Hysterics as Dog Has to Put 'Drunk' Owner to Bed

A social media video that shows a dog helping his owner get into bed after returning home drunk has stunned viewers online.

The viral video, which has been viewed more than 568,000 times since it was shared to TikTok on March 1, captured Rambo the dog pulling his owner by her sleeve from the hallway to her bed. Rambo them leaps onto the bed, while still keeping a tight grip on his owner's sleeve, to encourage her to get into bed.

"He's literally taking me to bed," the video's creator, Aliyah Evans, said. "You a G dog."

"The time I came home drunk and my dog brought me to bed," Evans, who goes by @thatmfaliyah on the platform, added.

The post was captioned: "In Rambo we trust."

The pair live in the Florida Keys off the southern coast of Florida.

Can Dogs Tell If We're Drunk?

Dogs can tell if their owners have been out drinking, which makes perfect sense considering how alert and astute most canine companions are.

Similarly to how they interpret other goings on in the world around them, dogs can identify whether their owners have been out boozing by changes in the scent they associate with them.

They can also make inferences based on their owners' body language and tone of voice.

"Your dog will never judge you for a night out. But Fido does understand that when you're drunk, you don't smell or act the same as when you're sober," Ria Health, a treatment center that helps people with alcohol addiction, wrote on its website.

"After ingesting alcohol, the substance travels through your bloodstream to the brain. There, alcohol interacts with different receptors to depress your body's functions. Drinking alcohol slows your reaction time, impairs your judgment, and makes you clumsier than normal.

"Believe it or not, your dog can actually pick up on some of these changes. If your body language is erratic due to being drunk, your dog might become confused, frightened, or even aggressive. Given that a dog's sense of smell is up to 100,000 times better than a human's, it should be no surprise that your dog knows you don't smell the same."

What Do the Comments Say?

Since it had been shared to the social media platform on March 1 by @thatmfaliyah, the TikTok post has been liked by more than 157,000 users and commented on more than 200 times. TikTokers have taken to the comments section of the post to voice their amusement at the viral moment, and their appreciation of man's best friend.

"Dogs are crazy, my friends dog walked me home after drinking and I was so thankful for him," one user wrote.

Another user added: "He's like you're done go to bed."

"One time my dog pulled me into bed, and brought me a bottle of water, I could swear homeboy knew," a third user shared.

A different TikToker joked: "Now this is a service animal."

Newsweek reached out to @thatmfaliyah for more information via TikTok.

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