A confusing mirror can feel like total sorcery when a sweet dog tries to figure out where his owner is. And Colin the Golden Retriever from @lifeofsterlingnewton recently ran into this exact existential crisis. His owner noted that the poor pup was completely “bamboozled” by the full-length mirror in the living room. He simply could not compute the physics of the situation. Over 548k followers are currently laughing at his adorable face while he struggles with the concept.
Dog looks confused as he doesn’t understand the concept of mirror
The video starts with Colin staring directly ahead, confusion writ large across his furry face. His mom sits right behind him on the living room couch while filming his reflection. The on-screen text explains that Colin cannot understand how she is behind him but still visible in front of him.
Mom zooms in close on his reflection as the dog blinks slowly at the mirror. This breed usually comes across as fairly intelligent, but tracking two versions of mom is too much even for them. He decides to look away from the glass to double-check reality. Colin turns his head completely around to make sure his mom is actually still sitting on the couch.
The camera zooms out as he looks up at her, his eyes wide and questioning. Mom laughs and reassures him by saying, “Yeah, it’s me.” Dogs usually rely heavily on smell rather than sight to recognize things, but since a glass reflection has no scent, it becomes a big puzzle for their internal dog logic.
The hilarious clip quickly picked up over 8.4k likes from amused fans. Viewers in the comments section are having a blast guessing what is going through Colin’s mind. One person joked that the pup knew she was there, but just could not put his paw on it. Another fan wondered if Colin thought there were suddenly two moms in the house. No one can resist the sweet look on his face while his single brain cell works overtime to understand the sorcery.
