Owner Who ‘Needed a Break’ Tries To Hide From Dog—Does Not Go To Plan

A woman has shown the reality of life with a fetch-obsessed dog, where not even hiding behind the sofa can give you a break.

Christa, who posts to TikTok under the username @christaniner, is the owner of mix-breed Basil, who is part Labrador retriever, Australian shepherd, and poodle.

Australian shepherds are known to be a smart, active and work-oriented breed, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC), bred to excel as a herding dog, and with a strong work drive that can make them a handful as a family pet.

In Basil’s case, her herding and work drive shows up in her obsession with the ball—fetching and returning it to her owner.

And she’s not ready to take a break, even if her owner is tired.

In a viral video posted on August 6, which has already racked up more than 600,000 views, owner Christa hides behind the sofa, her phone pointed upwards to show her hiding spot between the sofa and the curtains to the window.

She wrote: “Hiding behind my couch because I needed a break from throwing her ball.”

But all of a sudden, Basil comes bounding up on the sofa, sticking her head over it with her ball in her mouth, as Christa lets out a cry of shock.

Basil clearly thinks this is part of the game, as she begins pawing at and patting her owner, as though nudging her to get back and throw the ball again—which she stilll has in her mouth, and begins chewing excitedly.

Christa can be heard laughing breathlessly at her dog’s reaction, writing in the caption: “She found me so fast.”

And TikTok users loved it, one commenter joking: “TAG YOU’RE IT,” with Christa responding agreeing Basil has “tag skills.”

Another joked that Basil was saying: “We playing fetch not fetch and hide and seek!”

“She said glad I won hide and seek so we can go back to playing ball,” another laughed, as one put it: “She’s like you’re still on the clock get back to your work.”

Christa herself wrote multiple comments, describing her dog as running “a tight ship,” adding: “I can’t get anything past her,” and “I need a better hiding spot next time.”

She also revealed that, after this video, she “had to give her an extra 100 throws to make up for hiding!”

Newsweek has contacted @christaniner via TikTok for comment on this story.

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