Forget the idea of a quiet catch-up over coffee when you’re visiting this particular house in Austin. And that’s because Jake has a very different itinerary in mind. This very chill Golden Retriever from @jakethetxgolden basically treats every visitor like a temporary staff member for his personal Scritch Department. A popular video shows exactly what happens when you make the mistake of sitting on the couch while Jake is in the room: you effectively lose your hand rights for the foreseeable future. He doesn’t just ask for attention; he demands it with the kind of confidence only a “Texas Golden” could pull off.
Golden Retriever sits in front of guests for them to pet him in video
The video starts with a man trying to carry on a normal conversation at a house party. But he has a big, blonde obstacle parked right in front of him on the floor. Jake is sitting there for a specific service. Every single time the man’s hand stops moving, the Golden Retriever performs this funny head backflip. It is essentially a manual override for human arms.
As soon as the person tries to focus back on the actual conversation, Jake’s head tilts all the way back until he is looking at them from a goofy, upside-down angle. The on-screen text basically lays down the law: if Jake chooses you, you are stuck petting him until he says otherwise. “Ahem, did I say stop?” is clearly the only thing going through his mind.
This Golden Retriever breed is famous for having absolutely no concept of personal space, and Jake is the poster boy for that. He manages to pull off that same head flip three times in a row, which eventually has everyone in stitches. To make things even better, the clip is set to Lenny Kravitz’s “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over,” which is just chef’s kiss levels of perfect for a dog who refuses to let the scritches end.
One commenter even joked that the poor guest had accidentally signed up for a “petting sweatshop,” while another called it a “petting tax” instead of a cheese tax. You can tell Jake isn’t going to let anyone off the hook as long as there is a spare hand in the room.
