A VERY GOOD BOY

June 20, 2018 9:09 AM

This French Bulldog Is A Foster Dad To ASPCA Kittens

Interspecies friendships might be the only thing keeping me sane these days, so I am required by law to share these insanely cute photographs and video of a two-year-old French bulldog named Nono who helps foster kittens from the ASPCA's Kitten Nursery. No one will judge you if you immediately watch this video again.

posted by poffin boffin (30 comments total)

Nono is a very good boy indeed. And I'm excited for the interspeciessnorgling tag. Thank you for sharing.
posted by doornoise at 9:14 AM on June 20, 2018 [6 favorites]

I wonder what the dog is thinking.
posted by Vesihiisi at 9:16 AM on June 20, 2018

I wonder what the dog is thinking.

“I love my murderfloof babies!”
posted by Fizz at 9:21 AM on June 20, 2018 [4 favorites]

frenchie thoughts, a highly scientific list compiled by me

when awake: BORK BORK BORK BORK
when eating: CRONCH MONCH CRONCH GOBBLE
when asleep: SNORT SNERT SNORPLE GLORP
when excited: BORK HONK BORK WHEEZE SNARFLE
posted by poffin boffin at 9:23 AM on June 20, 2018 [65 favorites]

Thank you, I needed that today!
posted by Making You Bored For Science at 9:26 AM on June 20, 2018

Needs more BORK
posted by humuhumu at 9:31 AM on June 20, 2018 [5 favorites]

my favorite of the photos
posted by dismas at 9:35 AM on June 20, 2018 [8 favorites]

Is it a problem that my brain started playing the audio tag from Animal Planet's "Too Cute" when I read this? (doo do doo do doo doo doo do doo ... doo!)
posted by uncleozzy at 9:46 AM on June 20, 2018

We had a couple of bottle kittens that we saved from becoming kitty asada on a toasty day in the desert. They were a week old. They’re seven now and one lives with us and one with a family member. They were pretty much raised by our English bulldogs. We had two bullies at the time and one of them took on each kitten. The kitty that lives with us is frequently stopping by to make sure the doggos are not in need of any washing services.
posted by azpenguin at 9:47 AM on June 20, 2018 [13 favorites]

Needs more BORK

i also just realized i left out the highly important moment when the sound of their own loud squeaky fart awakens them from a deep snorthonking sleep and they yip with outrage and squint at you accusingly
posted by poffin boffin at 9:53 AM on June 20, 2018 [29 favorites]

And you forgot - the side eye. Bulldogs are the masters of the sassy side eye look.
posted by azpenguin at 10:05 AM on June 20, 2018 [5 favorites]

Aww, who's a good boy WHO'S A GOOD BOY IS IT YOU YES IT IS YES IT IS.

With a dog named Nono, I wonder how you correct its behavior?
posted by theatro at 10:08 AM on June 20, 2018 [15 favorites]

This is all I can cope with at the moment and I thank you.
posted by Space Kitty at 10:31 AM on June 20, 2018 [2 favorites]

I concur that Frenchies are both adorable and kitty-lovers. This is based on my highly scientific anecdotal observation of a Frenchy in a TGV who snorfed over to me and immediately began licking the cat fur off my jeans. I scritched his ears, was treated to a bonk-snorf-lick and rear-end wiggle, after which the happy cat-fur licking conitnued.
Human of cat-fur-snorfer: "Omigosh I'm so sorry!!!"
Me: "Oh goodness no worries, look how happy he is!"
Human of cat-fur-snorfer: "I have no idea why he's licking your jeans!!!"
Me: "I have two cats!"
Human of cat-fur-snorfer: O.o;
Cat-fur-snorfer: "sflurp-sflurp-sflurp wheeheeze sflurp-sflurp"
posted by fraula at 10:58 AM on June 20, 2018 [7 favorites]

With a dog named Nono, I wonder how you correct its behavior?

By dropping phrases like HOW DARE YOU and THE AUDACITY and COULD YOU NOT, maybe.

on topic: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG squeeee
posted by palomar at 11:31 AM on June 20, 2018 [8 favorites]

Nominating this thread for the 2018 Onomatopoeic Awards.
posted by Celsius1414 at 11:42 AM on June 20, 2018 [8 favorites]

→ the sound of their own loud squeaky fart awakens them from a deep snorthonking sleep and they yip with outrage

I think this must be a method of class bulldog. A friend's english bully (aka Biz Barkie) fell asleep across my toes, farted impossibly loudly, then spent the next five minutes barking furiously at his arse.

The vid should've come with a ukulele warning, though.
posted by scruss at 12:08 PM on June 20, 2018 [12 favorites]

With a dog named Nono, I wonder how you correct its behavior?

Based on the experiences of some old family friends with a dog named Nono, you don't. They used to say that he got his name because he viewed himself as a political prisoner whose duty it was to attempt escape at all possible opportunities.
posted by ALeaflikeStructure at 12:17 PM on June 20, 2018 [6 favorites]

I wonder what the dog is thinking.

"These things grow up to be as big as me. I better ingratiate myself with their kind. BORK."
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:23 PM on June 20, 2018 [4 favorites]

Nono & the Kittens, an excellent band name.
posted by scalefree at 2:00 PM on June 20, 2018 [5 favorites]

I don't really have anywhere else to put this, but reverse-topical:

Our pit bull mix is scared of storms. Seventy-five pounds of deep, violent waves of shaking at the first thunder. Last night was one hell of a storm; even with the thundershirt and lots of white noise, she was crammed under my desk for over an hour after the storms stopped.

We finally coaxed her out, and on to the couch, where we wrapped her with another blanket and pointed the fan at her both for the noise and so she wouldn't overheat.

Jack, the tuxedo cat, walked up and "Mur-mow?" what was up. The wife told him that Lady was scared and she needed petting.

With little hesitation, Jack walked up to, and on top of Lady-in-her-blanket, and started kneading, making biscuits. After a minute, he hopped off.

Lady had stopped shaking.

(animals are just so amazing sometimes.)
posted by notsnot at 2:10 PM on June 20, 2018 [36 favorites]

I clicked over, saw the first picture, said HE'S A GOOD BOY out loud, then started ugly crying.
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 3:39 PM on June 20, 2018 [5 favorites]

Nonno is Italian for grandpa, he just needs another n.
posted by Coaticass at 5:11 PM on June 20, 2018 [2 favorites]

His human mama is named Megan Noes, so he's Nono Noes!
posted by Ursula Hitler at 7:05 PM on June 20, 2018 [8 favorites]

Watching the video, I realized that a French bulldog is a much better person than the President of the United States.
posted by 4ster at 8:37 PM on June 20, 2018 [4 favorites]

TINEE TABBEES!!!
posted by The Underpants Monster at 12:03 AM on June 21, 2018 [1 favorite]

(update: my wife corrected me - she told Jack that "Lady needs a hug." The rest still applies.)
posted by notsnot at 6:10 AM on June 21, 2018

Maybe the misbehaving dog eventually just assumed his name was Nono, much like a young Bill Cosby thought he was called Jesus Christ.
posted by xedrik at 6:47 AM on June 21, 2018

My Frenchie Fester was the same: he loved kittens, especially cleaning them up after they had been bottle fed.
posted by baggers at 7:00 PM on June 21, 2018 [3 favorites]

baggers's video is weapons grade squeeeee
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:10 PM on June 21, 2018