There’s nothing more precious for a dog than their owner’s attention. Fur babies can go to great lengths just to get some snuggles or petting from their human parents. This Golden Retriever therapy dog named Charlie had a great trick up his paws when he wanted to grab the attention of his human dad. The canine’s parent captured the entire moment and took to Instagram to share the video through the dog’s official account, @charliethetherapy, on Monday, June 23. The clip showed Charlie distracting his furry sibling, Ollie, to get on their dad’s lap. The video has since gone viral and garnered 91.7K views and more than 7K likes as of now.
Golden Retriever uses a trick to get dad’s attention
A video on Instagram featuring a Golden Retriever therapy dog named Charlie using a clever trick to gain his human dad’s attention is winning hearts on the internet. In the caption of the post, the dog’s owner explained what was going through the fur baby’s mind during that moment. They began by writing, “It’s my turn, get down!!!”
The owner continued, “The distraction method works well here.” The caption further read, “Ollie fell for my jumping and fake excitement, and got out of dad’s lap.” It continued, “Then I zoomed in for the win, taking over dad’s attention.” The pet parent also added, “Ollie might be cute, but I am experienced!” The caption concluded with, “Charlie for the Win!!”
The Instagram video began by showing Ollie sitting on the pet parent’s lap. Meanwhile, Charlie kept barking because he wanted to be the one sitting there. So, the therapy Golden Retriever started jumping and invited Ollie to join him in the jumping game. As the clip went on, viewers could see Ollie getting down from dad’s lap to join Charlie. In the meantime, Charlie used this opportunity to climb into his dad’s lap. It was indeed a very effective trick.
