Woman leaves puppy out of crate, shock at what happens to golden retriever
It’s common for dog owners to use pet cameras to check in on their furry friends but what they discover can be anything but ordinary.
Take Nicole, 28, for example. She recently decided to leave her 9-month-old puppy, Maple, out of her crate to roam freely with her older sibling, Daisy—a golden retriever.
“I was expecting to see them just sleeping as they like to cuddle together,” she told Newsweek. However, she couldn’t help but laugh when she saw Maple, the miniature poodle, lifting her leg and putting her genitals in 7-year-old Daisy’s face.
The bizarre behavior quickly went viral on TikTok (@thats.what.she.said____), earning 1.6 million views and over 143,000 likes at the time of writing.
Users were quick to comment and sympathize with Daisy. One said: “Poor baby looked so sad after. that baby deserves a nice bath and a pup cup.”
“Your puppy is the annoying little sibling,” said another user.
Nicole confirmed to Newsweek: “Maple loves pestering Daisy.”
Other commenters feared the pup was doing much worse, suggesting she lifted her leg to mark her territory on Daisy.
A third user wrote: “That broke my heart,” and a fourth said the footage made them “so sad.”
But Nicole has since shared an update to show that Maple’s behavior is simply a way to get her sister’s attention.
In a close-up video, she wrote: “she’s not peeing on her,” adding, “when she wants to play, this is her way of trying to be submissive and invite the older dog to sniff her parts. It’s her weird way of trying [to warm] up to her big sis.”
“Ok so we all like the puppy again,” said one user on the updated video, and another wrote: “I’m crying, what a funny thing she does.”
Usually, dogs sniff each other’s rear ends—but for these pets, it’s the opposite way around.
The VCA Animal Hospital explains dogs sniff each other’s rear ends because that’s where the anal glands are located—tiny sacs that release unique chemical signals packed with information.
These scents act like a canine ID card, revealing details about the other dog’s diet, health, mood, gender, and even social status.
A quick sniff helps dogs decide if the newcomer is friend or foe, dominant or submissive, and it even reinforces social bonds. What seems odd to us is, for dogs, an essential greeting and a sophisticated way to communicate.
