Adorable doggo attacks weave poles with gusto, if not accuracy
I’ve rarely seen anything more relatable than this Golden Retriever mix named Mack tackling the “weave poles,” a staple obstacle in dog agility courses. As Carson Agility explains, weave poles are among the most challenging obstacles in agility courses, and require the “perfect blend of science and skill,” including body mechanics, mental focus, and agility training. Performing well on them necessitates that dogs (and the occasional capybara!) master the best combination of agility, speed, coordination, body control, flexibility, and focus, in order to quickly and accurately thread in and out of the poles, making a series of sharp turns along the way. Or, you could take a cue from Mack and simply give a brief nod in the direction of each pole as you run by, providing more of a concept of a weave than an actual enactment of one. This strategy is, in my estimation, brilliant, because, as one commenter stated, we should, like Mack, “Work smarter not harder!!”
We Rate Dogs posted the hilarious video that I swear I’ve watched about 50 times already — it gets funnier the more I watch it, as does my appreciation for the wonderfully goofy doggo. We Rate Dogs wrote in the caption to the video, “This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise? 14/10.” I totally concur — why make things harder than they have to be? We’re all just doing our best out here, including Mack!
Other folks agree, chiming in with encouraging comments like, “I never thought I’d see an athlete of this caliber in my lifetime,” “Enough with this slander. Mack is an Olympian,” and “He crushed it!! He was just moving at lightning speed for us to see.” I think the funniest one I read was, “Mack belongs to the impressionist school of thought.” And for folks who know Goldens, apparently Mack’s approach was par for the course, as someone commented, “This is the most Golden Retriever thing I’ve ever seen.”
Lest any of you think Mack isn’t capable of more, over on his Instagram, there’s plenty of evidence of him competing in agility competitions and actually doing the work — he has even won some first-place ribbons! The ten-year-old cutie also recently passed his training and is now officially a therapy dog. I have a feeling he’s going to be great at it!
See more of Mack and his human Kathryn on their Instagram.
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