--- title: Dog Goes Viral for Existential Crisis in Christmas Picture description: A dog having an existential crisis during a Christmas photo shoot is a relatable holiday mood for us all. canonical: https://time.com/5750686/dog-christmas-photoshoot/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-12-16T16:20:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:08.678Z og:title: Dog Having a Christmas Existential Crisis Is a Holiday Mood og:description: Relatable og:url: https://time.com/5750686/dog-christmas-photoshoot/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bd7917d2556112a/698a078c86f68e45076ee134/Christmas-dogs-twitter-picture.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Boston terrier Christmas og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dog Having a Christmas Existential Crisis Is a Holiday Mood twitter:description: Relatable twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bd7917d2556112a/698a078c86f68e45076ee134/Christmas-dogs-twitter-picture.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dog Having an Existential Crisis During the Christmas Photoshoot Is a Holiday Mood  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 16, 2019 4:20 PM UTC  Two boston terriers in Christmas costumes in front of the Christmas tree. Two boston terriers in Christmas costumes in front of the Christmas tree.Getty Images—2013 Genevieve Morrison  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 16, 2019 4:20 PM UTC While the [holiday season](https://time.com/5747205/holiday-spirit-christmas-mom/) is often filled with revelry and cheer, it can also be [an especially stressful time for those with social anxieties](https://time.com/5041017/kesha-self-care-holidays/). It’s a relatable mood that was communicated effectively in a hilarious photo of a small dog who was obviously feeling the strain of the season in a [Christmas photoshoot.](https://time.com/5737073/grinch-terrifies-kids-video/) In an image shared to Twitter user @laurenncarterr’s account, Mika, the tiny dog, who’s also outfitted in an even tinier top hat festooned with holly and a festive scarf with bells, looks with trepidation into the camera. The stress of the pooch is especially apparent next to the dog who’s next to him, who’s grinning with reckless abandon. The caption to the tweet reads: “Took my dogs to take their yearly christmas photos. It’s really hard when you have one super photogenic dog and one dog having an existential crisis.” To the dog having an existential crisis while trying to keep up the Christmas cheer: we’ve all been there — the holidays can really get to you. See the dogs in all their glory below. > [](https://twitter.com/laurenncarterr/status/1203138141852438528) > [](https://twitter.com/laurenncarterr/status/1203438349467488257) > [](https://twitter.com/laurenncarterr/status/1203438547459543045) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5750686/dog-christmas-photoshoot/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5750686/dog-christmas-photoshoot/"},"headline":"Dog Having an Existential Crisis During the Christmas Photoshoot Is a Holiday Mood","datePublished":"2019-12-16T16:20:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:08.678Z","description":"Relatable","url":"https://time.com/5750686/dog-christmas-photoshoot/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime","holidays 2019","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bd7917d2556112a/698a078c86f68e45076ee134/Christmas-dogs-twitter-picture.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bd7917d2556112a/698a078c86f68e45076ee134/Christmas-dogs-twitter-picture.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Boston terrier Christmas","caption":"Boston terrier Christmas","creditText":"Getty Images—2013 Genevieve Morrison","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/5750686/dog-christmas-photoshoot/","name":"Dog Having an Existential Crisis During the Christmas Photoshoot Is a Holiday Mood"}}]}] ```