, will often be made of rope or another thicker material that&#8217;s better suited to our beasties. Some four-legged friends do love stuffed animals, in which case you should probably keep the ones for the kids and the ones for Fido separate. We&#8217;re pretty sure Theo will be staying far away from the peek-a-boo toy regardless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/dog-face\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\ud83d\udc36;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\ud83d\udc36<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/newsletters\/parade-pets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SIGN UP to get \u201cpawsitivity\u201d delivered right to your inbox with inspiring &amp; entertaining stories about our furry &amp; feathered friends;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SIGN UP to get \u201cpawsitivity\u201d delivered right to your inbox with inspiring &amp; entertaining stories about our furry &amp; feathered friends<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/paw-prints\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/pethelpful.com\/pet-news\/golden-retriever-stumped-over-babys-toy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PetHelpful;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PetHelpful<\/a> on Nov 10, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pethelpful.com\/pet-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pet News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pet News<\/a> section. 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