--- description: Dog steals baby's toy and then appears to apologize in viral video. title: Watch a Dog Steal a Baby's Toy, Then Try to Repent by Showering Her With Gifts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad271eb5be9609d7/69869c843bc999fdb21a49ea/114907678.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dog Steals Baby's Toy and Then Repents by Showering Her With Gifts by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2014 3:03 PM CUT  Crawling baby and dog looking at each other Crawling baby and dog looking at each otherGetty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2014 3:03 PM CUT When this dog named [Charlie](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlie/157486427782271 "undefined") decided to help himself to his human sister’s stuffed animal, he made her cry, because obviously. That was a pretty rotten thing to do. Charlie seems to realize this pretty quickly, because[ he attempts to apologize ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV8k2cpAptU&list=UUXNUqOjGHwT-Fl2G-KdJgIw "undefined")to her by bringing her a series of new toys. The remorse he feels is quite palpable. Note: the music in this video gets to be a bit much, so we suggest muting it and adding your own soundtrack. We recommend a classic apology track, like Elton John’s “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word”: (h/t [_BuzzFeed_](http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/we-good-we-good "undefined")) ### See Adorable Puppies Shaking Their Fur  Annie - 7 weeks, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Carli Davidson  Annie - 7 weeks, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Carli Davidson  Koda - 20 weeks, Pomeranian Carli Davidson  Koda - 20 weeks, Pomeranian Carli Davidson  Hans - 12 weeks, Boxer Pit Mix Carli Davidson  Hans - 12 weeks, Boxer Pit Mix Carli Davidson  Cloud - 8 weeks, Shar Pei Carli Davidson  Cloud - 8 weeks, Shar Pei Carli Davidson  Josie - 12 weeks, Boxer Carli Davidson  Josie - 12 weeks, Boxer Carli Davidson  Meatball - 10 weeks, Pit Bull Carli Davidson  Meatball - 10 weeks, Pit Bull Carli Davidson  Vincent - 8 weeks, Dachshund Carli Davidson  Vincent - 8 weeks, Dachshund Carli Davidson ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3012708/video-dog-steals-babys-toy-and-then-apologizes-with-gifts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3012708/video-dog-steals-babys-toy-and-then-apologizes-with-gifts/"},"headline":"Dog Steals Baby's Toy and Then Repents by Showering Her With Gifts","datePublished":"2014-07-21T15:03:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:32.696Z","description":"It's so comforting to see them make amends","url":"https://time.com/3012708/video-dog-steals-babys-toy-and-then-apologizes-with-gifts/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Dogs","viral","Videos","baby","apester"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad271eb5be9609d7/69869c843bc999fdb21a49ea/114907678.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad271eb5be9609d7/69869c843bc999fdb21a49ea/114907678.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"114907678","caption":"114907678","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3012708/video-dog-steals-babys-toy-and-then-apologizes-with-gifts/","name":"Dog Steals Baby's Toy and Then Repents by Showering Her With Gifts"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","description":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vgQtqA8c/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T13:42:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3012708/video-dog-steals-babys-toy-and-then-apologizes-with-gifts/","duration":"PT1M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3012708/video-dog-steals-babys-toy-and-then-apologizes-with-gifts/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```