There’s nothing more heartwarming than seeing something sweet and innocent, being protected by an unlikely friend. Like a full-grown dog who protects shelter kittens, unheard of right? Wrong. We all know the stereotype of the relationship between cats and dogs, they’re supposed to hate each other. There’s even a saying “fighting like cats and dogs” based on that very notion.

But there’s always an exception to every rule, someone or something, who breaks the mold and proves that anything is possible. Like this loving pooch, Raylan, who goes out of his way to protect every single kitten at the cat shelter he lives at. Here are 50 photos that will melt your heart, and prove that some dogs are just all-around loving.

Here are 50 photos of the “big brother” dog, who takes all these shelter kittens under his wing and shows them all the love

This dog loves these kittens so much!