Mom-to-Be Has Message for Kids Who Played With Her Dog for 8 Hours Straight

A mom-to-be has sent a clear message to the children who played with her dog so much that she was barely able to move. The message? Thank you.

A couple expecting their first child in July recently threw a baby shower to celebrate the upcoming addition to the family, and it led to a very quiet house for days afterward as their hyperactive dog was totally wiped out.

"They played with her, she chased them, and when a few got tired, there were another few still playing, so she was at it for eight hours. Other times, it's taken her one day to recover, but this time she needed four," expectant mother Beatriz Torres told Newsweek. "Which was a nice break for us, not gonna lie."

Taking to TikTok on her @berrizfam account, Torres, 41, who lives in Miami, had shared a video of her large Australian shepherd cross, Indie, lying almost comatose on the sofa. Over the clip, she wrote: "To the kids that came yesterday to our Baby Shower. And ran after Indie for hours.

"To the kids that didn't give her a minute to catch her breath. To the kids who made her play with her for 8h. And left a hyperactive dog completely lethargic. To the kids who left my dog not willing to move today... Thank You! Please come back soon!"

In the video, which has been viewed over 2.7 million times since being uploaded on April 30, Indie doesn't move an inch; even when her owner lifts up her paw, she just allows it to flop down, her eyes barely open.

Torres, a creative director, captioned the clip: "It takes a village to get her this tired!"

Torres said she rescued 3-year-old Indie when she was 8 months old, after her husband said he would like to have a "big dog".

"He had never had a dog before, so I told him big dogs tend to be a lot more energetic," Torres said. And this was certainly true for Indie, whom they think will "always have that puppy personality".

Indie loves people and will "go nuts" when she sees someone she recognizes, Torres said. "So, of course, we knew at the baby shower she was going to be intense."

The expectant mother jokingly warned on the invitations for her baby shower, "Bring your kid at your own risk," but as she put it: "Little did I know, Indie was gonna meet her match that day!"

Indie has played with Torres' friends' two children in the past, following them for hours as they played soccer together. However, the baby shower was different, with 10 children rather than two for Indie to play with.

Indie and the kids entertaining each other at the baby shower also allowed the adults to relax and enjoy themselves, and Torres, who is expecting a son this summer, said she "can't wait for Indie to meet her very own little human".

"She was definitely born to be with kids," Torres said.

Growing up with pets has many benefits for children, with pet food company Purina noting "constant companionship," "a more active lifestyle" and "learning responsibility" as just some of the perks.

"Children with dogs exercise 11 minutes a day more than their non-dog-owning peers. That might not sound like a lot, but over a week or month, it really adds up," the company adds.

It is clear from other videos on Torres's account that Indie is an on-the-go dog, eagerly playing with other pups, running around the garden and gleefully greeting her owners.

However, as one TikTok user commented on her "lethargic" video: "She looks HUMBLED."

It's not likely to last of course, as one commenter wrote: "She def looks defeated but she will get back up and have more energy than ever."

"She's like: you got me this time, but I'll come back even stronger," another added.

One user posted: "At my son's birthday party last year, my little cousins played fetch with my Labrador for THREE HOURS STRAIGHT. He walked inside, lay down, and didn't move for 14 hours."

Torres said thatshe wasn't expecting the massive reaction on TikTok, but has been absolutely loving it, especially the comments. "I love how people realized Indie was giving me the 'side eye' or comments like, 'Mother I see the light!'"

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