How to Make the Bad Times Dog Video With Your Dog or Cat
Make the Bad Times pet trend from one photo of your dog or cat, with the husky take it follows, the photos that work, the 30-second or 15-second version and the price.
A husky rises up on its hind legs, raises a paw for "hold on", points at whoever is filming and lunges at the lens, every beat landing on Imael Angel's "BAD TIMES". The pet versions are what turned the Bad Times argument into a trend of its own. Here is how to make one starring your dog or cat from one photo.
What is the Bad Times dog trend?
The original Bad Times TikTok shows a woman arguing with the person holding the phone while lip-syncing the song. Pet owners then made it their own: dogs standing on their hind legs, raising their paws and lunging at the lens, beat for beat. A husky's take became one of the best known, and it is the one this version follows.
Because the moves come from a dog's body, your pet keeps animal proportions: it stands up, gestures with its front paws and mouths the song, but never grows human hands. Breed, fur color, markings and eye color all come from your photo.
How to make it
- Open the Bad Times Dog template.
- Add one pet photo: face sharp and toward the camera, one animal per photo.
- Pick a version. Premium makes the whole 30-second take; Balanced makes its first 15 seconds for fewer credits.
- Generate and download. In a few minutes you get a vertical 9:16 MP4 with the song.
Pet photos that work best
- Face clearly visible. Eyes and nose sharp; side profiles and blurry action shots lose the likeness.
- Some body in frame. Head and chest, or the whole pet, so size and markings come out right.
- Good light. Daylight or a bright room; dark photos turn black fur into a blur.
- One animal. Two pets, or a person holding the pet, make it unclear who plays the part.
Your pet doesn't need to be standing in the photo; the video makes it stand.
Does it work with cats and other pets?
Yes, as long as the photo shows one animal with a clear face. The motion comes from a dog, so very long-bodied or very small animals can look less natural. Want a person instead? Use the original Bad Times template.
What does it cost?
The 15-second Balanced highlight is 15 credits at 480p and 25 at 720p. The whole 30 seconds on Premium is 55 credits at 480p, 120 at 720p and 205 at 1080p, and each account's first full 480p video costs at most 20 credits. No watermark, and a failed render is refunded automatically.
FAQ
Will it still look like my pet? Yes. Only the moves, the camera and the timing come from the reference take.
Is the song included? Yes. "BAD TIMES" is in the MP4, in time with the moves.
Are my photos private? Photos are only used to make your video and are deleted 30 days later. Nothing is posted unless you post it.
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