Weatherford, Texas - For many, parenthood feels like a calling – and that's not just the case for humans, as a viral dog video has proven!

In a hilarious TikTok, a man caught his dachshund getting a little carried away with her sense of motherly love.

Seth Conboy lives with his two dogs on a farm in Weatherford, where horses, cats, and other four-legged friends live alongside the pups.

Recently, dachshund Lainey caused a bit of a stir when she decided to steal a kitten – a theft that was caught on camera and later shared to TikTok.

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In the video, the dog can be seen rushing purposefully across the farmyard with the tiny cat in her mouth. It's only when the dachshund is approached by her owner that she stops and looks a little remorseful.

But Seth seems to know exactly why Lainey did what she did: "When you love being a mom so much you steal the barn kitty," he wrote in the on-screen text.

It is not known how long Lainey held onto the cat, but the dog owner probably cleared up the case of the missing kitten quite quickly.

"That's not a stolen kitten that is a finalized adoption!" one user joked in the comments.