Cutest trick ever: Dog eats after owner pretends to call the doctor
Radhika Nair | TimesPets Bureau | Feb 07, 2026, 17:47 IST
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A viral video shared by Instagram page The Bharat Post shows a clever pet parent using a playful trick to make their dog, Mimi, eat her food. When Mimi stubbornly refuses to eat and keeps running away, the owner pretends to take a call from the pet doctor, dramatically asking them to bring a “big injection” for Mimi since she isn’t eating. Alarmed by the fake call, Mimi immediately gets up and heads to her food bowl. The video ends with the owner cancelling the imaginary doctor visit, saying the injection is no longer needed as Mimi has started eating. The adorable moment quickly won hearts online, with dog lovers flooding the comments with love and laughter, including one user jokingly calling it a “universal trick by all moms.”
How do you get your kids to eat their food? We know you would try all those crazy tricks. One of the most successful ones is to scare them by saying, "The doctor is coming," "The teacher is on the way," or, for some, "Bhoot (ghost) is here; finish your lunch soon." Well, it seems like this trick shall work for your dear pet too. In one of the most adorable videos making rounds on social media, a dog owner is seen making his dog eat by pretending to call the doctor.
In the video shared on the Instagram page The Bharat Post, the doggy Mimi seems to be adamant about not having her food. That's when the owner pulls the trick. In the video, the owner can be heard pretending to get a call from the pet doctor.
"Yes, doctor, please come with the injection. Bring a big injection for Mimi's bum. She is not eating her food; she keeps running away," the owner says.
Further in the video, frightened by the call, the dog gets up and goes to get the food.
The video ends with the owner telling the doctor not to come with the injection, as Mimi is eating the food.
As soon as the dog video came out, dog lovers started pouring love on the adorable act of Mimi.
'Universal trick by all moms,' jokes a user.
'Omg, the tension on her face!' noticed yet another user.
Just as the caption reads, the video proves that pets can surprise us with their adorable quirks.
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In the video shared on the Instagram page The Bharat Post, the doggy Mimi seems to be adamant about not having her food. That's when the owner pulls the trick. In the video, the owner can be heard pretending to get a call from the pet doctor.
"Yes, doctor, please come with the injection. Bring a big injection for Mimi's bum. She is not eating her food; she keeps running away," the owner says.
Further in the video, frightened by the call, the dog gets up and goes to get the food.
The video ends with the owner telling the doctor not to come with the injection, as Mimi is eating the food.
As soon as the dog video came out, dog lovers started pouring love on the adorable act of Mimi.
'Universal trick by all moms,' jokes a user.
'Omg, the tension on her face!' noticed yet another user.
Just as the caption reads, the video proves that pets can surprise us with their adorable quirks.
Celebrate the bond with your pets, explore Health & Nutrition, discover Breeds, master Training Tips, Behavior Decoder, and set out on exciting Travel Tails with Times Pets!