Some friendships are so particular, nothing can come of their manner. That’s the type of connection somewhat Chihuahua named Tiny Tim had along with his Nice Pyrenees brother, Massive Ben. The 2 met in 2016 when Tim joined Ben’s household as a foster, and so they hit it off instantly.

“A number of instances a day, I’d stroll out into the lounge and discover Tim quick asleep on high of Ben,” Jenny Leech, Tim and Ben’s mother, informed The Dodo.

The pair of greatest mates had been bodily reverse — Tiny Tim was simply as small as his identify prompt, whereas Massive Ben towered over him. However their measurement distinction didn’t change a factor. Tim and Ben might spend all day collectively, and for six great years, they did simply that.

“Within the early years, when Ben was somewhat extra nimble, he would go lay on the sofa, and Tim would lie proper on high of him,” Leech stated.

Even once they weren’t curled up on the sofa collectively taking a nap, the dynamic duo was inseparable.

“On the dinner desk, Tim knew he might step up on Ben to get to our stage and beg,” Leech stated. “They usually cherished swimming collectively. Ben was his protected spot, for certain.”

Leech cherished watching how Tim and Ben interacted, and thought they may carry a smile to different folks’s faces, too. So, she made Tim and Ben their very personal social media pages the place she documented their life collectively. The duo quickly had tens of 1000’s of individuals around the globe watching them.

“From there, it type of blossomed … the entire story of their friendship and all of their little adventures collectively,” Leech stated.

Ben was 7 years previous when Tim joined the household and, over time, the light big started struggling along with his mobility. Tim might inform that Ben wasn’t feeling nicely, so he began giving his brother area, however he would by no means stray too distant.

“I believe Tim sensed some change in him,” Leech stated. “As a substitute of his typical shenanigans of climbing up on Ben, Tim was extra light and simply felt content material napping or sitting by him.”

On December 24, 2022, Ben suffered a stroke. The following morning, Ben’s situation deteriorated and, sadly, nothing else may very well be carried out to assist him. At 13 and a half years previous, Ben peacefully crossed the rainbow bridge along with his family members by his aspect.

“My daughters, who’d all grown up with him, had been there,” Leech stated. “And Tim was there.”

Leech shared information of Ben’s passing on his and Tim’s social media pages, and their followers immediately felt heartbroken for Tim. One follower, a lady from Ohio named Beth, determined to ship the little man a present.

“She despatched this large stuffed dog to him,” Leech stated. “And from the minute I put it on the sofa, Tim claimed it.”

To Leech’s shock, simply seconds after she positioned the stuffed dog on the sofa, Tim climbed onto its again like he used to do with Ben. He tucked himself into the dog’s plush folds and immediately fell asleep.

Leech determined to maintain the stuffed dog on the sofa and, ultimately, began seeing a well-recognized picture daily.

“It actually felt just like the previous years of after we would come out into the lounge, and there could be Tim on high of Ben on the sofa,” Leech stated. “It was virtually the identical actual positioning as how Tim used to lie on Ben, right down to a sure crick.”

Leech was touched by the sight of Tim curled up on high of the dog similar to he could be with Ben. She might inform that he missed his greatest buddy, but it surely was clear the stuffed dog was serving to Tim grieve.

“He’s undoubtedly getting some type of consolation from it,” Leech stated.

Though it’s emotional to see Tim curled up on the plush dog, Leech is aware of that Tim isn’t struggling. The little man is getting by simply fantastic and, in actual fact, doing higher than she’d anticipated.

“He actually shocked us all with how good he’s doing,” Leech stated. “I believe we’re having a tougher time taking a look at him in our personal grief with Ben.”

The stuffed dog now lives completely on Leech’s sofa, and each time she finds Tim asleep on its again, she imagines that he’s dreaming in regards to the good previous days along with his greatest buddy, Ben. They won’t be collectively within the bodily world anymore, however their connection lives on ceaselessly.

“There’s one thing type of stunning about it,” Leech stated. “They actually had one thing particular.”