Golden Retriever is confronted with eight kittens: Shortly afterwards hearts melt

South Dakota (USA) - This encounter was no walk in the park: Golden Retriever Lincoln was recently confronted with eight kittens in his home in South Dakota. His owner Athena Palmer's camera was rolling during the encounter. Millions of TikTok users can now benefit from this and their hearts are melting by the dozen.

It wasn't clip no. 1, in which the golden retriever is still missing, that people were particularly taken with, but the second part (see below). Even the first image of the video doesn't fail to make an impact.

Anxious and with ruffled fur, one of the baby cats stands very close to Lincoln, who looks her straight in the eye. The cute velvet paw is so small that the golden retriever's head alone appears larger.

In other scenes, it is easy to see how tense the kittens are. Insecure, they creep around the dog, struggle to make contact and ruffle their fur.

The male dog is all the more relaxed and curious as he calmly observes the spectacle. Then the knot finally bursts.

Kishu the kitten dares to come out of hiding and pokes Lincoln on the nose. The golden retriever puts up with it and has no problem with the little cat climbing on him.

3.3 million clicks and a good 430,000 likes have already been generated by these heart-warming pictures in the first five days. In the meantime, Athena Palmer has announced a third video to follow soon.

By the way: while golden retriever Lincoln has a permanent place with his owner, the kittens still have to wait for new owners. This is because the US-American only acts as a foster mother for the little ones.

Her videos are therefore also intended as an appeal to people in the neighborhood who are interested in the kittens.

With this viral success, the animalsare likely to be adopted quickly.