Daddy, I'm scared.❤Adorable.

[dewsgirl]

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[hlthe2b]

1. Incredible big old fluffy dog. Good Dad. Good Dad.

[FakeNoose]

2. That's a big dog!

Wow I don't think I could have lifted that dog. He's lucky his daddy is so understanding - and strong!

[WheelWalker]

3. I'll bet soaking wet that puppy appears somewhat more petite, LOL.

[MuseRider]

4. What kind of dog is that?

Looks like a Saint Berdoodle!

Sweet, all around sweet!

[wnylib]

8. DK, but that mix would be my guess, too.

[Disaffected]

14. A beautiful dog but

grooming him must be a full-time job (and I hope the guy has a heavy duty vacuum cleaner .

[USALiberal]

5. Lounge? Nt

[CatWoman]

9. OH

stop being a Negative Nelly

[dewsgirl]

17. +1

[braddy]

6. It looked like the excitement was just starting as the video cut off.

[Scarsdale]

7. This dog knows exactly

what to do, to get picked up. What an adorable twosome. Understanding dad, loveable doggy.

[Bayard]

10. No matter what,

I know you'll save me, Dad.

[Nictuku]

11. You should always pick up your dog on an escalator

Their nails can get caught in the metal stairs, and get ripped out. Very dangerous for dogs.

[sl8]

12. I suspect it's less a case of a scared dog, and more a case of a being responsible dog owner.

It looks to me like the dog knows the drill.

From https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/escalators-are-no-place-for-a-dog-082114.html

Escalators are no place for a dog
Injuries can be severe and may require amputation

By Stacey Cohen

An escalator can be a dangerous place for your dog. So dangerous, the San Francisco SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has put out a warning, saying the escalator can cause serious injury and in some cases require amputation of a limb.

In the past year the organization has seen injuries on an average of two or three a month. according to Dr. Roger Helmers, a veterinarian at the SPCA who says they seen all kinds of things -- like lacerations to a nail, a toe being torn off and a skin injury from fur catching in an escalator.

Sometimes a whole toe gets torn off and the dog comes to the clinic with a toe already missing.

Seems like the smaller they are the harder they fall and the little dogs get injured more often than the big dogs. More than half require surgery that costs as much as $4,000.

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[Disaffected]

13. +1

Same thing with moving walkways (that are often found in airports for instance).

[JohnnyRingo]

16. Stairs working fine for others.

Maybe there's a reason the support human can't walk up them, but it's no coincidence that someone was on hand to record it.

Still, cute video.

[sl8]

26. Good point.

The stairs would seem to be a better choice. It would be interesting to get the backstory on this.

Also, I need to confess to a bit of an ulterior motive. A couple of years ago I read a post or an article about the dangers involved with dogs riding escalators and ever since then I've felt obligated to add a little PSA whenever it seems appropriate.

[JohnnyRingo]

15. Good thing he was able to bring his support human in.

Not sure why the stairs were out of the question though.

[dewsgirl]

19. I don't know where they are, but often there aren't stairs

nearby. There was another vid of a guy doing this and they appeared to be in a mall. I don't think, I personally have ever seen a big dog in the mall that wasn't a service dog.

[JohnnyRingo]

21. The stairs are on the left in the video.

Maybe the guy isn't healthy enough to use them, but there's a chance America's Funniest Videos got this before we did. I'm guessing it was staged for whatever reason.

As for a service animal, I doubt that breed would be an initial candidate for the program. Companion dog perhaps.

[dewsgirl]

25. Here's another, I saw it awhile back.❤

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[iscooterliberally]

18. That dog looks like David St Hubbins from Spinal Tap.

[ooky]

20. My dog would never voluntarily step on to an escalator.

He would freeze. He doesn't even like to walk through doors he isn't already accustomed to. I've had to pick him up and carry him through, and he's 80 lbs of doggie.

[lunatica]

22. Yeah. Sliding glass doors are panic time.

And for one of mine elevators were horrifying.

Smart dogs just know these are not natural.

[calimary]

23. Don't drop the baby!

Awwwwww. There’s a good daddy.

[brooklynite]

24. Why is the kid wearing a dog costume?