30+ Dog Parents Who Badly Need A Break From Their Precious Puppies

Have a litter of puppies they said, it will be fun they said

Chelsi

• Published in Animals
• May 7, 2022

Parenting is no easy task, we know it and no one knows this better than parents. No amount of maternity or paternity leave seems to be enough time to both spend with your new baby and take a break yourself as well.

If you think that human parents are the only ones who need a break every now and then, you couldn't be more wrong. You only need to see the exhausted dogs below to prove just how much work it takes to care for their pups.

Female dogs are typically pregnant for about 62 to 64 days. The gestational period also depends on the breed of your furry companion and if you're vigilant about monitoring the actual date of conception.

Unlike in humans where a fetus has 9 months to fully form, in dogs, the growth is rapid. They grow to double their size every 7 days in the early stages of a dog's pregnancy.

It isn't until the second month of the gestational period that the dogs become recognizable as puppies in the womb. Towards the end of the 60 days, the puppies are then ready to be born.

The real work begins when the puppies are there. So many things can go wrong still but the human owners and the dog parents work together to keep the litter safe; the amount of work is visible in these dogs' faces who are just begging for a break from their adorable yet tiring newborns.

1. Sorry mom, your favorite chair is now ours

2. Wait, this isn't even one of mine!

3. Hooman, just let me out! Please, while they're sleeping!

4. This wasn't on the brochure!

5. I should have planned better

6. No, don't come near me

7. The only "me time" I can get is when they're in a box

8. Yes, for the nth time, that is my snoot

9. I'm a bed now

10. For the love of God, go back to sleep

11. When can I go?

12. I-

13. Yes, please, take him

14. This is too much work for two dogs! We will never stop complaining about this!

15. Pups are useful as eye covers

16. No.

17. Are they done yet?

18. Save me from this tiny abomination I created!

19. Something's wrong with that one

20. Why haven't we done this sooner?

21. This is the best way to play hide and seek. Shhh! Quiet!

22. Don't bark back at me! I didn't carry you for months only for you to do this!

23. Arms out, bellies out. Finally!

24. Is it possible that they are not all mine? Surely one of them doesn't have a spot?

25. There is a perfectly good blanket but why is my head the perfect bed?

26. Goldy, you better stop taking photos before you wake up these monsters

27. They are their best selves when they are sleeping. I love it when they are this quiet.

28. I'm going to have a stiff neck when they wake up. This is my life now.

29. Can I have just one second where no one is attached to me?

30. These are one too many floofs

31. I'm about to have more wrinkles, aren't I?

32. The perfect amount of puppies is one, maybe two. I choose this one and you can take the rest. Please, only for a few seconds!

It's undeniable that puppies are extremely adorable. Their tiny little paws and adorable little faces disarm us into believing that they are not a lot of work.

Well, take off your rose-colored glasses because we are here to tell you that they are. Just like what human mothers say: I love the little devils but they are a lot!

Chelsi