Fatherhood isn’t really much of a big thing with dogs. But when they live with humans, and beget puppies in the humans’ house, male dogs get kind of roped into fatherhood–even with kittens, if no puppies are currently available. They seem to enjoy it, except for the part about a mob of puppies wanting to suckle whichever adult dog is on the scene. It’s not their cup of tea.
Cute as can be – every one of them! 🙂
The male dogs I’ve seen seem to be very curious about puppies, but perhaps a bit cautious because they don’t want to run afoul of the mother dog. Nonetheless, they seem to be very good at showing pups the gentleness and affection they need.