When you’re still a baby, the world can seem like such a big place. Us adults don’t think twice about climbing the stairs in our house, but for puppies and babies alike, it can all seem a little tricky.
Thankfully, a 1-year-old toddler named Mia is more than willing to teach her puppy, Teddy, how to ascend the big, scary staircase. The sweet moment was caught on camera and shared on YouTube by Life with Malamutes, where it was viewed by over 653,000 all over the world.
In the video’s caption, Mia’s parents explain: “Teddy had never seen stairs before and was intrigued by them so we thought we would show him it’s ok and how to get up them! At first he was a bit worried past the first steps but soon enough he’s flying up and down with his best buddy Amelia.”
Mia is the best person to teach Teddy how to use the stairs – as she’s only just learned for herself. She might be only one-year-old, but she’s already mastered the art of climbing!
Teddy, on the other hand, is a little rusty. As Mia begins to climb, she’s so enthusiastic that she’s already halfway up the stairs before Teddy has even made it onto the second step! In the end, Mia’s parents have to ask the super-speedy toddler to slow down, while giving her brother a helping hand.
It’s clear that Teddy has it in him to climb the stairs, but his fear of climbing them is what’s holding him back! Teddy’s human dad makes sure to help the little pup by holding his back, while Mia climbs ahead to demonstrate how to do it.
“Teddy likes to stick by Mia’s side so he follows her up and then down then up then down haha, great exercise for them!” Mia’s parents added. “We’re also teaching Mia how to safely descend the steps as this applies to any object she then climbs, she needs to go bum first!”
The video then skips to two weeks later, and it’s amazing how much the pair have come on in that time!
Not only does Teddy already look twice his original size, but his confidence has developed on just two weeks, and he now happily climbs up the steps next to Mia.
It’s now more of a race of who’s going to get to the top first, and one YouTube commenter left in some jokey commentary which we thought would be perfect to go alongside this video:
Others took to the comments to share their love for the adorable baby Mia and her pup, Teddy.
“I love how smart Mia is and see’s that Teddy is coming down so she moves to the left out of his way. So adorable!”
“This little girl is not even one full year old and yet here she is climbing stairs like a pro. I find her to be a very advanced, clever, sweet sweet child… Her siblings are almost as cute as she is too!!”
Watch the adorable pair in action below, and repeat after us: “I do not need another baby, I do not need another puppy…”
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