7. The Monkey's Best Friend

Dogs don't only have to be humanity's best bud, they can befriend the entire animal kingdom! A driver in Malaysia stopped his car to record the unusual event of a full-grown dog allowing a baby monkey to hitch a ride.

Zainal Azman Hj Bidin, who posted the video on Facebook, recorded the dog walking at the side of the road in Temerloh, Pahang, with the young primate clinging tightly to its back. Zainal Azman wrote the monkey appeared to be recently orphaned and was being cared for by the dog.

"These animals have a gentle nature that should exist in all mankind," he wrote. We agree!

8. The Helper

When snow drapes over one family's beloved hockey rink, an energetic dog took it upon himself to clear it up wielding nothing but the best snow shovel he could find.

In late February, a family dog in Ontario was recorded voluntarily picking up a large snow shovel and raking it across his family's backyard, revealing a small hockey rink underneath. Greg Cox posted a video to YouTube showing his golden retriever, Elsa, picking up the family's slack and using a shovel to push the snow off the ice of their backyard rink to clear the way for some hockey action.

"She loves it out there, and takes any opportunity she can to get out back on the ice," Cox wrote of Elsa on YouTube. A curious child is heard in the background of the video being thoroughly entertained, and rightly so! Remind us to keep Elsa around to do outdoor chores next winter!

9. The Sneaky Napper

After a frantic search for her thought-to-be-lost rescue dog, Kristen Rhynehart found her pup, Raven, resting quietly next to her sleeping, human child in a crib.

"That moment you can't find your dog and you even go outside looking for him...only to walk in the house and find him snuggled up in bed next to your toddler," Rhynehart wrote on YouTube. Raven was reportedly rescued from a shelter 10 years ago.

"I often wonder...who rescued who?" the relieved owner wrote on an accompanying Facebook post. I gave him a home, be he gave me so, so much more. Yeah, a built-in napping buddy and baby protector, not a runaway! Kudos, Raven. You got her good.

10. The Water Hose Bandit

Last, but not least, it's time for some water hose fun. During the hot month of July, a dog and his owner got into a hilarious one-sided water fight during bath time.

Instead of allowing itself to be washed with a long water hose, the dog in question rebells and grabs the hose, proceeding to chase its owner with it, effectively soaking the man.

In a hilarious video shared by AFV Animals on YouTube, the black labrador positioned the hose just right at ever turn as it chased its owner across a field. It was no use maneuvering around the pup, however, for it was prepared for every twist or turn its owner could make. Goes to show that Man's best friend has some trick of its own to teach its human companions -- including how to take a "proper" bath.

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