Don’t be fooled by them: Puppies Lie To You!!!Seriously though, what I mean here is that puppies do not show the same degree of distress associated with difficulty breathing, either in their expressions of distress or their postural manifestations. They look like everything is not too bad when in fact it can be really, really bad.This Golden Retriever puppy had severe pulmonary contusions after being hit by a car. You can see that he only really has an anxious facial expression. On his chest rads though, you can see that there is a solid alveolar pattern in most of his lung lobes. He was dead a few hours after this picture was taken.Not looking sick when you really are is a protective evolutionary strategy in the wild. Puppies do it and cats do it. Don’t be fooled by it.