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The desire to have a family is hard-wired in most of us, and animals are no exception. A mother dog bonds with her pups through her sense of smell, which is why it can be a bad idea to separate the pups from their mother; depending on the olfactory (smell) system of the breed, some mothers might not recognize her tykes.
According to one study, it's the maternal instinct which also makes female dogs more sociable than males. Dogs were presented with three, treat-filled boxes, only two of which could be opened on their own. The female dogs were far more likely to “ask” a researcher for help than males.
This list of dogs with their puppies is our tribute to these loyal canines. Do you have any photos of pooches with their pups? Post your own, or vote on your favorite below!
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One Happy Family
#3
I, Big Wrinkle, Made All These Little Wrinkles
#4
Jameson And Remington
#5
Father And Son
#6
Sweet Kisses
#7
Pitbull And Baby Pitbull
AdrianEast 9 years ago
Sorry but the mutilation of the ears for pointless aesthetics detracts from such a beautiful photo.
#8
Husky And Its Baby
#9
French Bulldog And Its Puppy
#11
Puppy Bums
#12
Like Father Like Son
#13
Mother With Her Baby
#14
Like Father Like Son
#15
A Mother's Love
#16
So My Bulldog Seems To Be Pretty Proud Of His Son
#18
Don't Worry, It'll Be Alright
#19
Six Sweet Puppies Sitting With Mother
#20
Mother And Daughter
LoisReese 9 years ago
Very unfortunate they chose to crop the puppy's ears. With an adult dog, you don't know who had it done, but it's clear this owner made a poor choice in doing so with this pup. Oddly, the mama's ears appear to be natural. Ear-cropping is not widely done anymore for a variety of very good reasons.
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Adorable Mini-me Version
#22
Puppy
#23
Golden Retriever Love
#24
Proud Father And Son
#25
Newborn Puppy With Mother
#26
Cute Boop
CarlySienko 9 years ago
I'm so glad there were rotties in this mix!! So gorgeous when they're young.
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Husky Puppie With His Mother
MillieGrams 9 years ago
So sweet. I had a male Siberian. He was a great dog but also a great escape artist. LOL.
#29
My Golden Retriever And Her 3 Day Old Puppies
#31
The World’s Largest Pitbull Hulk And His Puppies
#32
Mini Me
Camila Moraga 8 years ago
I love this one, the little one looks more curious than his mom, she looks in love of the photographer
#35
Dog And Its Puppy
Noella Burgett 3 years ago
The ribbon is to teach it to leave a collar alone as well. Our breeder didn't do it, and Midas took a while to get used to the collar. The could hurt themselves if they don't learn this.
#36
Bulldog Mommy With Her Puppies
#37
Our Beloved Lulu And Her Little Girl
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#40
Bruma And Tuga
Final score:
58points
#41
Sencha The Jack Russel With Newborn Puppies
#47
Proud Mary And Her Puppy
#48
This Little Girl Had Just Been Brought Into This World
#49
Puppy And His Mom
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What do you think ?
AudreyFerragamo 9 years ago
Aww, That's one of the Main reasons I didn't want my Lab girl to have puppies. Because I would have to take away her babies. And that must be heartbreaking. So we got her fixed and she is so gentle with her stuffed babies as can be. I know I should have given her the right to give birth, but there are already to many unwanted dogs in the world, So,to each there own. and it shortens females life spans. And I've wanted her for a very long time. It's been ten years now, and she's doing fine.
JeanneDeaux 9 years ago
Unbelievable the number of people saying "stop breeding, adopt". What do you want? The extinction of pure breeds so only strays are on the market? Then what, you'll want strays to be neutered too because there will too much in your opinion. And then you'll want the same with another species, and another and another until there is only humans left... Wait, why not neutering humans too, they are overpopulating our planet after all. Nice, now everything and everyone is neutered, how amazing is that! *sarcasm OFF*
JeanneDeaux 9 years ago
By the way, I do adoption I never got an animal from anywhere else than nature (yeah people are shithead and they abandon animals in nature sadly) or shelters. But the "stop breeding, adopt" thing is, in my opinion, getting old and makes me angry, how humans dare to say which animals can reproduce and which ones can't when they are themselves unable to control their own reproduction rate and overpopulate the planet selfishly? Seriously people, just appreciate the nice pictures and let the owners of the animals do whatever they want.
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AudreyFerragamo 9 years ago
Aww, That's one of the Main reasons I didn't want my Lab girl to have puppies. Because I would have to take away her babies. And that must be heartbreaking. So we got her fixed and she is so gentle with her stuffed babies as can be. I know I should have given her the right to give birth, but there are already to many unwanted dogs in the world, So,to each there own. and it shortens females life spans. And I've wanted her for a very long time. It's been ten years now, and she's doing fine.
JeanneDeaux 9 years ago
Unbelievable the number of people saying "stop breeding, adopt". What do you want? The extinction of pure breeds so only strays are on the market? Then what, you'll want strays to be neutered too because there will too much in your opinion. And then you'll want the same with another species, and another and another until there is only humans left... Wait, why not neutering humans too, they are overpopulating our planet after all. Nice, now everything and everyone is neutered, how amazing is that! *sarcasm OFF*
JeanneDeaux 9 years ago
By the way, I do adoption I never got an animal from anywhere else than nature (yeah people are shithead and they abandon animals in nature sadly) or shelters. But the "stop breeding, adopt" thing is, in my opinion, getting old and makes me angry, how humans dare to say which animals can reproduce and which ones can't when they are themselves unable to control their own reproduction rate and overpopulate the planet selfishly? Seriously people, just appreciate the nice pictures and let the owners of the animals do whatever they want.
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