Giant Great Dane gets a small cat as a roommate: how he reacts thrills the web
New York (USA) - Best friends can come in all shapes and sizes - just like this iconic dog and cat duo .
Samantha and Annaleise Kildow of New York weren't sure how their Great Dane named Finn would react to the new cat in their home.
The Kildows had rescued the eight-week-old kitten named Art after he was abandoned by his mother during a heavy rainstorm. So they gave the vulnerable little velvet paw a loving home.
The couple initially had concerns about how their five-year-old dog would handle the tiny kitten. Samantha told Newsweek that they feared Finn might mistake Art for a squirrel, which he loves to chase.
For the first few days, they watched the two animals interact closely - it was clear from the start that Finn would have to be very careful with his new sibling.
Samantha and Annaleise presented the heart-warming result in a video on their TikTok channel "finnthebigman".
The footage shows the great dane slowly getting to know Art and behaving very calmly towards the tiny kitten.
Giant Great Dane and little kitten are one heart and one soul
"Just a few days after we got Art, they became friends. They cuddle together all the time," says Samantha happily. "The moment we laid eyes on Art, we knew it was our destiny to take the kitten in."
Being so young, the little cat is full of energy and spends half the day running around and getting into mischief. When she's done with the mess, she usually seeks out Finn to snuggle up to him for a nap. She often uses the dog's ear as a blanket.
One TikTok user wrote emotionally: "I have tears in my eyes, this is so precious." Another joked, "Kitty has a bodyguard," while another commenter replied, "Oh my god, the ear blanket is so cute."