Golden Retriever 'Gentle Parenting'—Puppy Doesn't Quite Get the Message
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A clip of a golden retriever attempting "gentle parenting" has gone viral, as her puppy didn't quite seem to understand the boundaries she was setting.
Kristin, who posts to TikTok under the username @kbreinholt, is the proud owner of multiple dogs, including golden retrievers Lucy and Molly. In July, she shared a video to her account of Lucy in parenting mode—trying to communicate with a golden puppy that she was not impressed with how boisterous the pup was being.
In the video, set to Justin Bieber's song "Daisies," Lucy stands still while the puppy continuously jumps around her and up at her. He nips at her ears, barks in her face and tries to initiate play. But Lucy is having none of it, and makes this clear: she scrunches up her snout, bares her teeth and licks her lips every time the puppy tries to jump at her.
The dogs' owner wrote, "Gentle parenting at its finest," adding in the caption: "Lucy is the ideal gentle parent."
While socializing and training a puppy is an important task for their new owners, puppies begin learning important behavioral skills before they ever leave the litter.
As well as being a calming influence, older canines teach puppies social skills to interact with other dogs, by setting boundaries when the pup is being too boisterous and teaching them the body language that says enough is enough, according to a veterinary report from Vet Help Direct.
Puppies can't tell at first when they have gone too far, but reactions from other young pups or dogs can teach them when a bite or scratch is painful or annoying—mother canines may also nip a puppy who is being rambunctious, and use body language to establish dominance and remind the puppy who is in charge, according to dog training website Doglando.
Lucy warns the puppy with her body language at the door.
Lucy warns the puppy with her body language at the door.
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TikTok users had a big reaction to the video, awarding it more than 501,000 likes and over 4.4 million views.
Some commenters appeared concerned, with one writing that Lucy's face doesn't look too gentle or welcoming," and another agreeing the "puppy needs to learn boundaries here."
But one commenter shared her own story: "This is my 12-year-old when she was setting boundaries with the new pup. Now when her lip even moves up in the slightest the pup walks away and sits down to pout. Dog language is always unique and clear to each other."
"This mama is overstimulated," another posted, and a third wrote: "The golden face scrunch is always hilarious."
Newsweek has contacted @kbreinholt via TikTok for comment on this story.
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