You know you’ve reached a new level of pet parenthood when your dog’s unusual interests become your interests too. It mostly happens slowly. First, you’re just watching them. And then suddenly, you’re both staring out the window at nothing in particular. This is exactly the vibe over at @ourgoldenbanks in Bristol. Banks is a Golden Retriever with a very specific hobby, and his mom recently shared a video of their shared pastime. They are just sitting in the car together. But they aren’t driving, they are parked, watching the traffic go by.
Video shows mom picking up Golden Retriever’s hobby and watching cars together
The clip is shot from inside the parked car, where sunlight streams through the sunroof. Banks is sitting tall in the passenger seat while Mom is right there in the driver’s seat. They are both staring intensely out the front windshield. The text on the screen says mom is watching cars because she supports his hobbies. And to be fair, she seems fully committed to the bit.
It is like they are watching a tennis match. A car passes by. Banks follows it with his eyes and his head. Mom moves her head in the exact same rhythm as if they are in total sync. Then another car goes by on the other side. Their heads whip around to follow it until it’s gone. You can’t even see the actual cars in the video; you just see their synchronized reactions, and it is hilarious.
This breed is famous for being social and always wanting to do exactly what their person is doing. But in this case, the mom is the one joining the pack. The internet is totally obsessed with this duo. The post already has over 37.7k likes.
One viewer joked that Banks was probably a car guy in a past life. Another person asked what his favorite make and model is. People are just loving how intensely the pair is watching the cars go by. One fan even compared it to bird watching with their cat. To make it funnier, someone even suggested she should support his hobby of barking at the mailman next.
