When a dog joins a family with children, it isn’t rare for the dog to protect those children with his life.

That’s exactly why English Mastiff Gordon acts as a guard dog for the two little girls in his family.

He’s basically their bodyguard. Every day when the girls wait for the school bus to pick them up, he watches over them.

Gordon stands outside at the bus stop with the girls until he sees them safely get on the bus.

He comes right back inside once the school bus pulls away. Gordon takes his job as a guard dog very seriously.

A video of the dog on guard duty was taken and posted online and shows the mastiff literally looking exactly like a bodyguard.

He’s not standing too close to them but is still close enough that he can keep an eye on them.

He doesn’t lie down in the driveway. Instead, he stands tall so he can be alert as he watches the girls get onto the bus.

He doesn’t take his eye off the girls until the bus door closes. As soon as that door closed, Gordon turned right back around and galloped back toward the door of the house to go inside.

The video of Gordon on his morning bus stop babysitting duties was viewed more than 504,400 times on RM Videos’ YouTube page.

“Gordon is, simply put, a star. Well done. Good job, buddy,” said one commenter.

“Dogs are wonderful creatures of our Heavenly Father. It always grieves me when some people abuse them. My favorite creatures in the world,” said another.

“This is why I love and rescue dogs and cats. Thanks for sharing!” and another.

Gordon’s behavior might not be quite as typical as other dogs, but dogs are known to protect their humans.

Especially the younger ones.

“Dogs are social creatures and therefore bond tightly with their human pack,” Shelby Semel, a canine expert and dog trainer, told Romper.

Dogs also have a hierarchy in their packs. So, dogs view babies and children as the smaller or weaker members of the pack.

This causes them to instinctively watch over these pack members and protect them.

But this isn’t the case for all dogs. It depends on their personality. Some breeds are more prone to being protective than others, while others are might not care for children.

“Dogs who are too nervous about being near the new baby may not end up protective. This is perhaps less about breed and more individual personality and sociability. For sound-sensitive or generally unsociable dogs, a new sibling can be very stressful. Also, friendly lap dogs or lazy dogs may enjoy the baby, but not have the urge or necessity to jump up to defend,” Semel said.

But it’s very clear that Gordon is one of those protective dogs.

The American Kennel Club says that mastiffs are “affectionate, good with young children, and good with other dogs.

Watch Gordon protect his children in the video below.

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Source: RM Videos, Romper