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"The pup appeared grateful for the assistance," a police statement added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The pinniped pup looked around quizzically with large, black eyes before lumbering into the surf with abandon — as only the young can.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

He introduced the couple’s adorable white pup to the world while starring in Tommy Hilfiger’s fall 2026 ad campaign.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

It states these can have long-lasting consequences to the animals' health and that it can lead to pup abandonment, wasted energy from staying alert and injuries from panic fleeing.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The smallest pup, whom Miyax called Sister, lifted her head, saw her favorite brother in action and, struggling to her feet, followed him devotedly.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

Dog owners say that as soon as they pull into the driveway, their pups realize exactly where they’re headed and “start going bonkers,” says Neece.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

When temperatures rise, the females abandon their pups to hunt for food, he explained.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

"Our new pups have big reputations to live up to, but we're confident they will progress to become stars themselves in fighting crime and keeping the public safe."

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

We counted nine capybaras: an adult male, four adult females, and four medium-sized pups.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

“The prince showed me the pups yesterday—though I think he was just looking for an excuse to get out of his mother’s court for a while.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

John Lang, Esq., deputy-sheriff of Selkirk, had a female cur big with pups, which on one occasion, when out in the fields attending the cattle, was taken in travail, and pupped on the moor.

From Anecdotes of Dogs by Edward Jesse

After a bitch has pupped, there always is from the vagina a discharge, which rarely ceases before a week expires, and sometimes flows forth for a longer period.

From The Dog by Dinks

"The dog has pupped," said the little old woman; and she shook her man.

From The Path of Life by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Let's see; how long have I been a-wearin' of that shirt; oh, I remember, I bought it jist two days afore Five Bob was pupped.

From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson

Some dogs are pupped in this condition; others are only affected in this way when age has far advanced.

From The Dog by Dinks

"Although all of the cownose rays in Bermuda to date are females, we also observed small, immature rays suggesting pupping may have recently occurred here," said Ajemian.

From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024

On my drive home, I became intent on documenting harp seals as a face of the climate crisis and have returned to the gulf’s pupping grounds over and over again for the past decade.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024

The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 made it safe for the seals to return from Canadian waters, but they didn’t establish pupping colonies until the early 1990s.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 2, 2023

Incidents were equally common during the spring pupping season and in summer, researchers said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

The time of pupping having arrived, as little noise or disturbance should be made as possible; but a keeper should be always at hand in case of abortion or difficult parturition.

From The Dog by William Youatt