English Setter Is a Total ‘Freckle Puppy' and We Can't Get Enough
Puppies with a bunch of spots are the best. Freckles are cute on anybody, but they're especially cute on our furry friends! A lot of puppies are born with little patches and freckles, only for them to fill in when they get older. Losing the puppy spots is one of the only downsides of them growing up.
One English Setter might be the most freckly puppy who has ever lived. He's just the cutest, and he has those freckles all over his little face! He's squishy, furry, and you just have to see him:
@mrbill.englishsetter * No mulch was consumed in the making of this video * Mom was successful in thwarting Mr. Bill's plan of eating every piece of mulch in the yard. #puppytiktok#englishsetter#mrbill#dogsoftiktok
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Mr. Bill the English Setter is a troublemaker, but that's par for the course with a puppy. He's perfected one of the most common puppy tricks: making mom think he has to go potty, but he actually runs away and goes to eat mulch. We've all been there. It's just part of having a puppy!
Mr. Bill wasn't able to eat every piece of mulch the yard had to offer before his mom managed to wrangle him, but he did get a couple of pieces in. Luckily for him, his sweet little freckles act as a perpetual "get out of jail free" card.
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Mr. Bill is only about 4 months old, but his freckles are only getting deeper, and he's only getting cuter as time goes on. When he's not trying to snack on some mulch, he likes to be inside, snuggling mom to try and get ahead of the next time he gets in trouble:
@mrbill.englishsetter Enjoying the little moments
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He's being very sweet there, but make sure you remember that it's all for show. Those freckles are full of mischief and deceit!
Why Do Some Puppies Have Freckles?
A lot of puppies are born with freckles! English Setters are freckle dogs in general: they're born with some, but develop more over time. Eventually, their entire faces are a little polka dot dream.
Many puppies are born with some freckles because their pigment will continue to develop as they age. It's the same as with their:
- Eye color.
- Coat color.
- Skin color.
You might notice that your dog, even if they don't have freckles, gets darker as they age. That's completely normal, and it's completely normal to mourn their puppy freckles, too. They're just so sweet!
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This story was originally published May 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM.