This reel is about Winston and Otis proving that energy isn’t required for a wrestling match if you are big enough. They are the stars of @thedanesofatlanta, and they’re showing their 8.7k followers what giant dog life really looks like. In this hilarious video, the pair is caught in a moment that looks like a frozen photograph, but they are actually playing in slow motion. Winston is the calm one, while Otis usually brings the chaos. And right now, they are both completely gassed, but not about to doze off yet.
Great Danes gently play with each other even when they are exhausted
Mom narrates the whole thing while she films the pair, explaining it isn’t a still frame even though they aren’t moving much. Winston is just sprawled across the couch while Otis stands on the floor and lazily chews on his brother’s jowls. It looks like they’ve glitched mid-bite. But Winston doesn’t seem to mind at all since he’s used to the chaos.
And Otis keeps at it even when his eyes look like they are about to close, because he refuses to give up. “Someone make this ‘playtime’ make sense,” the owner joked in the caption because it looks so ridiculous. There is so much slobber and loose skin involved, which is just part of the “majestic” experience of owning this breed.
Otis even starts corn cobbing on Winston’s face, which is basically a series of tiny, nibbling bites. And Winston lets him do it. If anything, he looks perfectly content letting his younger brother continue the activity. Mom points out that those big teeth are pressing into the skin, yet it’s all out of pure love.
Hundreds of people have already liked the post within just 12 hours. With one viewer aptly calling it “The Bitey Game.” Another fan mentioned that the bigger the dog is, the sweeter they tend to be, which makes total sense here.
Their mom says other Great Dane families will recognize this behavior immediately. And that’s because the slobber and the “face chewing” are just real. The big dogs would rather be playing while napping than actually go to sleep properly.
