Adorable S'mores-Colored Australian Shepherd Puppies Wrestling Are the Best
Puppies are so small, but their audacity is through the roof. Puppies love to mess around and pick fights with anyone and everyone, including their littermates. It's one of the first things a puppy figures out, and they never let it go, even when you're overtired and just want them to leave your toes alone.
A couple of Australian Shepherd puppies have officially mastered fighting, and they're lucky they're so cute! Their little wrestling is so quick, it almost makes it look like the two of them are one super fluffy, s'mores-colored tumbleweed:
@mandysaussiefriends The scrunched noses get me everytime #puppy#socute#puppyfight#aussie#australianshepherd
awww so cute - Cherri
Mandy's Aussie Friends are very well cared for; this was just a little sibling tiff. Since this video, both puppies have moved on to separate homes, so no need to worry about littermate syndrome or anything like that. Puppies fighting, even when they're just born, is normal.
These precious s'mores puppies were probably fighting over their placement. I feel like the obvious s'more stacking order is graham cracker, chocolate, and then the marshmallow, but for the Australian Shepherd puppies, it looks like chocolate might've come out on top.
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Australian Shepherd puppies are very high-energy, too, which didn't help. They become highly energetic dogs, and although they might not spend as much time gearing up to fight as they get older, they do hone their herding instincts a little. For now, these puppies are playing hard and crashing even harder:
@mandysaussiefriends You wouldn't be able to tell from this video, but they do in fact have beds #puppy#socute#australianshepherd#aussietok#aussiepuppy
original sound - The Gman Show
They just pass out wherever they see fit. That's how it works for all puppies: one minute, they're over-tired and biting your toes off. The next, they're belly-up, passed out, and not waking up for at least an hour.
Is Puppies Fighting Normal?
If you have siblings, did you ever fight with them? Almost certainly. Being in close proximity to someone, especially if they're tiring, is going to push you to want to fight ever single time. Puppies are the same way.
It is completely normal for puppies and even adult dogs to play-fight occasionally. Most often, they're little spats only lasting a minute or two: they pretend to bite each other's faces, they might exchange slaps, and then they move on. Play-fighting is a way for puppies to exercise their brand new reflexes.
However, fighting between puppies is not normal if:
- They actually start biting.
- Several puppies are ganging up on just one puppy.
- One of the puppies won't stop, even as the other tries to get away.
If you notice any signs of escalation, like grown, snapping, or pinning, separate them immediately. Luckily, though, these scrunchy-nosed s'mores pups were just playing!
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This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM.