North Carolina - When children are quiet for a moment too long, it usually spells trouble. With a dog in the mix, most parents would be even more nervous about what might happen. A mother from North Carolina experienced just that when she hadn't heard from her daughter and the family dog for a while...
In an Instagram video that has been viewed more than 18 million times, mom Chulpan Valishina films as she walks into her daughter Amelia's room.
There, the four‑year‑old American Bully named Hippo has made himself comfortable on the child's white carpet.
He doesn't seem to mind at all that Amelia quickly incorporated him into her playtime, and she's even recreated his outline with magnetic building blocks!
Surrounded by the colorful toy pieces, the gray dog dozes off while the little girl continues to build him into her creation, even stretching his hind legs in deep relaxation.
"Just 2 besties spending quality time together," Amelia's mother wrote in the caption of her viral Instagram post.
Hippo has been living with Valishina for four years, and the mom runs a popular Instagram account called @chulpanfam.
Amelia and her dog have become total "besties"
After the birth of their daughter Amelia, it quickly became clear that the girl and the four‑legged friend share a special bond – and that videos of the two are extremely popular online!
For this reason, the mom regularly treats her 222,000 followers to videos of Amelia and Hippo, who clearly loves it when he gets to be the little girl's playmate!
A video from late July shows the furry companion, for example, being completely covered in stickers by Amelia – without a hint of resistance!
Viewers can't get enough of these "besties."
"That dog has no idea what's happening but it's so happy to be playing," one user wrote under Valishina's post.