Florida - Reef the dog was still very small when he was brought into his family a few years ago. The Golden Retriever immediately felt right at home there and made friends with one member in particular: Boba the cat. The bond has clearly left its mark!

In a video that his owner posted on her TikTok account, Reef can be seen standing on the back of the couch and looking down at his dad.

Instead of settling down on the cushion and making himself comfortable next to his favorite human, as any other dog would probably have done, Reef decides to take a different route.

And so he takes a few awkward steps on the spot before he finally settles down very slowly and, just like his buddy Boba always does, falls asleep on the backrest.

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"Can you tell our golden retriever was raised by our cat?" wrote the young woman in the caption.

"Took him a lot of energy to get up there okay," laughed one commenter as another said, "I love how this just seems like a normal night to you guys!! Reef is a gentle giant for sure!"

"Not the heavy breathing," joked a third.

Although the dog and cat have always been besties, it is crystal clear which of them wears the (proverbial) pants in the relationship.

One of the countless videos on the account shows Reef running towards his buddy to attract his attention.

However, the cat is anything but impressed and bops him with his paw! Another hard-earned lesson in cat-hood...