A protective dad has devised a creative way to keep the boys away from his young daughter - by printing his muscly torso on a t-shirt and making her wear it. 

'Stay Clear Boys,' a message on the shirt warns. 'This is my dad!' 

And while his daughter doesn't look too happy about the new attire, her father is pictured grinning beside her.

The image was first shared on Reddit under the headline 'Dad security' at the weekend.  

A dad created this t-shirt to keep the boys away from his daughter - and she doesn't look happy about it

Kit Dale, a two-time World Pro Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion from Melbourne, Australia, shared the image to his Facebook page on Sunday, writing: 'Hahahha smart dad.' 

By Wednesday, the image on his page had been liked by 370,000 Facebook users and had been shared more than 45,000 times.

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While some commenters both applauded the move - and even asked whether the girl was in need of a step-mother - others ridiculed it.

'Dads thought process: How can I tell more people I work out, and not look like a tool?' one wrote.

Another added: 'How about a shirt that says "attention boys...this is my body and I do what I want with it...neither you nor my dad make any of the rules...and ps I may not even be into boys.'

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