Laughter As Dog Can't Cope When Owner Pets Toy

The moment a 12-year-old rescue dog had an adorably jealous reaction to his owner petting a soft dinosaur toy has left people in stitches.

In a heartwarming video shared by @pescado249 on TikTok, Mailo the Jack Russell is seen gazing shocked as his owner affectionately pets the soft toy.

The text overlay read: "What is going on here?!" capturing the shock on the dog's face.

Mailo even goes as far as to crawl up closer and grab the stuffed toy in his mouth. As he moves it out of the way, Mailo puts himself in its place, cuddling up closely to his owner.

With more than 240,000 views, the video prompted an outpouring of love from animal lovers online.

One commenter humorously imagined Mailo's internal dialogue and wrote: "Hey Dinosaur, get in line. That's my Mum."

While another was taken with Mailo's reaction and simply wrote: "So cute," while another agreed and dubbed it "adorable."

Another joked about Mailo's thoughts and said: "How does this little green dino dare sit in my spot!?!"

Do Dogs Get Jealous?

While jealousy may seem like a purely human emotion, studies and observations have shown that dogs experience jealousy toward other animals or objects.

A 2014 study by researchers at the University of California delved into the reality of jealousy in dogs.

Observing 36 dogs as they were subject to various conditions, their owner was instructed to interact with a realistic stuffed dog, engage with a novel object (in this case, a jack-o-lantern), and simply read a book aloud. Each condition lasted for 1 minute, followed by a 30-second post-condition phase.

The results found that dogs displayed behaviors consistent with jealousy when their owner was interacting with the realistic plush dog, especially when compared to the other scenarios.

Jealous dogs exhibited signs including aggression, attention-seeking behavior and increased interest in attention from their owner.

This isn't the first time a jealous dog has gained viral attention either.

In December, Coco gained attention when someone got a little closer than he liked to his mom, while Australian shepherd Winnie burst into the room after hearing her owner kissing Suki, their brown tabby cat.

Newsweek reached out to @pescado249 via TikTok for comment.

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