Photogenic Dog Makes Friends With All The Butterflies In His Garden

“My favorite thing about Milo is how loving and caring he is,” the dog’s owner said, and we believe her.

Damjan

• Published in Animal Stories
• August 7, 2020

This gentle dog is called Milo, and he is Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever. The 2-year-old dog has a heart of gold, and he is a true gentle giant.

You can see it in the way the sweet dog behaves around his tiny friends - monarch butterflies that inhabit his garden. The dog's owner recently shared a video of the dog and butterflies in a Twitter group We Rate Dogs, and it got a lot of attention.

Currently, the dog and butterfly video has 2,2 million views, 230k likes, and 50k shares. People are delighted with this unusual friendship and how gentle the sweet dog is with these beautiful but fragile creatures.

Milo and the Monarch

Milo’s owner, Jennifer Bennett, says: “I had a dog before Milo named Boden who passed away and Milo is his nephew. Milo was ten weeks old when he joined our family.

He is very self-confident, loves nature, hiking, and cooking. We also raise monarchs, so they are always in the garden, and Milo’s very used to having them around.”

They also have hens in their backyard, and Milo likes to spend time with them too.

Dogs are so commonly known for being rambunctious and playful.

He even has his own culinary channel on YouTube, where he creates tasty treats that are suitable for pups to eat. So if you have a dog at who deserves good home-cooked treats, check out the channel.

Jennifer says: “He is a professional chef with his own cooking show called ‘Drooling For Treats.’ His next episode is going to feature his butterfly friends where he makes pumpkin dog cookies cut into butterfly shapes.” 

The most boopable snoop.

“My favorite thing about Milo is how loving and caring he is. He always makes sure everyone is doing well. Even when you feed him a meal, he will come over to you in the middle and give you a kiss as a thank you.

He’s done that since he was a tiny puppy,” Jennifer said. She also mentioned that Milo didn’t need any tutoring to be gentle with the beautiful insects: “He was a born butterfly king.”

A crown fit for a dog king.

Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers are relatively large dogs: their reach heights 18 to 21 inches for males and weights 35 to 50 pounds. Their lifespan is 10 to 14 years.

They require a lot of physical activity, like mountain hunting or hiking, and they enjoy swimming. Jennifer described his hobbies: “Milo loves to cook his own treats.

His favorite ingredients are peanut butter and carrots. He also loves to hike and play at the beach. Any place he can run around and have fun.”

Those puppy dog ears give us feel-good heart palpatations.

Milo’s best friends, the Monarch butterflies are one of the most distinct butterfly varieties. These magnificent insects live from six to eight months, and they can grow up to 4.1 inches.

Jennifer explained why they keep monarch butterflies: “We raise monarch butterflies to help grow their population.

There are a lot of predators that can kill the caterpillars, so we try to help them through their stages and release them when they are butterflies. Milo loves it! We have so many butterflies in the garden.”

"Milo is a natural model. He loves getting pictures taken of him. He will find beautiful spots and stop for pictures. Like he will stand in the middle of a flower field and wait for a picture.

Milo is going to have his own butterfly calendar coming out soon with tips on how you can raise them yourself.”

What a gorgeous dog!

Damjan