The puppies are being hand-reared after being rejected by their mother (Picture: Battersea Dogs and Cats Home)Over at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, shelter staff are being cheered up amid the coronavirus crisis by a litter of young puppies.

Coco loves nothing better than standing on her hinde legs (Picture: cocothemaltese/Instagram)This ball of verticle fluff is Coco.But unlike Cici, who is a fan of walking around on all fours like most normal dogs , all Coco wants to do is to stick her paws in the air.

(Picture: Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana )‘We were thinking, “Burreaux wants a home so bad that he’s always smiling, trying to cute it up,”‘ Walton said.

Nanuk before his groomer’s appointment (Picture: CATERS NEWS AGENCY)Samoyeds are known for their white, fluffy coat, which looks like a lion’s mane around their face.Seven-year-old Samoyed Nanuk isn’t recognisable at all now, though, after a mishap at the groomers left him looking more like a Bull Terrier.