Don't be so ruff! Adorable video shows two golden retrievers fighting over a tennis ball... before a third intervenes to make peace

  • Two golden retrievers are locked in tussle over ball and won't let go 
  • Third dog puts his muzzle inbetween the interlocked dogs' noses
  • Clip has been liked more than 47,000 times on Facebook 

A golden retriever in a popular online video tried to get two of his friends to quit fighting over their precious tennis ball, but eventually just proclaimed himself top dog by perching above struggle.

The video, posted to Facebook by Evelyn Lou on Sunday, starts with two dogs facing each other, locked in a tussle over the bright yellow ball.

A third dog looks at the contest before coming over and, tired of his playmates' antics, lays his snout between them.

The act, though adorable, does little to deter the first two retrievers' tug-of-war.  

A cute video of two dogs tussling over a tennis ball has been liked more than 47,000 times on Facebook after being posted by a woman involved in Indonesian golden retriever groups

A cute video of two dogs tussling over a tennis ball has been liked more than 47,000 times on Facebook after being posted by a woman involved in Indonesian golden retriever groups

A third golden retriever sees his two playmates struggling to get control of the ball, and comes over to see

A third golden retriever sees his two playmates struggling to get control of the ball, and comes over to see

The dog decides to play peacemaker by placing his muzzle over the noses of the two fighting retrievers

The dog decides to play peacemaker by placing his muzzle over the noses of the two fighting retrievers

Another golden retriever is seen lying on the floor, but does not make the effort to play peacekeeper that his companion does.

The original clip has received more than 47,000 likes on Facebook after originally being shared on a group for Indonesian golden retriever owners.

It then spread from southeast Asia to the rest of the world as Internet users and media outlets were overcome with the dogs' cute play.

More pictures posted by Lou, who is part of various golden retriever groups, showed that the struggle for the ball had gone on for some while, with the dogs pulling from different angles.

Other pictures posted to Facebook by Evelyn Luo show that the struggle for the ball went on beyond what is shown in the video
The video gained widespread popularity after she shared it to a group for dog lovers

Other pictures posted to Facebook by Evelyn Lou show that the struggle for the ball went on beyond what is shown in the video. The video gained widespread popularity after she shared it to a group for dog lovers

Evelyn Lou (right, seen with unidentified man) posted the video on Sunday in a group for Indonesians and it has since spread around the world

Evelyn Lou (right, seen with unidentified man) posted the video on Sunday in a group for Indonesians and it has since spread around the world

Zero and Nancy, seen in January, are two of Lou's dogs. She regularly shares social media posts about her pack of canines

Zero and Nancy, seen in January, are two of Lou's dogs. She regularly shares social media posts about her pack of canines

 

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