--- description: In a video posted by People's Daily, China, a white Bichon Frise toy dog shows off its best impression of a baby seal. title: This Puppy Pretending to Be a Seal Is the Cutest Thing You'll See Today 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 Puppy Pretending to Be a Seal Is the Cutest Thing You'll See Today  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 16, 2016 5:43 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 16, 2016 5:43 PM CUT Cute animal videos can improve even the worst of days. But many have yet to experience the power of watching an [adorable animal](http://time.com/4191108/animals-frolicking-snow/ "undefined") impersonate another adorable animal. In a video posted by [People’s Daily, China](https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/?fref=photo "undefined"), a white Bichon Frise toy dog shows off what appears to be its best impression of a baby seal. [The pup](http://time.com/4208420/police-officer-adopts-puppy-after-shelter-call/ "undefined") can be seen repeatedly pulling back its ears while being groomed, making it look like a happy little [harp seal](http://time.com/4089231/orca-punts-seal-80-feet-into-the-air/ "undefined"). **Read More:** [Adorable Baby Seal Pops Out of Nowhere to Go Surfing](http://time.com/3080117/baby-seal-surfing-video/ "undefined") The clip was shared on Facebook on Sunday and has since been viewed over 137,000 times and liked over 13,000 times. (h/t [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/02/16/seal-or-dog/ "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4225816/puppy-pretending-to-be-seal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4225816/puppy-pretending-to-be-seal/"},"headline":"This Puppy Pretending to Be a Seal Is the Cutest Thing You'll See Today","datePublished":"2016-02-16T17:43:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:04.588Z","description":"It has our seal of approval","url":"https://time.com/4225816/puppy-pretending-to-be-seal/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Dogs","animal videos","puppies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"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/4225816/puppy-pretending-to-be-seal/","name":"This Puppy Pretending to Be a Seal Is the Cutest Thing You'll See Today"}}]}] ```