You just can’t fight with a pup’s logic, and at @hikingwithmygoldens, a very determined Golden Retriever named Romeo is proving that point to the world. He lives in Colorado with his mom, Xeniya, and his older furry brother, and his feed is full of hilarious shenanigans. His latest mission involves a specific ball that is currently trapped under a TV cabinet. This dog has plenty of other options right at his feet, but he has decided that only this hidden one will do.
Dog tries hard to retrieve one particular ball, although he has plenty of others
The living room is actually full of toys; there is even a basket overflowing with tennis balls right in the foreground. Several other toys are scattered across the rug while his older brother quietly chews a toy. But Romeo does not care about the 99 available options because he is focused on the one under the TV. This breed is famously obsessed with retrieving things, so his persistence makes total sense.
He stands in front of the furniture and stares at the small gap. It is like the other toys do not even exist. But as we all know, getting a prize out of a tight spot is very difficult when you do not have thumbs. Romeo starts his rescue mission by pawing at the dark space between the wood and the floor.
He crouches down low with his tail wagging the entire time. Xeniya calls this move “the paw reach” because it shows all of his confidence. He tries to slide one paw in while keeping his back end high in the air. This dog really believes that the one missing ball is the only one that matters. Then he puts his head flat against the floor to look inside the gap. This move makes his human laugh out loud behind the camera.
He even gets frustrated and paws at a different ball lying right next to him, and eventually lies down completely and shoves his snout into the tight space. He really wants that one specific ball. The text on the screen says “human halpp” from his point of view. Over 1,700 people liked the video because it’s just too funny. One viewer joked, “One ball under the furniture is worth 30 in the basket… or something like that.”
