{"id":355356,"date":"2026-03-30T15:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/355356\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:12:13","slug":"pit-bull-does-his-job-as-newborn-babys-first-bodyguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/355356\/","title":{"rendered":"Pit Bull Does His Job as Newborn Baby\u2019s \u2018First Bodyguard\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This adorable video shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/dogtime.com\/dog-breeds\/american-pit-bull-terrier\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pit Bull;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pit Bull&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pit Bull<\/a> stepping into the role of the ultimate \u201cbodyguard\u201d for a newborn baby. From the moment the baby comes home, the dog instinctively becomes a gentle protector, showering the little one with love and staying close at all times. Without any prompting, he naturally takes on the responsibility, showcasing just how intuitive and caring dogs can be. The clip beautifully highlights the way dogs often become calm, watchful guardians around babies.<\/p>\n<p>Pit Bull is protective of newborn baby sibling<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video shared by @kaylathefilipina clearly demonstrates how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/articles\/golden-shepherd-takes-protect-baby-081142273.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:protective;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;protective&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">protective<\/a> the Pit Bull is of his newborn sibling. The clip shows the baby sleeping peacefully as the dog watches closely. He observes his sibling with love and calmness in his eyes and is fully aware of the baby\u2019s presence. Every small movement or sound catches his attention, as if he\u2019s making sure the baby is safe and comfortable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moreover, he showers the baby with affection through gentle licks and soft sniffs. In the next moment, the baby is seen sleeping comfortably while the fur baby stays nearby, watching intently. The video is especially heartwarming because of the dog\u2019s gentleness. Despite his strong build, he moves carefully around the baby. He lowers his energy to ensure the baby feels safe and isn\u2019t startled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He doesn\u2019t overwhelm the baby either\u2014there\u2019s no barking or noise. Instead, the dog simply stays close, offering loving companionship and protection at the same time. Viewers\u2019 hearts melted with joy upon seeing the unconditional love captured in the video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many users wrote that the baby is well-protected and will always have the companionship of the dog. A viewer commented, \u201cThey are the best as bodyguards. Unconditional love is all that bodyguard will give &amp; 100% protection.\u201d Many other users shared their own relatable stories of how their dogs protected their babies, proving that dogs are always loyal, loving, and naturally protective companions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a href=\"https:\/\/dogtime.com\/news\/212125-pit-bull-does-his-job-newborn-baby-first-bodyguard-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pit Bull Does His Job as Newborn Baby\u2019s \u2018First Bodyguard\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pit Bull Does His Job as Newborn Baby\u2019s \u2018First Bodyguard\u2019&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pit Bull Does His Job as Newborn Baby\u2019s \u2018First Bodyguard\u2019<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/dogtime.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:DogTime;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;DogTime&quot;}\" class=\"link \">DogTime<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This adorable video shows a Pit Bull stepping into the role of the ultimate \u201cbodyguard\u201d for a newborn&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,53234,139,69,187919],"class_list":["post-355356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newborn-baby","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-pit-bull"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}