Senior Beagle Has A Heartwarming Bedtime Habit After Not Growing Up With Toys

Seeing dogs carrying a stuffed toy for emotional support is always so sweet, showing just how similar to little kids they are. It's especially heartwarming to see when a rescue dog comes out of his or her shell and proves just how darling and resilient it is, even when it's had a tough life. That's why watching this senior beagle carry numerous "lambies" to bed on TikTok is absolutely heart-melting. Precious doesn't even begin to describe it.

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Spoiling her the way she deserved all along🥹🥰 tonight 28 lambies joined us to sleep @RealDogRescue

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"My foster spent 12 years sleeping outside & not knowing what a toy was...now she spends every night tucking in her lambies one by one," says the caption to the video as the sweet beagle is seen delicately carrying stuffed animals from a basket on the floor, up a doggy ramp, and methodically placing them on the bed near her human caregiver. "Tonight 28 lambies joined us to sleep," it is noted, as John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" plays.

When it comes to the comments section, it's mainly filled with people who feel bad for the hardship in the pup's past but are happy she now has a warm bed and a chance to be a well-loved pet. "Every dog deserves to sleep inside a warm home," said one person, as others speculate that she's making sure the lambies are also comfortable, with one guessing, "she doesn't want them to be cold the way she was😭😭😭." In the thread, the beagle's foster mom, who posted the video, assured everyone that the precious pooch was adopted by an "amazing and loving family" and that multiple lambies went with her to her new home.

Like babies, dogs often need a little bit of comfort in bed, and like nighttime infant and toddler toys, the best bedtime toys for dogs are ones that they find calming and quietly engaging. They often like to cuddle up with a stuffed toy or soothe themselves to sleep with comforting, repetitive motions like chewing and licking. There's often even a nighttime routine involved, like patiently and carefully carrying 28 stuffed lambs to bed, a la the TikTok beagle.

Dog toys that are appropriate for bedtime and help reduce anxiety include small, cuddly stuffed animals, durable but quiet chew toys, and lick mats. At night, you want to avoid getting your dog accidentally worked up, so it's best to steer clear of noisy crinkle or squeak toys, and always make sure that the toy is safe for them to sleep with overnight.

If you need some ideas about what toys might be best at night, check out these products that help ease separation anxiety in dogs, and super tough toys for dogs that destroy everything. Then, hopefully, you can both get a good night's rest!