Owner Forgets To Put Puppy in Kennel, Watches Destruction Unfold on Camera
The owner of a golden retriever puppy will never forget to kennel him again after what he did while she was at work.
Six-month-old Gus lives in Orlando, Florida, with older golden Dolly and their owner, who posts to TikTok under the name @dollyandguss.
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The account is filled with sweet moments of Dolly and Gus playing together, going for walks, and the first time they met, but one clip taken recently has gone viral as it shows the realities of raising a puppy.
In the clip, which has been viewed close to 630,000 times so far, the dog's owner writes, "When you forget to kennel your 6 month puppy when you go to work," and adds in the caption that she arrived home to "a surprise."
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Newsweek reached out to @dollyandguss via TikTok for additional comment.
A camera set up in the dogs' room shows Dolly sitting in her crate while Gus roams freely. He uses this opportunity to drag a bag of rice, packages of kitchen towels, and a bag of kibble into his bed.
Dolly watches on as the room fills with ripped paper and bags of food, but despite her crate door being open, she doesn't move; she just watches him "be bad."
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And TikTok users loved it, with hundreds commenting on the clip, including one who joked: "The older dog said, I will have no part of this."
"I just love how he brought it all in front of the camera for you to see," another user wrote, with another one adding: "Nobody is more well behaved than an obnoxiously good elder sibling."
To which Dolly and Gus' owner replied: "I've never been more proud."
Training a puppy requires time and patience. Professional dog trainer Kate Naito of the American Kennel Club states that it comes down to two key components: relationship building and creating structure.
By six months, puppies should be learning what is off-limits to chewing, should have a good grasp on toilet training and should be comfortable being left alone for short periods of time.
And judging by Gus' viral video, he's got the last part down.
Having cameras set up to watch your home while you're at work is becoming more common, however it can also force you to watch on helplessly from far away.
In June, a video went viral showing a dog enjoying a leisurely meal of a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle while their owner watched on the camera from work. Jakki could be seen on camera in the living room, helping herself to the jigsaw piece by piece, even looking directly at the camera as she chewed the pieces up.
But while eating foreign objects can be dangerous for dogs, Jakki's owner assured concerned commenters that she made it home quickly, got the puzzle away from the dog, and found that most of the pieces were chewed up rather than ingested.
Her owner commented that she "didn't get sick at all" and was, in fact, "still hungry for dinner."
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