Dog owner brings puppy home to meet Great Dane and what happens next melts hearts

A dog owner who brought home a puppy has melted people's hearts after recording the way his existing pet reacted. The man already owned a Great Dane, who could be seen responding to the puppy in an adorable way - leaving members of the public praising the adorable bond between the two animals.

The video of the Great Dane was posted to Claiborne's TikTok account, with over 1,000 likes racked up on the heart-warming post. Some suggested it was a perfect sign of "love at first sight" while others praised the Great Dane for being "gentle" with the new addition to the family.

The TikTok post has delighted members of the public. The new pup, named Weezie, met the Great Dane, Angus, and the interaction between the pair makes it seem like they will be friends for life.

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The video is captioned: "Love at first sight. He's so gentle with her." Members of the public were thrilled to see how well the dogs were getting on and suggested the Great Dane was very sweet.

One person wrote: "He is being so sweet." Another added that the dog was "adorable" and their interaction with the new addition to the family is a positive sign.

A third person wrote: "I swear Danes just love babies. Ours is sort of a jerk but when he brought her a baby she fell in love immediately." A fourth person agreed, adding: "I totally agree with this, My Marjorie thinks anything small is her baby. But all my Danes love the puppies."

The PDSA has confirmed Great Danes are very "intelligent and eager" to learn new skills and are excellent when bonding with other animals if given the time.

Their website reads: "Great Danes are an incredibly loving breed and form strong attachments to their families, but are also known for being sensitive and may not adapt well to new situations.

"This is why it’s really important to socialise your Great Dane with different experiences, people and dogs from a young age. This will help your dog develop a well-rounded, easy going personality and let their loyal and loving nature shine."

This includes giving the Great Dane the "right socialisation from a young age", with the PDSA confirming the animals are not known for being aggressive and tend to get along well with other animals.

They added: "Generally speaking, Great Danes are not known for being aggressive.

"Given the right socialisation from a young age, your Great Dane should get along perfectly fine with other dogs.

"If your Great Dane has lived with a cat from a young age, they should get along fine. Great Danes do have a fairly strong prey drive, though, so all introductions need to be done very carefully. Never leave your Great Dane unsupervised with smaller pets."