When they first brought their daughter home from the hospital, these parents weren’t sure how their dog would react.

"Would she be jealous? Protective? We knew she would be a great family dog but we didn't expect this!" they wrote on YouTube.

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Their surprise came on baby Malina’s first day home, when they found Bella keeping watch under the newborn’s crib, almost acting as her guard dog. When baby Malina cries, Bella the boxer cries.

“The dog and baby are best friends and Bella follows Malina everywhere,” Malina’s parents wrote on YouTube. “Bella sleeps in her room most nights and is the first to alert us when she’s upset.”

“The two of them are too cute!”