Police pups at Chile’s annual military parade have stolen our hearts

Snuggly police pups in their pouches at the Chilean military parade. (Picture: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)
Snuggly police pups in their pouches at the Chilean military parade. (Picture: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)

Adorable golden retriever puppies are what every military parade needs.

On Thursday, more than 9,500 Chilean troupes marched for the Great Military Parade as part of the 208th Independence Day anniversary, and the Canine Unit completely stole the show.

Police trainers marched with a battalion of fluffy pups snuggled against their chests, supported by neon green pouches.

Their little heads poked out, excited, sleepy and downright bemused.

These perfect pups will grow up to be adult police dogs but right now, they’re just starting their training. They already know how to be overwhelmingly cute, so they just need to get the police stuff down to pat.

The puppy parade was followed by a troop of grown up good boys, golden retrievers and Labradors who were all wearing little booties.

Good boy patrol. (Picture: Reuters/ Rodrigo Garrido)
Good boy patrol. (Picture: Reuters/ Rodrigo Garrido)

Each dog was led by a uniformed officer, but let’s face it – all eyes were on the pups.

The Canine Unit is part of the country’s national police force, called the Carabineros de Chile.

The military parade, held at O’Higgins Park in Chile’s capital of Santiago, has been a tradition for more than half a century and attracts millions of viewers around the country.

The Canine Unit first got involved in the celebration in 2008, where they completed their excellent debut march.

They’ve been stealing hearts at the military parade ever since.