Dog Adopted by Fishing Family Has Hilarious Reaction to Meeting First Fish

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3 days ago

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A rescue dog recently adopted by a family of keen anglers was left totally unimpressed by his first encounter with a fish.
Kevin the chocolate Labrador retriever has become a social media sensation, after his new owners shared a video of him getting to grips with a family tradition: fishing.
Posted to their TikTok account, @chippingchipper, on July 29, Kevin could be seen sitting on a boat, a misty lake visible in the early-morning background, alongside their other dog, German shepherd Odin.
Their owner had caught a fish, and before returning it to the water, offered it to the dogs for a sniff.
And Kevin, curious, went for it right away—only to instantly pull a disgusted face, shake his head back and forth, and begin retching, as the woman behind the camera burst out laughing.
The man then turned around to put the fish back in the lake, and Odin followed him to the edge of the boat, as if to make sure it was really gone, while Kevin hung back.
Their owner wrote in a caption: "One was raised on the boat, the other is new to the family. Can you guess who is who?"
TikTok users were in stitches, awarding the video more than 300,000 likes, with one writing: "Something about a dog gagging is so hilarious," and another joking: "The lab report wasn't positive."
"One is salivating, the other almost throwing up," another pointed out, with another writing: "Kevin says NO THANK YOU."
Plenty of commenters shared their love for Kevin's name, with one writing: "I love animals with human names."
But his owner admitted they "can't take the credit," as "he's our rescue and we couldn't imagine changing [his name]. Fits his personality!"
Since their first video went viral, Kevin's adopters have been sharing more videos of their two dogs, with Kevin slowly getting to grips with life on the water.
In one, he plays on a deck, rolling back and forth on his back, before accidentally landing in the water with a splash—but appears quite happy while swimming back to shore.
And in their most recent video, Kevin's owner gives him another opportunity to sniff a freshly-caught fish. But this time, he doesn't take his new dad up on the offer.
Kevin the rescue dog got his first sniff of a fish, and wasn't impressed.
Kevin the rescue dog got his first sniff of a fish, and wasn't impressed.
TikTok @chippingchipper
As a Labrador, Kevin is already more likely than other breeds to enjoy life by the water: according to a vet-reviewed report from PetMD, golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers often enjoy swimming.
Poodles, English and Irish setters, and Newfoundland dogs are also included in the list of breeds who enjoy swimming, alongside dogs specially-bred for water such as the Porrtuguese water dog and American water spaniel.
Newsweek has contacted @chippingchipper via TikTok for comment on this story.
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