Mother made famous overnight after posting adorable pictures of her little boy taking a nap with Theo the puppy says 'It's beyond anything I've ever dreamed'

Jessica Shyba is a mother-of-three from California

She adopted puppy Theo from a rescue shelter last week

His cries at night made her not want to leave him alone

On third night the dog curled up to sleep with 23-month-old Beau

Since then the pictures of the pair have gone viral

When one mother from California put her son down for a nap after getting a new puppy, she couldn't have imagined what was about to happen.

And a week after pictures of baby Beau curled up to sleep with puppy Theo went viral, Jessica Shyba says she can't believe how popular the pair have become.

Speaking to KTVU, the mother-of-three said: 'I'm completely flabbergasted. It's beyond anything I've ever dreamed.'

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Mother Jessica Shyba said the public's reaction to her pictures is 'beyond anything I have ever dreamed'

The first snooze: Theo started sleeping on his toddler-owner Beau when he accidentally fell asleep on the baby when he was being rocked for an afternoon nap one day

She added: 'I think there is just so much bad news in the world, all the time every day, that is all we see.

'Based on the responses that I'm getting, it's the peacfulness and the natural way that they are together. It's sweet and it's innocent and it's lovely and people appreciate it and I appreciate it.'



Now Ms Shyba is using her new-found fame to ask people to donate to their local pet rescue home, after she adopted Theo - a part Boxer, part Shepherd, part Labrador Retriever - from Santa Cruz SPCA.

That rescue centre is currently appealing for $1.5million (£930,000) to start work on a new building after already raising $3million (£1.8million).

