Video of raccoons petting a Finnish Lapphund

If there is a sincere, truly deep interest and adoration, you are witnessing it!

The video shows a Finnish Lapphund and raccoons who show the dog their undivided attention and adoration. They shower him with 'kisses' and 'hugs', wanting to touch every inch of him, and the four-legged friend puts up with it - perhaps we wouldn't dare risk him enjoying it.

The Finnish Lapphund famous for its extraordinary stamina and work ethic. It has an ancient history, and experts believe it may have been the ancestor of all mastiffs. Perhaps it is this millennia-old wisdom that has given it such infinite patience with the prying fingers of the clumsy raccoon.

Finnish Lapphund

Domesticated raccoons?

A recent study on the cognitive abilities of cats and dogs discovered something quite surprising, quite by accident. It turns out that raccoons have proportionally about as many neurons in their brains as primates. This has led many to wonder whether this could be the next species to be domesticated by humans.