In India, a baby shower is sacred. There are flowers, prayers, and turmeric on the face to bless the mother-to-be. This time, the protagonist had four legs and a tail.
Instagram user Jithin shared a video of his family celebrating their dog’s pregnancy with the same ritual they would perform for any woman expecting a child. They dressed her in a hand-embroidered outfit, put necklaces and flower garlands on her, and a man delicately applied the yellow paste to her face while reciting prayers for a safe delivery. She let them do it, calm, as if she understood that the day was special.
The caption said just two words: “Mom-to-be”. That was enough for the internet to understand that in that house there is no difference between expecting a child and expecting a litter of puppies.