As of: March 6, 2024, 11:00 a.m
By: Lara-Sabrina Kiehl
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Lexie, the golden retriever, loves being with her unusual family - a flock of sheep who live with her on a farm in Canada.
In several adorable
TikTok
videos, dog Lexie conquers the hearts of the community by frolicking among the sheep on her owner, Alyssa Teeuwissen's farm.
The owner swears that Lexie “feels like a sheep half the time and wants to be with them all the time.”
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Dog Lexie gives kisses in the sheepfold
Alyssa Teeuwissen, who lives in Canada, told
People magazine
that her dog absolutely enjoys the sheep's company and loves to give them kisses.
She is sure that her dog is in her happy place in the stable with the sheep.
Teeuwissen shares the cute clips on the TikTok account @lyss.teuwissen.
The video of border collie Nero getting kisses from calves is also cute.
Users give the clips a lot of likes on the social media platform.
Teeuwissen herself is thrilled by the positive response and comments that Lexie actually has a strong desire to join the sheep herd.
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The happy relationship between Lexie and the sheep quickly spreads online and creates heartwarming moments in the digital world.
The fact that Golden Retrievers make friends quickly could be due to their friendly and family-oriented nature.
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Do animals make friends?
But can animals actually make friends?
According to behavioral biologists, this is certainly the case.
The scientific community now assumes that not only monkeys, dogs or cats, but even rats and mice can develop emotions.
Marc Bekoff, an American behavioral biologist who once taught at the University of Colorado, strongly believes that animals can experience emotions similar to humans, including love, hate, joy, sadness and pity.
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This is also confirmed by several studies in which it was found that dogs are not only able to read human emotions, but can even recognize their feelings such as fear, excitement and anger based on their behavior.
So that means dogs can even be “infected” by people’s emotions.
However, the range of emotions a dog can feel is rather limited compared to that of a human.
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