--- description: Nobody does the "Running Man" quite like a dog trying to escape a bath. title: Watch a Poodle Puppy Do the 'Running Man' While Getting a Bath image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f89960116d851f3/6988a5078e060131594675bc/poodle-puppy-bath.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch a Poodle Puppy Do the 'Running Man' While Getting a Bath  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 6, 2016 9:48 PM CUT  A miniature poodle waits for her bath A miniature poodle waits for her bathDerek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 6, 2016 9:48 PM CUT Nobody does the “[Running Man](http://time.com/4350445/national-spelling-bee-2016-dab-running-man-challenge/ "undefined")” quite like a [dog](http://time.com/4464960/national-dog-day-hero-dogs/ "undefined") trying to escape a bath. In a video recently uploaded to [Newsflare](https://www.newsflare.com/video/85194/animals/poodle-makes-adorable-running-movements-while-showering "undefined"), Bailey the [poodle puppy](http://time.com/3743109/china-poodle-clothes-walking-on-hind-legs/ "undefined") is seen making running motions as he is held in a light shower stream. Those watching the moment then begin to laugh as the pup adorably flails all four paws in the air. “Trying to shower this little pup, his natural instinct just got him going,” user [bits\_of\_my\_life](https://www.newsflare.com/video/85207/other/newsflare-edit-toy-poodle-tries-to-shower-like-human "undefined") captioned the clip. “The way he’s \[being held\] just makes him look like he showering like a human!” Watch the full video above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4481199/poodle-running-man-bath/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4481199/poodle-running-man-bath/"},"headline":"Watch a Poodle Puppy Do the 'Running Man' While Getting a Bath","datePublished":"2016-09-06T21:48:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:13.720Z","description":"And try not to smile","url":"https://time.com/4481199/poodle-running-man-bath/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Dogs"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f89960116d851f3/6988a5078e060131594675bc/poodle-puppy-bath.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f89960116d851f3/6988a5078e060131594675bc/poodle-puppy-bath.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dog groomer","caption":"A miniature poodle waits for her bath","creditText":"Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/4481199/poodle-running-man-bath/","name":"Watch a Poodle Puppy Do the 'Running Man' While Getting a Bath"}}]}] ```