--- description: Lime green Hulk puppy is born a shocking bright green color and we just have to say it is incredible. title: Every Dog Has Its Day and Today Is That Day for This Lime Green 'Hulk' Puppy 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 # Every Dog Has Its Day and Today Is That Day for This Lime Green 'Hulk' Puppy by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 17, 2020 2:28 PM CUT by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 17, 2020 2:28 PM CUT A puppy has been born with a coat the color of lime green of all things. Last Friday, a white [German shepherd](https://time.com/5766376/dog-neighbor-photo/ "undefined") named Gypsy gave birth to eight happy little [puppies](https://time.com/5764747/dog-coyote-toys-video/ "undefined") in Canton, N.C. But one of the lot them stood out from the squad. He was cuddly. He was friendly. He was the bright color of key lime pie. “I started freaking out because it was green,” Shana Stamey, the owner told [WLOS](https://wlos.com/news/local/canton-family-dog-gives-birth-to-green-pup "undefined"). Turns out, there was a perfectly [reasonable explanation](https://time.com/5766416/deer-shedding-antlers-video/ "undefined"). The puppy’s coat was stained from his mother’s stomach probably stained his fur in utero, Suzanne Cianciulli, the manager of Junaluska Animal Hospital in Waynesville told [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/16/lime-green-puppy-named-hulk-born-north-carolina-dog/4488532002/ "undefined"). Another possible explanation? [Meconium](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meconium "undefined"), a dark greenish substance found in the puppy’s stool. Whatever the case, he is totally safe. And appropriately, he shall be called Hulk. Its coat will fade to white eventually thanks to baths and self-licking. So it’s time to work in all the photos of him living his lime green life while he’s still this hue. He’s far from the first lime green doggie. There have been [others](https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/stray-german-shepherd-gives-birth-to-green-puppy-florida "undefined") with neon green fur spots. But if you haven’t had the pleasure of encountering a pup the color of a lime green highlighter, allow Hulk to introduce himself below. > [](https://twitter.com/TimWTOL/status/1217775566067322881) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5767159/hulk-puppy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5767159/hulk-puppy/"},"headline":"Every Dog Has Its Day and Today Is That Day for This Lime Green 'Hulk' Puppy","datePublished":"2020-01-17T14:28:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:13.314Z","description":"Lime green Hulk puppy is born a shocking bright green color and we just have to say it is incredible.","url":"https://time.com/5767159/hulk-puppy/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"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/5767159/hulk-puppy/","name":"Every Dog Has Its Day and Today Is That Day for This Lime Green 'Hulk' Puppy"}}]}] ```