This pet parent might actually be living with a shape-shifter rather than a standard pet. Nikolas Horbacz’s viral video introduces his Labrador as the “driest fish in the world,” and the title is spot on. One second, this pup is diving into a lily-pad-filled lake with the grace of a professional. The next, he is a total puddle of laziness who refuses to move for a walk. He spends half his time acting like a mermaid and the other half pretending his legs don’t work. It is as if he only has two settings: aquatic athlete or unmovable couch potato.
Dog is a little too attached to water bodies in cute video
The lake footage shows this water-obsessed pup in his absolute element. He does full-body dives into the deep end among the lotus pads. The sound of him hitting the water is exactly what you would expect from a sea creature. Being a Labrador, that natural drive for the water is clearly in his DNA. But he looks more like a “golden fish” than a dog, as one commenter pointed out. It is the only place where he seems to have any real speed.
As soon as he hits dry land and shakes off the lake, his entire personality changes. The video cuts to a series of clips where he burrows deep under pillows and duvets. When it is time for a walk, he essentially turns into a sack of flour. He lies completely flat on the floor, letting his human drag him along the leash. As one fan joked, he’s probably “malfunctioning” because he is finally out of the water. He simply refuses to cooperate with land-based activities.
His commitment to being lazy is honestly impressive. In one shot, he sits behind a door and refuses to move even when it hits him. He just lets the door push his body aside while staying flat on his belly. Unless there is a lake nearby, this dog has zero interest in moving his muscles. He is a master of the “flop and stay” technique.
The clip hit over 18,000 likes because people relate to his extreme mood swings. One viewer called him their spirit animal, while another begged Horbacz to “put him back in the water.” It seems this dog is only truly “on” when his fur is soaking wet. The rest of the time, he is just busy recharging for his next big dive.
