Happily smiling, the little baby is lying on its back, surrounded by toys. Obviously, the baby is doing great.

This is just the right moment to start a little speech exercise. The family dog listens and responds in an unexpected way.

Say “mama”!

Like most babies, the baby is expected to learn the word ‘Mama’ first. So, the mother pronounces it, hoping that her child would repeat the word.

However, the little one is not interested in the speech exercise and continues to smile happily.

Maybe he’s happy that the family dog is there. This dog is very attentive, as he immediately proves.

Let me give it a try

After the mother has tried several times to get a “Mama” out of the baby, the dog just tries it himself. After all, practice makes perfect.

The next “Say Mama” is met with a sound that clearly resembles “Mama.”

To prove that it wasn’t just a coincidence, the dog says “Mama” again and then another time.

Why is the dog talking?

One might wonder what prompted the dog to suddenly attempt human speech. Viewers have various thoughts on this.

User Luana Silva believes that the dog is afraid of losing his place in his owner’s heart:

“When he realized the baby took his place, he knew he had to make an effort to get human attention.”

Morten Osmann is mainly impressed by how much effort the dog puts into his attempt at speaking:

“He understood the task perfectly and made a great effort to produce the right sounds.”

However, most viewers are simply touched by this cute scene and let their emotions run free:

“This has to be one of the sweetest animal videos on the internet. I’m melting,”

writes user Vivo. She’s certainly not the only one. Click on the video now if you also feel like melting.