This family’s sweet dog is going viral on TikTok for lending her paws to help take care of newborn twins
Most parents probably wish they had an extra pair of hands to help out when taking care of a newborn—let alone newborn twins!—but this lucky family ended up with an extra set of paws. A new dad is going viral on TikTok for documenting how his dog, Lucy, has become a “guardian angel” helping take care of his newborn twin daughters.
In one video, Josh Rheaume, who goes by @uhohtwins on TikTok, can be seen changing one of the twins and getting her dressed—while Lucy stands by and waits for her chance to help. It comes when Rheaume needs items that are out of reach. Every time he needs something—a diaper, a pair of socks—he asks Lucy to get it for him, and she does.
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Another video shows Rheaume and Lucy taking advantage of some sweet, sweet time when the twins are napping—and finally getting some chores done. Lucy moves around the house to pick up laundry and place it in a basket, then helps load it into the washer and dryer.
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“We learned pretty quickly that what we had to do was include her in as much as we could,” Rheaume told Today.com about helping Lucy adjust to her new life as a big sister. “With all the tricks that I had trained Lucy over the years, we figured that we could put them into action.”
Teaching Lucy to fetch items started out as a party trick, when Rheaume would have his four-legged companion grab beers for himself and his friends.
He added, “The thing about Lucy (is) she has very good item recognition and word association. (It’s) something that’s kind of imprinted in her brain.”
Now that Lucy is one of the most famous dogs on the internet, Rheaume said that anyone who wants to train their dog like Lucy should use “patience and positive reinforcement.”
“A bond is really important, being close to your dog first and foremost. They want to do well for us,” he said. “Give them the patience they need and, you know, reinforcing that positivity once they’re able to achieve what you want them to achieve.”
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