Walter may have discovered a very serious rule of canine strategy: if you act like you do not want the cheese, someone might offer it to you anyway. The Brussels Griffon appears to put that theory to the test in a video shared on the Instagram account @walterandsteve, which documents the lives of Walter and Steve. In the clip, Walter sits quietly on a mat in the kitchen while a family member prepares cheese nearby.
Dog waits for cheese in a different way
The text overlay on the video explains his apparent plan: “Maybe if I pretend I don’t want cheese, they’ll give me some.” The video begins with Walter sitting quietly on the wooden kitchen floor, as he faces away from the camera. He looks completely uninterested in whatever his human is preparing, but the text overlay tells a different story. The caption accompanying the video reads, “It might work!”
The next shot shows a family member cutting cheese on the kitchen counter. Walter stays nearby, seemingly waiting for his plan to work. The video sparked plenty of jokes from viewers who recognized Walter’s strategy immediately. One user called it “Reverse psychology! Brilliant!!!” Another addressed Walter directly, writing, “WALTER! You look like you’ve had no shortage of cheese.” Someone else demanded, “Give the floof cheese now!!” Another viewer brought up a rule, writing, “The cheese tax must be paid!” One person focused on the only question that mattered after watching the clip: “The question is !! .. did it work ?”
The video comes from @walterandsteve, an account dedicated to two small dogs, Walter and Steve. According to the profile, Steve is a Morkie, while Walter is a Brussels Griffon. The bio also describes the pair as “Two wild muppets” and says they are “Obsessed with our mom.” The profile lists Walter’s birthday as July 23, 2020.
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