Bodybuilders Try Puppy Yoga in London, Puppies Steal the Show

In the MSN segment featuring Giusy D’Angelo, Nicky Brunt and Jamie Bullen, two bodybuilders stepped into a puppy yoga class in London expecting a calm stretch and got something much messier. The puppies took over almost immediately, climbing, wandering and interrupting every attempt at a clean pose. What looked like a serious workout quickly became a comedy of stiff arms, unstable balance and tiny dogs refusing to stay off the mat.

That is the real first lesson of puppy yoga for newcomers: it is not a precision sport. A London operator, Puppy Yoga London, says the format is meant to combine the physical benefits of a typical yoga class with a serotonin boost from puppy interaction, and says the sessions are designed for all levels. Pups Yoga, which says it helped introduce puppy yoga in London and the UK back in 2018, has pushed the same basic idea for years. The draw is not a silent studio and perfect alignment. It is the disruption, the handling of the pups, and the patience required when a down dog turns into a dog pile.

The clip works because it plays that mismatch for laughs. Bodybuilders usually signal control, discipline and repetition. Puppy yoga signals the opposite: softness, interruption and a complete lack of interest in staying on script. That contrast makes the video easy to watch and easy to share, but it also explains why first-timers should arrive with different expectations. The class is less about holding a pose for a perfect finish and more about accepting that the puppies are the main event.

That chaos has also fueled a serious welfare debate. In July 2023, the Kennel Club and the RSPCA raised concerns that puppies as young as six weeks were being used in sessions, while ITV News reporting pointed to worries about water, sleep and overhandling. Italy went further in 2024, banning puppy yoga on animal-welfare grounds and allowing only adult dogs in related activities. The London clip lands as a joke, but it sits inside a bigger argument about what the trend asks of the animals at the center of it.