Plymouth UK - Nick Chapman recently got himself a puppy dog named Leia. Since then, the little one hasn't been making things too easy for her owner!

A viral video shows the man trying to complete his workout, but he doesn't get any further than the push-ups thanks to his feisty little "helper."

The tiny German Shepherd can be seen repeatedly nipping the 26-year-old as he tries to keep fit.

Leia clearly doesn't like the fact that her human is more interested in his workout than in her!

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Although Chapman tries to talk the cute puppy down after a while, the little dog doesn't care at all – quite the opposite! His remarks seemingly only egg her on.

And so her owner fails again and again as he desperately tries to finish his workout routine to little success.

"I try to workout from home, but it often isn't possible," said the Brit in an interview with Newsweek.

However, he knew that Leia was just trying to play with him.

Chapman doesn't really seem to mind that his furry friend keeps him from training anyway.

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"We have a great bond which means the world to me," he said.

However, the joy of this kind of interruption is likely to be short-lived!

As soon as Leia is fully grown in a few months' time, her bites are likely to become painful.

By then her owner will hopefully have a better plan for how to get to his training sessions unharmed.