A dog owner in @golden_jeter’s hilarious Instagram video takes Jeter the Golden Retriever on a walk — and he cannot keep calm after seeing someone en route. According to the video, the dog runs his route normally right up until he spots a person. And then all bets are off as he unleashes zoomies “like clockwork” because what is a better way to express all that excitement of meeting new people?
Owner reveals how dog reacts before and after seeing someone during walk
The owner shows the dog in a “before vs. after” walk moment in the video. On the screen, the caption reads, “my golden retriever before vs after he sees someone on his walk,” and the difference is uncanny. In the “before,” Jeter walks normally, looking like a dog who understands the assignment. However, then the “after” hits as the Golden switches to full chaos mode.
He bounces up and down, turning the leash into a tangled mess. At one point, he even grabs the leash in his mouth and prances forward like he is in charge of walking himself. Or it could just be him putting on a big show for whoever just entered his sight.
Notably, Golden Retrievers tend to love people, and the excitement can be overwhelming when they think they might get attention. Add a leash to the picture, and you often get zoomies. It is not a bad attitude so much as a happy brain with nowhere to channel all that extra energy.
The comments proved that many dog owners live the same reality. One viewer admitted, “I literally pray we don’t walk by a person or animal because our whole walk gets derailed… glad it’s not just my golden,” while another revealed, “You don’t even know how much peace this just brought me, knowing how many people deal with this daily now too.”
The dog may appear calm and collected at the start of the video, but once he spots a potential new friend, even his owner cannot stop him from turning into a ball of joy.
