A sweet Pit Bull Mix foster dog met a new dog in their home and she was clearly not happy but she didn't realize that it was just her reflection.
On June 26, 2024, TikTok user Isabel Klee (@simonsits) shared a video of an adorable foster dog who encountered her reflection and had big feelings. Take a look!
In a minute-long video we meet a Pit Bull Mix named Poutine who is struggling to make friends with the girl in the mirror.
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"Our foster dog met a new dog," the text on the video reads. "And she was not happy."
In the clip, Poutine walks into the room carrying a stuffy in her mouth when something closer to the bed watches her eye.
Mom goes closer to the pup so we can all see what she's looking at, and it turns out there's a mirror right there. But Poutine didn't understand the concept of reflection.
"She just didn't realize that she was the new dog," the text on the screen continues.
The sweet dog continued to look in the mirror, confused about who that dog was and tried to tell them it was time to back away. Poutine growled to alert the dog that it was time to leave.
She also seemed really confused about how her foster dad was both right beside her and in front of her with that other dog.
Poutine was brave, though, and walked to the mirror while her dad tried to explain who that dog was she was seeing.
"Hopefully, Poutine can learn to coexist with herself one day," the video's caption reads.
In the comments, people expressed their love for this sweet dog and her confusion about the whole mirror reflection thing.
One person shared, "I have a 13-pound dog who is always VERY upset by the dog on her bag of dog food."
"My dog has beef with 0 dogs, except his own reflection," another shared.
"She's Ike....stay away from my dad!" someone else wrote.
"The cutest moment of realization," added another.
"Well, in her defense, that first dog totally had her toy!" joked someone else. "She has to protect her belongings!"
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