Hysterics as Dramatic Golden Retriever Gives Up Playing at Park: 'Too Much'
Just because dogs love running and playing at the park with their pals, it doesn't mean that they can't get lazy from time to time like humans do.
A video shared on TikTok on Saturday, under the username @hthorogood, shows a golden retriever called Dylan and his German shepherd friend, Alfie, playing together at the park. They are running after each other when, all of a sudden, Dylan feels the need to take a quick minute to rest from all the exercise.
As Alfie keeps running, Dylan just rolls over to the side, lying sideways on the grass, as he takes a moment to catch his breath while Alfie keeps going forward. The layover text on the clip reads: "When it's all too much for Dylan."
The poster, Helen, from Wiltshire in the United Kingdom, told Newsweek that Alfie is 9 and is her dog, while Dylan is 6 and belongs to her work colleague.
"Both dogs come to work with us and are best friends. Dylan is featured quite often in my TikToks," Helen said. "Dylan is trained as therapy dog and has the sweetest personality. Alfie is a pet dog but believes he is the boss."
Dogs need much more sleep than humans do; in fact, depending on their age and health conditions, they may sleep up to 20 hours a day.
Pet wellness experts at Rover say that most adult dogs sleep an average of 11 to 12 hours every day, and they usually like to do so somewhere quiet, dark, and out of the way. Dogs mostly sleep at night, but still spend about 25 to 30 percent of the day napping.
Puppies can sleep up to 20 hours, and they sleep 60 percent of the day and around 40 percent of their night. Older dogs, who have more reason to get tired easily, can sleep for over 20 hours each day, 60 percent of it during the night and about 40 percent during the day.
The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across TikTok. It has so far received almost 100,000 views and more than 10,900 likes on the platform.
One user, Whatever, commented: "I'm the same on a Monday morning Dylan."
Holly Martin posted: "My eight-month-old golden does this the second she goes on grass , it's happy rolly pollys."
Jose711 added: "I swear all Goldens are programmed to malfunction every 20 steps or so on grass - mine both do this at every opportunity."
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