Dogs may be man's best friend, but one adorable pooch has become best pals with eight birds and a hamster.

Bob the golden retriever has been taking the internet by storm thanks to these pictures of him snuggling up with his feathered and furry friends and their home in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Luiz Higa Junior, 31, got Bob when he was four months old - a month before he became the proud owner of a cockatiel and parakeet.

Since then, six other birds and a hamster have joined the clan and are now the subject of a popular Instagram profile bob-goldenretriever.

The page has more than 73,000 followers and shows Bob and his friends in a variety of adorable poses.

Luiz said: 'Since the beginning they have lived side-by-side and it has been so nice to see how they have behaved together.'

Sleepy time: Bob the golden retriever seems perfectly happy to snuggle down alongside fellow pets in his owner's home

Birds of a feather: Bob takes a nap with some of his feathered friends at their home in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Snout like it: Bob poses with his eight bird pals - and completes the look with a hamster balancing on his nose

Extreme close up: Bob the golden retriever has been taking the internet by storm thanks to these pictures of him with his friend

Besties: Bob the retriever puts a protective paw around two of his pals at their home in Brazil

Bob has become friends with the other pets since he was bought by his owner as a four month old puppy

Puppy love: Bob takes time out for a rest - and thinks nothing of allowing a cockatiel to perch on his side

Six other birds and a hamster have joined the clan and are now the subject of a popular Instagram profile bob-goldenretriever

Let sleeping dogs lie: Bob has been only too happy to lie side-by-side with his bird friends ever since they first met

Paw-fect: Bob rests his head on a pavement and snuggles up with one of his friends - a hamster

Man's best friend: Luiz Higa Junior (right), 31, got Bob (left and right with his owner) when he was four months old



