From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpuppypup‧py /ˈpʌpi/ ●●● S3 noun (plural puppies) [countable] 1 
DHPa young dog a six-month-old puppy2 → this/that puppy
DHPa young dog a six-month-old puppy2 → this/that puppyExamples from the Corpus
puppy• He slipped through the skylight and sat at her feet, small like a baby, sweet like a beloved puppy.• As a breeder, I give one week's supply of food with each puppy.• It was age, youthful high spirits, they were very young, like puppies really.• Use the lane and follow that puppy, that glove, up the road ta where it come from.• For the puppy I will never have.• Try to settle the puppy down here before going to bed.• Having made your choice, it is time to take your puppy home.Origin puppy (1400-1500) French poupée “doll, toy”, from an unrecorded poupe; → PUPPET 