This rescue dog has his first encounter with a tiger toy, and going by the video, it seems the pooch was not at all happy to see the huge stuffed animal in the house. The dog dad recently uploaded a video of the pup’s reaction to social media, leaving many laughing. As of the time of writing, the clip has garnered more than 16,000 likes.
Video shows rescue dog isn’t too excited to see a massive tiger toy at home
This rescue dog named Cactus was thrilled to see his dad, Michael Henry. However, he was not excited to see the stuffed toy he bought home. The clip on @cactustherescue shows that despite Henry trying to ease him by touching the stuffed animal, the pup maintained an arm’s length with the animal while barking at it throughout.
Looking at his fear, the dad kept telling the pooch that it’s just a stuffed animal, but Cactus was not having it. Even after being surrounded by his dad and uncle, the pup not once tried to go near the tiger toy. He simply kept barking at it and running away from it. It kept hinting that he did not like the toy at all. The pup’s reaction even left the dad stunned, who finally had to hide the toy in the closet.
Looking at his rescue dog’s reaction, the dad was left amused. He confessed in the caption that “Cactus had his first ever run in with a tiger, but in all seriousness, I was not expecting this reaction at all.” Henry even clarified that this is not the pup’s first stuffed toy, as “he has seen other big stuffed animals and has a massive human sized stuff bear.” However, the parent thinks “the tiger really set off some instinctual fear.”
And it seems the netizens could not agree more, as one follower said, “He was so grateful when you hid it.” While another person also sided with the pup and mentioned, “Poor Cactus! Don’t blame him-the tiger looked pretty scary! Good job Cactus!.” A third added, “Reminds him of the smaller orange cat down the street.”
