This Golden Retriever Is The Definition Of A Nanny Dog

Golden retriever who used to be afraid of everything watches over a room full of napping babies at her in-home day care

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00:00We've never had a golden that was anxious or fearful until we got Winnie.

00:05Winnie, why are you hiding behind a trash can? What's going on?

00:12In the beginning, we noticed that she was just afraid of most noises.

00:17What do you hear, Blue Bear?

00:20Like, let's go to the dog park. Let's go do all the dog things.

00:24And she just hated everything that we tried.

00:27She would just start getting closer for comfort.

00:30We adopted Winnie when I was seven months pregnant.

00:33But when we had our baby, we noticed something.

00:39Winnie's anxiety was practically gone.

00:49She was just so patient with him.

00:53So whenever guests would come over to see the baby,

00:55Winnie would be monitoring the whole interaction.

01:09And she would even do that to me.

01:12I would be feeding the baby, and she's just sitting over me, judging me.

01:23We moved into our new house and opened up our in-home daycare.

01:26That was the magic moment for us.

01:32As soon as we opened daycare, that's when she really became Nana.

01:36She just really came out of her shell.

01:42She will bring me my baby's diapers.

01:48Thank you.

01:52Thank you.

01:53I'm going to take this to the baby.

01:54And she'll also bring my baby's bottle, too.

01:57Okay, let's go.

01:58She's just a huge help to have around.

01:59During nap time, she stays in the room with them.

02:02I don't make her. The door is open. It's just where she wants to be.

02:05And the kids prefer it anyways, too.

02:07They prefer that someone stays with them, and they always ask it to be Nana.

02:10All of the parents think it's just the sweetest thing when she does that.

02:18The kids benefit from Nana so much.

02:21Whether they're playing salon or doctor or they're on the trampoline or doing crafts,

02:29she's just the center of it all.

02:32Winnie has a heart condition that limits her exercise.

02:36Daycare has been so special for us because it's the first thing that we notice

02:39that has made Winnie happy while allowing her just to stay calm and be herself.

02:45If I had to describe Nana in a few words, I would describe her as motherly, empathetic, and unique.

02:53She's just not like any other dog that I've ever met.

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