12-05-2025
Woman Leaves Birthday Cake With Dog Unattended—Then Comes the Surprise
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A pup named Dough, from the United Kingdom, has captivated internet users after showing incredible discipline, in a situation where many other dogs would have probably tried to break the rules.
In a viral TikTok video shared in April under the username @ the pup can be seen sitting by the kitchen, waving his tail around in excitement as he spots his birthday cake unattended on the counter.
Instead of trying to sneak a bite while nobody is watching him, Dough the XL bully keeps his cool and controls his instincts, defeating any possible temptation.
"My dog spotted his birthday cake the night before his birthday, look at him waiting like the good boy he is," the poster says in the clip. A caption adds: "11/10 good boy."
While a small taste of plain vanilla cake is not likely to hurt your pup, dogs should not be eating cake that is meant for human consumption. Not only does it lack nutrients, but it can also often contain ingredients that are toxic to them.
Some of these ingredients, Dr. Jamie Clanin, a veterinary adviser for PetLab Co, told Rover, include coffee, raisins, nutmeg, chocolate, alcohol, macadamia nuts, and sugar substitutes such as xylitol. Even plain cake should be avoided.
However, nowadays there are plenty of dog-friendly cakes that can make your pup's birthday special without potentially harming them.
Dog-friendly birthday cakes can include flavors such as peanut butter, apple sauce, pumpkin, and carrots. If you are planning on baking your pup a birthday cake, then make sure you are using only dog-safe ingredients.
You can find a list of human foods that dogs love eating, and that are completely safe for your pups to have, here.
Stock image: A dog looks up at a kitchen counter.
Stock image: A dog looks up at a kitchen counter.
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The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 345,000 views and more than 74,500 likes on the platform.
One user, Chelsea, commented: "Him admiring his cake and then looking over at those pics on the oven, he knows he's so loved."
Kayla Doe771 posted: "Meanwhile, our chaos gremlin found 2 pounds of cubed butter on the counter, ate it, then threw up, he's okay! didn't think he could get to it, ran out for missing baking ingredients. lesson learned!"
KrystalsCustomCreations added: "That tail is like the second hand on the clock, just counting down until he gets to eat it!"
Newsweek reached out to @ for comment via email. We could not verify the details of the case.
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