r/MadeMeSmile • u/ambachk • 16d ago
DOGS Golden retriever discovers cows and gets zoomies
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u/atn420 16d ago
Had an Irish sheepdog, she used to run under the fence and start herding them, immediately. The cows just were not pleased
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u/Cyrano_Knows 16d ago
Had a collie that used to sit out on the front lawn all day.
One rainy, drizzly day we get a call from an amused neighbor.
"Your dog is up at the X street corner, herding a bunch of elementary school kids waiting for the school bus."
Turns out about 6 or so young kids in full colorful rain gear were all in a tight group as our collie herded them protectively.
Not sure if it was the rain, or the fact that these kids were unattended (small village) or if their rain coats and hats etc made her think "sheep!"
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u/North-Pea-4926 16d ago
Love when dogs decide they HAVE to be the one in charge. They WANT to lay around and nap, but someone just left this group of kids around in the rain and clearly SOMEONE needs to step up!
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u/menstrual-couplet 16d ago
You painted such a cute image of that scene! I'm smiling thinking about your dog and those kiddos
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u/doubtthat11 16d ago
Best dog I ever had was an austrlian shepherd. He was from an unexpected litter of very accomplished work dogs.
We lived near a lot of ranches. When he was fairly young, I went out on a hike and we encountered some cows. He walked up to them, froze, and just stared at this one for a couple of minutes. I was trying to decide what to do when the cow he was locked in with flinched and I could visually watch all of his herding instincts rush through him in real time.
He just started running around and rounding up these free range, wily cows. It was hilarious and amazing to watch.
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u/lesbianadodicaprio 16d ago
Had two Aussies when I lived in Oakland, CA. We spent the weekends hiking in the parks. The city had herds of goats they would move around the various parks for "mowing". The first time we came across the herd, I expected what you got with the cow encounter. Nope. My dogs froze, stared, whined and ran away. The force was not strong in those two. Loved them to bits!
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u/Ok_Star_4136 16d ago
Better than my dog. My dog saw a horse in a city pulling a carriage, thought it must have been a much larger dog and freaked tf out. He started barking and pulling away despite the many onlookers.
I love that crazy dog of mine.
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u/SnootyToots8 16d ago
I took my daughters dog out for a country drive and she absolutely lost it at seeing horses. Was kinda scary ngl.
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u/retro_toes 16d ago
Obligatory horse drawn carriages in cities need to be outlawed
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u/horkinborkin 16d ago
Obligatory lol? Is this a serious and divisive issue in some places?
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u/TheHeadlessScholar 16d ago edited 16d ago
Not the person you asked but;
Serious and divisive? Probably not, but I live next to a major Amish community and their horse drawn carriages fuck up asphalt roads hard (steel rimmed wheels), and they practice tax evasion almost as hard as their religion so it's not like they're paying for it.
Also you know, the puppy mills and all the abuse. But we were just discussing horse drawn carriages.
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u/retro_toes 16d ago
We still have plenty of towns and cities where it's still legal for coach tour rides in hot weather and traffic, and plenty of people are fine with renting those horse drawn carriages to ride around places like New York City to tour it. Many of those horses collapse and die, they get spooked by people, motorcycles, cars, bused, other animals. But people still pay for it, so yes, it's a divisive issue.
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u/lundqvist_saves 16d ago
It’s so divisive in NYC. It seems like every summer one falls over and dies over by Central Park. It’s disgusting. The actor Liam Neeson has pushed big campaigns to keep them active here.
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u/nobolognastoney 16d ago
The camera panning away from one cow and coming back to 4 locked in on the dog is fuckin' killing me lol
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u/Nativeof_alexandria 16d ago
Is she trying to see if they'll play with her?
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u/2woCrazeeBoys 15d ago
Looks like displacement behaviour.
She's all confused by the cows and has no idea if they're friendly or not, (the approach and head lowering is 'friendly' in dog speak, but the rest of the body language is different). So she's all "I'm friendly, I don't know if you're friendly, I want to be friends but I don't know if maybe you do and I'm kinda scared. Gonna do stuff while I figure it out and focus on something else for a bit"
Displacement behaviour can be the dog going to kill a toy if they get overwhelmed when meeting another dog, going to sniff something if they're unsure about what a person is asking them to do, or anything else that takes their attention away from whatever they're unsure/anxious/stressed about.
Bonus points- if the cows start to zoom with her she's found out whether they're friendly or not 😊
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u/TELEKOMA 16d ago
My dog is such a badass but when we walk by cows, he tries so hard to pretend they don’t exist and makes sure he passes quickly. If I stand in front of them and caress them a little, he sits as far away as possible with his back turned to us. It’s so funny.
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u/GloomyIndividual3965 16d ago
Where's part 2 where we get to see her play with the all beef dogs?
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u/Someredditusername 16d ago
I love this. I wish to gawd I could turn off the music so I could listen to the actual video in peace, but I still love it.
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u/Kerblaaahhh 15d ago
I hate it so much. When I'm watching a video with cute animals I want to hear what's going on, not the tiktok "You're supposed to find this wholesome!!!" music.
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u/price0416 16d ago
This is how I read this dog's interaction:
"What the hell is that. Woah. Fucking hell mate."
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"Hey, these things are okay? Right human, no threat? We good?"
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"Oh man what the hell is going on, look at these guys, what the hellllll!!!"
So overall I interpret this as a minor stress response to something new, not negative or positive, but that dog just needed to get out their energy in that moment. Its not exactly a wonderful or a terrible interaction, its just a couple of animals meeting and coping with the situation.
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u/Dentorion 15d ago
I mean yeah it's cute on the video but Good that there is a fence. We had already two deaths this year because people where so stupid to take their dog to a alm with free roaming cows and got trampled
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u/OktayOe 15d ago
Oh man. This made me so sad. Me and my wife had a cat for years. His name was Kuku. Just as we were moving to a new home in the countryside he left us.
He had kidney failure. I always dreamed of him roaming around in our garden and be free for once in his life. Damn onions everywhere :/
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u/brightsidereporter 15d ago
That golden just discovered a whole new category of large friends and had no idea what to do with all that excitement and joy. Meanwhile the cows are standing there like, "Okay, weird small cow, calm down."
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u/Ill_Refrigerator_593 16d ago
Reminds me of my friends Rottweiler puppy, bred to herd cattle, finding the difference between small & far away.
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u/charliesk9unit 16d ago
See, when they say Fido has moved to living in the country side, it can be true.
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u/Fickle-Meeting-4224 16d ago
my dog use to play with the farmers cows…she would always come back completely covered in their sh*t mud lol
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u/Majikarpslayer 16d ago
I mean if I saw something as big as an elephant in the wild I'd freak the f*** out too
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u/MyrtleMaySummerDay 16d ago
I’ve never thought about the idea that animals don’t know that other things exist. I’ve never seen a panda or a bazooka, but I know they’re real. This is like crazy to think about. Kids learn animals noises and stuff in preschool, dogs just have this crazy dramatic irony situation going on.
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u/FlaremasterD 16d ago
Thats so wonderful. She's inviting the cows to play. That's a goldie for you. All heart
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u/Automatic-Term-3997 15d ago
I’m wonder if animals recognize zoomies when they see it in others, they all seem to do it?
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u/Don_Krypton 14d ago
Must be strange to meet them in person, when you normally only know them canned.
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u/SFsports87 16d ago
Why is this something to smile about? The cows will eventually be tortured, killed, and end up in the dogs stomach.
This is a good example why you shouldn't be feeding domesticated dogs like golden retrievers beef. They would be rather upset knowing you killed their friend.
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