--- title: See This Chihuahua Get a Piggyback Ride From Much Larger Dog description: You might think a dog is a man's best friend. But you've probably never seen a tiny dog ride the back of a much bigger dog. canonical: https://time.com/5641418/chihuahua-rides-bigger-dog-lake/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-08-01T15:22:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:05.203Z og:title: Pint-Sized Chihuahua Takes a Piggyback Ride on His Accommodating Summer Pal og:description: Talk about cuteness og:url: https://time.com/5641418/chihuahua-rides-bigger-dog-lake/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1b6df4f294c6abc/698a00c08fd2ee697935fdf5/big-ben-tiny-tim.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: See This Chihuahua Get a Piggyback Ride From Much Larger Dog og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Pint-Sized Chihuahua Takes a Piggyback Ride on His Accommodating Summer Pal twitter:description: Talk about cuteness twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1b6df4f294c6abc/698a00c08fd2ee697935fdf5/big-ben-tiny-tim.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Pint-Sized Chihuahua Takes a Piggyback Ride on His Accommodating 'Dog Beach' Pal by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Aug 1, 2019 3:22 PM UTC  These two pups can't help but cuddle in this undated photo provided by their owner. These two pups can't help but cuddle in this undated photo provided by their owner.Jenny Leech—'Big Ben and Tiny Tim' on Facebook by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Aug 1, 2019 3:22 PM UTC A video of two dogs who are as thick as thieves is making the rounds on the internet. In the [clip shared Sunday on the “Big Ben and Tiny Tim” Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/BigBenTinyTim/videos/437347063780117/), these two cuties looked like the best of friends as Tiny Tim rode Big Ben’s back across Gypsy Glen Lake in McHenry, Ill. Big Ben, a Great Pyrenees and labrador mix, is almost ten years old, and Tiny Tim is a three-year-old Chihuahua, Jenny Leech, their owner, tells TIME. Gypsy Glen is actually a [private lake just for dogs](http://www.gypsyglenk9kastle.com/) that owners like Leech can rent out for some time in the summer, making it a “dog beach,” she says. “It’s our favorite spot.”  In this undated photo, Big Ben and Tiny Tim are just clearly the best of friends. Jenny Leech—'Big Ben and Tiny Tim' on Facebook The video of the two pups was quick to go viral online, earning over a thousand views. After all, who doesn’t love watching pets play with each other? 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