Pet owners might agree that when you have a pet, you must not think you are the master of the house. Supporting this view, @cactustherescue posted a hilarious video, showing how their rescue puppy owns pretty much the entire couch — and he wouldn’t give it up for anyone. Cactus the pup claims his rightful spot on the couch, showing his dad exactly who runs the household. And he is quite gentle while doing it, too.
Instagram video shows rescue puppy asking owner to get off the couch
The rescue puppy’s video begins dramatically, with close-up shots of Cactus and his owner sitting on opposite ends of the couch. They stare at each other, and tension builds with each passing moment.
Soon, Cactus rises from his spot and marches straight toward his dad, who looks at the pup in anticipation. Without a bark or a growl, the rescue simply places a paw beside his owner’s leg. This polite move was enough to let the pet parent know, “This is my spot.”
The next footage shows the owner’s hilarious reaction. As expected, the rescue puppy wins the fight — one that he did not even put up — and triumphantly stretches out fast asleep on the couch.
His owner, on the other hand, sits on the floor, arms crossed and shaking his head. The onscreen caption sums up the story perfectly: “When your dog takes your spot so you sit somewhere else.”
Moreover, the post’s caption read, “Every spot is actually Cactus’s spot when it really comes down to it!” And, as comments would have it, viewers were amused by the rescue puppy’s quiet fight for the couch. One follower joked, “Sorry, but it’s Cactus’ home, you follow his rules,” while another added, “He makes the rules!”
Others shared their own relatable experiences, with one user writing, “If I get up for something, I come back and my dogs have taken the spot! One casually scoots over, the other will look at me like ‘I’m the captain now.’”
Cactus’s video proves that every seat in the house seems to belong to pets, and pet parents clearly don’t mind.
