--- title: Puppy Pretends to Be a Seal: Viral Video 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. canonical: https://time.com/4225816/puppy-pretending-to-be-seal/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-16T17:43:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:30:04.588Z og:title: This Puppy Pretending to Be a Seal Is the Cutest Thing You'll See Today og:description: It has our seal of approval og:url: https://time.com/4225816/puppy-pretending-to-be-seal/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Puppy Pretending to Be a Seal Is the Cutest Thing You'll See Today twitter:description: It has our seal of approval twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Puppy Pretending to Be a Seal Is the Cutest Thing You'll See Today > Sponsored content. 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But many have yet to experience the power of watching an [adorable animal](http://time.com/4191108/animals-frolicking-snow/) impersonate another adorable animal. In a video posted by [People’s Daily, China](https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/?fref=photo), 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/) 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/). **Read More:** [Adorable Baby Seal Pops Out of Nowhere to Go Surfing](http://time.com/3080117/baby-seal-surfing-video/) The clip was shared on Facebook on Sunday and has since been viewed over 137,000 times and liked over 13,000 times. 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