--- description: Watch Sophia the Rhodesian Ridgeback grow up title: This Time-Lapse Video Shows a Cute Puppy Grow Into a Noble Dog in Just 23 Seconds image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Time-Lapse Video Shows a Cute Puppy Grow Into a Noble Dog in Just 23 Seconds by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 4, 2014 4:49 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 4, 2014 4:49 PM CUT If you need a break from all the upsetting things happening in the world right now, watch this super adorable time-lapse video that shows a Rhodesian Ridgeback grow from a 2-month-old puppy into a 3-year-old adult. Her name is Sophia, and in just 23 seconds, she goes from a floppy-eared, big-pawed bundle of pure cuteness to a big, strong, totally noble canine. Oh, and if you’re wondering how she was so cooperative, be sure to check out the bloopers at the end. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3618080/time-lapse-video-puppy-dog/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3618080/time-lapse-video-puppy-dog/"},"headline":"This Time-Lapse Video Shows a Cute Puppy Grow Into a Noble Dog in Just 23 Seconds","datePublished":"2014-12-04T16:49:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:01.190Z","description":"Watch Sophia the Rhodesian Ridgeback grow up","url":"https://time.com/3618080/time-lapse-video-puppy-dog/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Dogs","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3618080/time-lapse-video-puppy-dog/","name":"This Time-Lapse Video Shows a Cute Puppy Grow Into a Noble Dog in Just 23 Seconds"}}]}] ```