German Shepherd Mom Reminds Puppy Of Nap Time [Video]

For parents, getting your kids to take a nap can be a struggle.

They are so full of energy that they just can’t help but move around all the time, and for Mommy or Daddy who might not have gotten a good night’s sleep, the stress levels can rise quickly.

Dogs go through the same dilemma that human parents do. However, they have a different way of making their offspring follow.

When this German shepherd finally wanted her quiet time but her puppy refused to go along, she showed him who was boss.

She led the pesky pup back to the doggie bed, then gave the little tyke a nudge to lay down. In the end, however, it is still the pup who got its way.

According to research conducted by the Universities of Vienna and Oxford, similar to children, pet dogs follow a "look and learn" approach when interacting with their owners.

This means that they cannot help but mimic the actions of humans when they do their canine tasks. The results of the study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society, point to the possibility that dogs, like humans, are subject to “automatic imitation.”

The theory could possibly explain why the German shepherd seemed to act to the situation similar to how a human mother would.

This adorable encounter between German shepherd mom and puppy has taken over social media, with a few human moms understanding the doggie’s dilemma.

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