Some pets might greet their owner like a marching band just walked in, but a dog named Martha acts differently in this hilarious Instagram video from @martha_sprocker, except her tail gives her away. The English Cocker Spaniel tries to play it cool when her owner walks into the room. But little does she know that her rigorously wagging tail is telling a different story and that her owner knows just how excited she actually is.
Dog seems unbothered after seeing owner, but her tail gives her away in cute video
In the video, the dog lies curled up on a couch, staring at her owner with a thumping tail.
When her owner enters the room, Martha keeps her head low and looks at her owner with a calm expression, almost as if she cannot be bothered to react. But her tail tells the real story. While the rest of her body stays still, Martha’s tail whips back and forth so fast it looks like a spinning fan. She continues to act nonchalant, yet the wag gives her away completely.
The on-screen text captures the joke with, “When your dog tries to act unbothered about you entering the room but she has give away,” while the video’s caption doubles down with, “No one can stop the tail.”
Dogs tend to communicate with more than one signal at a time, and the tail often runs ahead of the rest. A wag can show excitement and social warmth, even when a dog tries to hold a relaxed pose — and some dogs even seem to enjoy the little bit of staying put and letting the tail do all the talking.
Viewers loved Martha’s little gesture. One commented, “There’s no greater joy in the world than seeing a wagging tail,” while another added, “When your tail takes on a life of its own…?” Moreover, a third viewer joked, “I swear our Max wasn’t in control of his wiggy waggy ?” And, as one commentator put it simply, “That’s a spaniel for ya ?”
The dog may act like she did not notice he owner in this video, but her tail makes it clear she did — and she feels pretty happy about it.
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