14-07-2025
Curious Dog Insists on Being 'Involved' in Every Step of Couple's Renovation
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An Instagram video showing a Siberian husky and Labrador retriever pup becoming the unofficial supervisor of his owners' home renovation project has melted hearts among social-media users.
The heartwarming viral clip shared in January by 30-year-old homeowner from Ontario, Canada, Sabrina Pougnet, under the username @sabrinapougnet, shows the pup, Ackley, following the couple from room to room as they drill, paint, and assemble furniture for their new home.
"POV [point of view]: you have a dog that needs to be involved in everything," reads layover text in the clip. A caption says: "Always in the way but he tries his best."
Pougnet told Newsweek that they adopted the pup from a shelter in 2017 after being up for adoption twice before he found his forever home with them.
"He is very attached to me, which is why he is a co-star in all of our videos. He isn't at all afraid of power tools, so we joke that he was a site supervisor in a past life," said Pougnet.
"This video is compiled of just a few of the moments Ackley has demonstrated his site supervisor abilities—always on the job site but doesn't contribute much otherwise," she continued.
Curiosity is not an uncommon trait in dogs. Most puppies are born with an innate curiosity that prompts them explore their surroundings and learn new things about the environment they live in.
However, when they grow, their curiosity may become less prominent. Fruitville Veterinary Clinic says that every dog is different, and some are just not naturally curious. Puppies that are indeed curious, and are likely to remain so as they age, although they may not always necessarily act on it.
The veterinary website adds that, when dogs reach about three years of age, their curiosity about new things starts to decline. This doesn't mean that they will stop being curious, but that they may not take it as seriously as they once did.
Screenshots of the viral video show the pup hanging around his owners while they do renovation works at home.
Screenshots of the viral video show the pup hanging around his owners while they do renovation works at home.
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The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 5.2 million views and almost 400,000 likes on the platform.
One user, Prettyhonestshop, commented: "Hahaha looks in the camera like he's in an episode of [TV comedy] the office."
Itsjoitomyworld posted: "He's making sure everything is up to code."
Umifusion added: "My dog was like this. We called him the work site supervisor and he was great at his job."
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