Rodney is a 3-year old boxer who does not appreciate being left alone, and the expression in his floppy ears, adorable black eyes and huge, droopy jowls makes that really clear.
It was a brief few minutes that his mom left him alone in the car to run to a yard sale. It wasnโt hot or anything โ in fact, at 10ยฐc it was actually rather cold. No, rather it was the unwanted vamoosing that he was placed on the receiving end of.
In his defense, I would be pretty upset too if someone just skedaddled on me like that.
Seeing how the Boxer has family-dog in its genes, itโs not hard to see why his mom departing unannounced got under Rodneyโs skin.
And for all the reasons that could have been behind it, it had to be a yard sale.
And boy does Rodney want her to know he didnโt like it. When she notices that heโs giving her the cold shoulder, she starts recording and asks him straightforward.
โWhatโs the matter? Are you upset at me for leaving you in the car?โ
โRodneyโs mad that I left him in the car when I went to the yard sale. And now he wonโt scoot over.โ she says as Rodney skulks in the driverโs seat
Geez, mom. As if that isnโt a totally reasonable thing to be upset by. Imagine if someone vamoosed off to a silly yard sale and left you alone in the car. So what if you found some cute old jeans and flower pots there?
When heโs not giving you the silent treatment, though, Rodney is nothing less than a big old sweetie. He even has a Facebook page. Scrolling through his pictures, itโs pretty apparent that looks alone arenโt enough to know if Rodney is mad at you.
This isnโt a look. This is just my face.
When your dog has RBF (resting Boxer face), it can be tough to tell when theyโre actually mad at you. Rodney seems quite playful and easy-going most of the time, despite the perpetual puppy pout.
For example, his photos tell us that he loves naps and cozy blankets. He also loves toys and taking bites out of momโs food when she isnโt looking, particularly Japanese food.
https://www.facebook.com/rowdyrodneyboxer/photos/a.412478835601724/1255597094623223/?type=3&theater
But under no circumstances should you leave him alone in the car. No siree.
It feels like a full minute of disapproving silence in the car. His mom takes several goes at jesting him and talking to him, in the hopes that heโll forgive and forget. But his silence is, ironically, pretty loud.
After roughly a whole minute trying to jest and perk him out of his bad mood, it looks like heโs about to forgive mom and let it go.
But nope โ false alarm. Heโs still mad.
Boxers are said to have โplayfulโ temperaments, but Rodney sure doesnโt look like heโs playing around. Hey mom, โWatchdogโ doesnโt mean โWatch me go off to a yard sale while you wait in the car by yourselfโ.
I mean, if youโre going to leave him to go to a yard sale, the least you could do is bring back something for him.
Whatever she saw at that yard sale, it better had been worth it. Although weโre sure that Rodney and his mom settled things off-camera since then.
After all, itโd be quite awkward to ask for snacks and pats from someone you just gave the cold shoulder too. Sure, maybe Rodneyโs day was ruined, but watching his reaction might make ours. Watch the full video below.
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