Animal lovers are obsessed with the way a dog gets dried off after his bath, with some pointing out the apparent old-timey aspect of it all.
Teddy the Pomeranian mix lives in the United Kingdom with his owner, Noemi, and has amassed a large online following for one unusual trait: looking exactly like beloved children’s character, Paddington Bear.
On his TikTok account, the aptly named @obsessedwithteddy, the fluffy brown dog has tens of thousands of followers. And he has likely amassed another legion of fans, after his owner showed off Teddy’s routine after he gets bathed.
In a clip viewed more than 500,000 times since being posted on January 14, Noemi described the scene “Post bath routine of a dog that refuses modern drying methods,” joking in the caption that “Dyson is his biggest” enemy.
Instead, Noemi wraps Teddy up in a large, warm towel, in a tiled room with a rug by the hearth, and sits him by the stove, the door open to let out the heat, with a fire visibly burning inside.
Teddy sits, soaking in the heat, as Noemi starts to dry him off with the towel—before leaving the room and returning with a treat. As Teddy continues to dry by the fire and chew on his treat, his owner then gets a brush and starts combing out his hair.
And, by the end, after two spectacular shakes, Teddy’s fluff is starting to come back, as he’s almost entirely dried
TikTok users adored the clip, liking it more than 122,000 times, as one commenter summed it up: “What a gorgeous cozy good boy.”
“Not sure if this is a dog or a bear, but either way your kid is adorable,” another said, as one declared: “He yearns for the olden times. The times of yore.”
Many commenters compared the scene to a room in their grandmothers’ homes, one calling Teddy “Babushka,” and another writing: “He wants to be vintage and whimsical, not modern and plain.”
Some dog breeds are more inclined to love water than others, but bath time can cause anxiety regardless of the breed.
A report from Chewy suggests making bathtime less stressful for dogs and owners by giving the dog exercise beforehand, playing with them after, offering them treats during, and ensuring the temperature is not too hot or too cold.
Or, in Teddy’s case, working to find a different way to dry a dog that doesn’t cause anxiety, such as by using a towel and fire rather than an electric hair dryer.
Newsweek has contacted @obsessedwithteddy via TikTok for comment.