An excitable German Shepherd puppy learned that mothers do indeed know best when its guardian put it in its place with a paw. Videoed outside by its owner Tracy, the young German Shepherd named Kali bounces about the decking playfully. And is at a complete contrast to its adopted mother, who watches the puppy while relaxing on the floor. The young German Shepherd bounces about the decking playfully while its mother relaxes on the floor . Jumping onto its bed before rolling off and crashing into the back of its mother, the puppy drops its ball and chases after it. Its mother, after keeping a close eye on Kali, then gets up and follows the young dog over to the corner of the decking. After creeping up on Kali, the mother begins nudging the young dog with her nose. After keeping a close eye on Kali, the mother gets up and follows the young dog over to the corner of the decking . The mother begins nudging the young dog with her nose and obediently Kali makes a complete turn . Obediently, Kali makes a complete turn and skips off in the direction that she is being sent – the older dog stands over her during the entire walk back. Once the young German Shepherd reaches the bed it makes a lunge for its toy bone, but immediately its mother lifts her paw and pushes it down. Kali then remains very still while lying on her side as her mother pushes her into place and appears to almost tuck her in. The older dog then moves back to where she was at the start of the video and sets about relaxing again. The young German Shepherd skips back to the bed while its adopted mother stands over it the entire way back . Once on the bed Kali makes a lunge for her toy bone but her mother lays her down with her paw . The video concludes with the young puppy immediately becoming unsettled and chewing on the corner of its toy bone while in its bed. According to the video maker the footage, which was shot in California, was taken shortly after Kali was adopted. She said that her German Shepherd naturally took on the role of surrogate mother and supervises the youngster during play and nap time.
The video was captured in California by the dogs' owner Tracy .
Young German Shepherd named Kali jumps around playfully .
Adopted mother follows it and nudges it away from its ball .
Older dog then uses its paw to push the puppy onto the bed .