Guy Is The Best Friend A Squirrel Could Have | The Dodo 

This deserves to be a children's book. Such a tender heart Derrick has! Squirrel Nuts For Derrick

When he didn't get mad that she had ruined his furniture that shows you what a wonderful person he is. 😊❤

I wish I could discover more friends that were this kindhearted and responsible.

My niece who is actually older than me and more like a sister passed away yesterday after an 8 year battle with cancer. I'm still in disbelief but, this video is exactly what I needed at this moment. It really did just make my day and made me laugh several times.

This man is adorable. Hope he and his squirrel friends live long and happily together.

I love the fact he had names for all the squirrels, made a home for Richard, and had a gender reveal party for maxine. Too priceless.

Derrick....you rule. Don't ever give up. These squirrels are helping you as much as you have helped them. You deserve some happiness. Glad you were able to pay it forward as well

And I LOVE that people showed up and showed their support at the gender reveal party! 🎉Lol precious and adorable.

I love that his friends showed up for the gender reveal party. 😂

The fact he had a whole ass gender reveal for Maxine and Richards baby just like made me smile harder than I have in months. I think this has to be the best thing the best video I have seen. Thank you for helping me to smile! Animals truly are a gift to the world and we are so lucky when we can interact on such a personal level. ❤

This is soooooo delightful! What a guy. This planet needs a few billion more like you, sir! 👍👍

When he sat down and got excites about her being pregnant, my heart grew 3 times. 😊 If only ALL people would be like him, the world would be a better place.

That line hit me hard "Never sacrifice your authenticity for someone else's approval"

"Never sacrifice your authenticity for other peoples' approval" ---> the most profound advice I've heard. This video is proof that when you have a kind pure soul like Derrick does, animals can sense it.

I love watching Derrick interact with Maxine, Richard, Raymond, Niblet, Niblynne and all his other squirrel friends 😂 he has such a pure soul ❤️

MAN....All humans should be as LAIDBACK & CHILL with EACH other as you are with those SQUIRRELS....ITS A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.....THANKS FOR SHARING ......😂😂😂😂

“Don’t you ever sacrifice your authenticity for other people’s approval.” Thank you! This is a beautiful story. Squirrel Dad, you are a beautiful person.

“Who did you tell?!” These squirrels are so smart 😂 how?!

that house he made for his squirrel is amazing. He is such a good father.

He seems like a very kind man. Those squirrels got lucky.

He went all out and built the cutest little house, did a gender reveal party, deep convos….this a perfect example of a perfect human being. Thank you! ❤

Looks like the squirrel found the perfect human to chill with ❤

Anyone who loves animals that much is a wonderful person in my book! What a great guy with a great heart!

Richard and Maxine were getting along too well in the end 😂 I love the little pep talks he was giving them though Derrick is such a sweetheart😊

Huge heart, positive masculinity, sense of humor…. This is an amazing guy

As soon as I saw him building that house, I said “now Richard bout to have ALL the homies coming over…” 😂 From building a swanky squirrel loft to a gender reveal…. Derrick you’re a treasure man!

What a kind and thoughtful human being. And such cute, funny, goofy squirrels----animals make the best of friends; sometimes even better than other humans.

I LOVED it when he gasped and said "I can see the - I can see the THINGS!!" and smiled like the proudest daddy 🥹💕

This young man has a heart of gold. Beautiful story. ❤

Protect this man at all costs!

I swear, this has got to be one of the most adorable, amazing and wonderful animal videos I've ever seen.

WOW! How wonderfully human is this man. He just makes me smile and think of the world as a better place. As for Maxine and Richard...they be living the life of Riley! Love it!!!

The world needs more men like this in it! Bless your kind soul ❤

Not having a gender reveal party for a squirrel 🤣 This is equally hilarious and adorable!

You have a really strong connection with that animal.

Sometimes, in the world, we can find lovely people like this man ❤️. Thank you DODO, you always find them 🙏🏼

This man is the most precious person on the planet. I love this.

I absolutely love that he can be himself unapologetically ❤ no stereotypes, no expectations, no fitting in, just him and it’s beautiful. 🥰

I could watch this all day, I want to be a squirrel. I am cracking up, we need more people like this. Richard don't start acting a fool!😂😂😂😂😂

A big man with muscles is best friends with a tiny squirrel. Who would have known. What you have done is awesome!

This young man passes my seal of approval as an excellent future father.

This was absolutely adorable. He talks to them like kids. Love it!❤😊

They communicate! They all know your kindness now!😂

I love that he just immediately names the newcomers 😂

You can tell a lot about people on how they treat animals. Derrick is really a great person. If only more people were like him life would be a lot more easier.

I’m old enough to be his Grandma, but I think I’m in love. What a beautiful man.

Derrick is still young to be behaving like an old person, The man has a very gentle and kind soul.

I live on 17 acres with my animals and the squirrels here are so chunky because we feed them, when my dogs are outside they hop on my dogs backs and ride them around 😂 my poodle loves it the lab not so much we just adopted her from a very abusive home. But she sees Molly doing it and has started to allow it more and more ❤

He cracked me up. "I can see the things! Girl you showing!!"....God bless you Derrick and your squirrel family.

I loved everything about this man and the extent he went to provide for these little squirrels. Respect ❤️

This man is not just a squirrel whisperer; he is THE squirrel whisperer!

I love anybody who talks to other animals exactly like they talk to humans. Funny and heartwarming at the same time❤

I hope Derrick never hits any red lights when he drives, he always gets what he wants for his birthday, and his pillow is always cool no matter what side he lays on.

I wish the world was full of good decent people like you.

That's the cutest friendship I have ever seen.

Richard, Maxine, Luther and Benjamin are the luckiest squirrels to have such an amazing friend like Derrick for their physicsl and spirititual well being! 😂

Dude built a REALLY nice house for his lil buds! The amount of work he put in is ridiculously impressive!

This is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!! He even 😊built him a house, and then the squirrels had babies! 🥲

“Don’t sacrifice your authenticity for other peoples’ approval.” The best advice I have heard in a long, long time! 🤓

Hands down one of the cutest love stories I've ever seen. Derrick and Richard. Richard and Maxine. And, then squirrel babies. So freaking cute.

OMG! This is one of the cutest Dodo stories! Derrick is such a wonderful man, with a kind and gentle soul, which is why Richard warmed up to him. Squirrels do not generally become attached to people, but goes to show that Derrick is a one-of-a-kind and wonderful human being. ❤️❤️❤️

Ok I love Derrick, what an amazing human. Give him his own show already.

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. I LOVE THE AFFIRMATIONS, (I started to get a little watery eyed and almost cried), I love that he isn’t afraid to embrace his affectionate side with nature and the animals and that’s why they love him. SHOUT OUT TO YOU, SIR!! I love that he built Richard a house, I love that he welcomed the friends, and I love the gender reveal. BIGGEST BLESSINGS & WELL WISHES TO YOU, SIR!! KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR’RE DOING ❤. THE WORLD NEEDS IT!!!! THIS TRULY MADE MY DAY!! ESPECIALLY AS AN AVID ANIMAL LOVER ❤❤❤❤.

My faith in humanity is always restored with people like Derrick. Anyone that treats a living being this well is on another level. Did you see how many boxes it took to build that home for them?!?

The fact that this man built a “squirrel manor” and then named one of them “Maxine” is just too much!!!!❤😂❤😂❤

Squirrels are very territorial and a fight can get deadly This guy is the squirrel whisperer. And I can’t believe how nice that home he put together was

He takes care of maxine and richard so well.

Wow. This hit me in the feels for sure. This man built a whole squirrel family. Props!

He's such a good squirrel daddy! He is so supportive of them and I love the way he talks philosophy to them...Very heart-warming!

These squirrels are so lucky to meet this nice man

I love this so much….. the Squirrel Estate is everything-- “Are you the daddy?” Richard with the tail shake . LOL. You heart is so warm -- 🔥🔥🔥

"Don't you ever sacrifice your authenticity for others approval" I can't remember the last time I heard such a sincere and beautiful quote.

This is the sweetest thing i have ever seen!! I love this man!! We need more men just like him and the world would be a better world!!!!

The way he talks to them like little kids is hilarious!

This is so cute. He made such a cute squirrel house. What made me laugh is when Richard brought over guest. 😂😂

I love the way he advises Richard. So cool and heart warming.

This guy is someone who I wanna chill with. He has a heart of gold.

I feel like this man needs a reality TV show I would watch and enjoy. This man is the best.

An animal destroyed his furniture, and he was so chill about it. Tells a lot about a person. Really admirable.

This is hysterical! 😂😆 When he told Richard, "Don't be acting a fool" I cracked up!

If You Ever Got Opportunity to Bond With Wild Animals Like This You Will Feel Pretty Special inside and Lighten Any of Your Depression You Might Have...The Way This Happy Family Celebrates The Squirrels Pregnancy is is GREAT Sight to See

It's funny how animals can sense the good in every person.

THIS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!!! I had a squirrel for about 3 years that I named Peanut. He was missing his back foot and some little girl brought him to me almost frozen to death. He was only about two weeks old and I nursed him back to health and he was my best friend until he passed away. This is really special. ❤

Someone will have a best selling children's book or even a children's tv series if the right person sees this! The kids need something like this to read about or watch! Especially with the life's lessons. Adorable!!!! We need a story on how it came to be!❤

This is the cutest thing I ever saw! I am currently taking care of a squirrel that I named "Rocky". He is about 5-6 weeks old. The cat next door is out all the time and is always bringing his kill home. My squirrel was saved from that cat's mouth! He is doing great and I'm in love with him. Ty The Dodo for all the beautiful videos.♥

Absolutely wonderful!! 👌🏽❤️ He’s a reflection and a role model for all kind hearted human beings. He would make a wonderful dad one day.

My dad would've gotten so angry if he saw them ripping up his couch. This dude has a heart of gold.

Derrick, has to be protected at all costs! What a lovely soul. ❤

This is hands down one of the best videos I’ve seen about a human and animal relationship 😂

What a handsome man and loves animals. What more can you ask for. He's perfect ❤

You can tell he genuinely enjoys his time with those squirrels 🐿️ ❤

I screamed!!! 😂😭💀 When Richard brought his friends over. I love wholesome content. ❤ shout out to him and his little squirrel family.

I love how he lets them be squirrels and respects their boundaries. He’s in THEIR world not the other way around

Such a sweet story. I hope Richard and Maxine and the entire family are in Derrick's life for generations.

Okay, who else here wants to become absolute best friends with Derek? What an amazingly awesome human being!

This man is a diamond and I hope life treats him well.

Lol. The man put doll house furniture in there!😂 Squirrels are amazing little animals! They are very intelligent, affectionate and PLAYFUL! I grew up with a pet squirrel named Frisky. She was my best little buddy growing up. She had a large cage for when i was at school but she had the run of my bedroom while i was home. I strung ropes from the curtain rod to the closet door to a hook in the ceiling on the far side so she had her own trapeze to run and swing on and hang from. Sometimes if i wasnt giving her enough attention as i layed on the bed reading, she would hang from her back legs over my head and reeeaaach waaay down to grab handfuls of my hair to pull. Over and over! She often slept curled into a ball in the corner of my pillow case. And when she wouldnt allow me to sleep in on Saturday mornings she would jump from the ropes onto the pillow i covered my head with to block out the bright sun and protect me from her. Over and over.....BOOOOMFFF!........BOOOFFF!......BOOOOOFFFF! on top of my head every 30 seconds or so with a round or two of cartwheels and donuts on my chest until i got up. Squirrels awake with the sunrise and an hour of intense play is ALWAYS first on their to do list followed by a big breakfast and then back to the ropes. She would get very excited as she heard me arriving home from school and would begin her floor routine in her cage as i came through the door. And she would literally rush to my shoulder, put her paws on my face and lick and kiss me as if we hadnt seen each other in months. If her arms were long enough she would hug my head. Instead she wrapped up in my hand and you would never doubt that squirrels feel emotion every bit as much as we do if you saw the smile on her face and eyes as she did. She was nothing but a bundle of furry love and fun. I took her to school on show and tell days and she was a big hit with all the kids. She liked having so many heads to use as landing pads in a series of high speed passes about the classroom. She could uuuhhh, clear the teachers cup of about 20 pencils and pens in about 5 seconds flat as if picking so many flowers only to find that NOPE, there really wasnt any treats in there. She was a huge part of my childhood and is probably the reason i am such an animal lover to this day. Frisky lived almost 14 years and died peacefully in my arms after a series of minor seizures when i was 19. I still miss her 30 years later. Ive raised and rehabbed many squirrels and a myriad of other animals over the years. Everything from butterflies and bumblebees to lizards, turtles, hawks and other birds to chipmunks and ive even kept a couple squirrels as temporary pets for a couple years here and there as they recovered from whatever ordeal brought them to me. Theyre all great little animals but Frisky will always be my best buddy. I look forward to playing with her again someday.

Richard saw right through to Derrick's kind, pure heart, the day they met. Must be why he followed him home!

This was the best one I've seen yet!!! The gender reveal was hilarious😅 What a good dad

It's nice knowing that somewhere out there in the world a kind man is making homes for squirrels.