Man wonders about drink: looking at his golden retriever, he realizes everything

Vermont (USA) - Some dogs are said to be pretty good at keeping secrets and even convincing their owners of their innocence. Well, golden retriever "Rusty" from the USA is not one of these four-legged friends. Fortunately, his owner captured his "failure" on video and made the whole Internet happy.

Golden Retriever "Rusty" gives his owner a pretty clear look when he asks him an important question.
Golden Retriever "Rusty" gives his owner a pretty clear look when he asks him an important question.  © Collage: Screenshots/TikTok/@vermont911

The man from Vermont had only left his four-legged friend alone in the car for a short time - without any bad ulterior motives. But Rusty used the tiny window of opportunity to commit a shameful deed: he got his hands on his dad's treats.

Rusty's owner had previously treated himself to a slushie. He had placed the half-frozen soft drink in the center console as a matter of course and left it there when he got out of the car for a moment.

Plenty of time for his dog to get his teeth into the ice cream!

On his return, Rusty's master immediately noticed that the drink was empty - and that the golden retriever was behaving strangely. "Rusty, did you eat my slushie while I was away?" he can be heard asking in the background of the video.

And Rusty? He tried to stay as cool as possible and looked at his owner completely innocently and unsuspectingly.

Clip with "innocent" golden retriever is clicked millions of times

Master convicts dog with a trick

The animal's blue-colored tongue proved it: the dog had slurped up the blue slushie.
The animal's blue-colored tongue proved it: the dog had slurped up the blue slushie.  © Collage: Screenshots/TikTok/@vermont911

But Rusty couldn't keep his guard up for long and his facial expressions slipped. A quick glance out of the corner of his eye towards his master revealed that he knew exactly what his owner was talking about.

And he then remembered how to convict his four-legged friend once and for all. "Show me your tongue," he asked the dog. After all, slushies are known to be mixed with a bright color that stains the tongue or lips on contact.

Rusty initially managed to free himself from his owner's firm grip while he tried to open the golden retriever's mouth. Eventually, however, the American was successful and was able to take a look at the animal's tongue. And it had a clear color: blue. Just like the American's artificial drink.

While this evidence was enough for the owner to know that the dog had been eating the forbidden treat, users on TikTok , where the video was published, are completely behind the dog. "This is circumstantial at best. Rusty is innocent," one user is certain. Another argues: "Oh yes, the golden retriever with the blue tongue ... a very rare breed. You've got a good one."

Rusty's innocent nature rightly enchanted viewers: the clip was viewed over 15 million times on the platform.