Internet users are obsessed with an enormous dog with very specific comfort requests from her owners.
Tasha Dyson, 28, shares Great Dane dog Dahlia with her husband, and told Newsweek that they “definitely embody all of the ‘dinkwad’ stereotypes for better or for worse”-—dinkwad meaning “double income no kids with a dog.”
And Dahlia, whom they affectionately refer to as Dolly, has a pampered life, Dyson said.
“She sleeps on her own memory foam mattress, has an inventory of her own blankets, and has bandannas for every season and holiday,” Dyson said of the almost-2-year-old dog. “She makes us laugh all the time, because, for such a big dog, she is really such a baby!”
Great Danes are one of the largest dog breeds, weighing up to 175 pounds and reaching up to 32 inches tall at the shoulder—or taller than most people while standing on their hind legs—according to the American Kennel Club. But the breed is also noted for being extremely affectionate toward their owners, with a sweet nature and friendly disposition.
Dahlia’s personality as a friendly giant was proved with a viral video to Dyson’s TikTok account, @tashpointoh_, on February 27, as she pondered how a pet sitter would handle Dahlia’s quirks.
It showed the Great Dane staring into the camera with an unreadable expression on her face; unreadable, that is, except to her owner, who wrote in explanation: “How do I explain to a dog sitter that this look means she wants to be tucked into a blanket?”
The clip then shows Dyson walking toward Dahlia’s bed as the enormous dog follows excitedly. Dyson picks up a blanket, Dahlia settles on her bed, and Dyson drapes the blanket over her—at which point, the Great Dane curls up, her nose just peeking through the folds of the blanket.
Dyson’s video ends with Dahlia appearing to be fast asleep, curled up under her blanket—and she added in the caption that the spoiled pet will also “wake you up in the middle of the night to tuck her back in.”
TikTok users were obsessed, watching the video more than 3.4 million times and awarding it almost 600,000 likes.
“Your pet horse is very cute,” one commenter joked, as another shared their own story: “Ours DEMAND the softest pillows and the coziest blankets. Of course we must oblige.”
Plenty of other pet owners shared photos of their dogs looking as cozy and comfortable as Dahlia, wrapped up in blankets, lying on cushions, and under the covers of a full-sized bed.
Dyson told Newsweek that her and her husband’s lives “kind of revolve around” their dog, “but she brings us so much joy and laughter, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
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