A woman has gone viral for a humorous video with her border collie as they prepared to work on the farm.
Nash is a working dog, helping to care for cattle on his owner’s large farm—and it’s safe to say he loves his job.
A recent video shared to his owner’s TikTok account, @nashdamnrhodes on February 14, sees Nash sitting up front as they drive slowly through their property, literally walking on the spot in anticipation of rushing out to get his work done.
“The stretch of driveway in the video runs past our pasture, and the cows usually gather at the gate when they know hay is coming,” Nash’s owner, Michelle Rhodes, explained to Newsweek. “One of Nash’s main jobs is pushing them back from the gate so I can safely come through on the tractor.”
The farmer, based in the Florida Panhandle, added that Nash “knew exactly where we were headed and what was about to happen, that’s what he was so excited about.”
After taking the clip, Rhodes looked at her border collie dancing on the spot, and it reminded her of a funny audio she had seen on TikTok. And so, she decided to place that same audio over Nash’s video, with the result that it went hugely viral, being viewed more than 1.7 million times.
In words over the popular clip, Rhodes wrote: “POV: Mom has road rage and I think it’s a family bonding activity.”
It shows Nash up front in the car, hopping excitedly from paw to paw, as audio plays over the clip of a woman experiencing serious road rage, screaming: “GET IN YOUR LANE! GET! IN! YOUR! LANE!”
Rhodes added in the caption: “He doesn’t know why we are mad. He just knows we are.”
And while the video proved hugely popular, racking up more than 400,000 likes, the audio worked a little too well—as many commenters believed Rhodes really was speeding down a busy road, shouting at other drivers, as Nash jumped around in the front without being buckled in.
One commenter worried it was “dangerous,” advising: “Your dog should be in a harness w seatbelt or in a crash-tested kennel.”
“Why is it physically impossible for some people to buckle in their dogs it takes 30 seconds,” another complained, as another worried: “You’re stressing your pup!”
Rhodes explained the real situation to multiple commenters on the clip, including the fact that it isn’t her audio, and that they are driving slowly on their own property—but the comments kept coming.
That said, Rhodes told Newsweek she understands the concerned comments “were well-intentioned.”
“From my perspective, it was obvious in the video that we were driving slowly, under 10 mph, on our private driveway, not a public road. You can clearly see gates and tree lines close to the vehicle,” she said. “I think sometimes people have quick reactions in comment sections before noticing context or other replies clarifying the situation.”
She was happy to reassure viewers that “safety is important to me,” particularly when it comes to the dangers of working on a farm.
“Working ranch dogs grow up around equipment and vehicles. Nash regularly rides on tractors, ATVs, and side-by-sides and has spent his life learning how to safely move around them as part of his job,” she said.
“Working dogs are a little different from typical household pets. This was just a normal, everyday moment on the farm that happened to be funny.”
Border collies make excellent working dogs thanks to their exceptional intelligence, intense herding instinct, and tireless work ethic. The American Kennel Club describes the breed, originally bred for herding livestock, as a “remarkably bright workaholic.”
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