Dog Being Adorably Groomed By Cat Experiences 'The Premium Spa Treatment'
Some cats and dogs never learn to get along. Other times, a dog and cat love each other so much that everyone can see it. Harbor and Cloud are one such pair of interspecies BFFs. In an adorable video captioned "The sweetest relationship 🥹🥰" — which has been viewed more than 3.3 million times and racked up over 579,000 likes on TikTok — Cloud the tabby cat carefully grooms the head of his good buddy Harbor, a Labrador retriever-pit bull mix. Harbor closes her eyes, seeming to enjoy the sensation of Cloud's little sandpaper tongue licking her head. One netizen joked that Harbor "is getting the premium spa treatment."
@mopetsmoproblems The sweetest relationship 🥹🥰 #catdoglove #catsoftiktok #dogsoftiktok #noahkahan
Viewers were instantly enamored with the darling duo. Several people were even moved to tears upon seeing such a heartwarming example of cats and dogs living in harmony, with one quipping, "Ok so I planned to cry today anyway? Jokes on you." Another person wrote, "Quite possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen 🥹😭," and a third stated, "They love each other how adorbs."
How Harbor and Cloud became friends
"How did y'all accomplish this 😭 I'm so jealous," commented one viewer of the TikTok video, and several netizens asked questions about how to help a cat and dog become best friends. Harbor and Cloud's owner shared useful tips, such as acquiring the animals when they're both young, if possible; sharing the animals' scents ahead of time, by trading blankets that the pets have each slept on; keeping the animals in separate spaces at first; and taking the whole process slowly.
One netizen asked specifically about introducing one new dog to five cats. Harbor and Cloud's owner responded, "Give them their own separate space and feed them (high value food/treats) by each other to build positive reinforcement – cats will take a little longer, and that's totally normal." With patience, planning, and a bit of luck, you might end up with a pair of pets who adore each other as much as Harbor and Cloud clearly do. As one netizen wrote, "I love cat + dog friendships 😭."
Want to see more cats and dogs who are adorable BFFs? Check out this lookalike German shepherd and black cat who quickly turn into each other's shadow, and this cat grooming his mini dachshund sibling.