Golden retriever uses his mom's raft to save his ball from the pool... and it's so adorable that she starts renting homes with pools for him every weekend
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00:00 My dog refuses to jump in the water to get his ball.
00:02 No, no, that one's mine.
00:04 No, that one's mine.
00:06 That one's mine.
00:08 He'll use his oat boat until he manages to get the ball without getting wet.
00:14 It's as if the floor, or should I say the water, is lava.
00:18 Go get it.
00:19 And the most ridiculous part is that once he's able to grab the ball,
00:22 he will jump off and get it that way,
00:25 as if that wasn't the most obvious option from the very start.
00:29 Because funny enough, Oatmeal's most favorite thing to do in this world is swim.
00:34 And once he's in the water, there is simply no way of getting him out.
00:38 Not a day goes by without him cracking me up.
00:43 Either with his T-Rex impersonations,
00:45 or his classic "the clingiest dog on this planet" act,
00:49 where he'll hold onto me like a little princess.
00:52 I love him so much, which is why most of my earnings are spent on him.
00:57 And for the past couple of months, I've been renting homes with pool
01:00 so he can do his favorite thing in the world.
01:02 Oatmeal's love for swimming began over a year ago,
01:10 when I used to live with my ex, who had a backyard pool.
01:12 Rough day at the office.
01:19 Am I right, Oatmeal, or am I right?
01:21 When we broke up, I lost a partner, and he lost, well, pool access.
01:27 This transition was definitely a difficult time for me,
01:30 and watching my best friend lose his spark made it even harder.
01:33 So one day, I had a random idea.
01:35 Let's rent a dog-friendly vacation home with a pool, just as a temporary escape.
01:41 And Oatmeal had the absolute best time.
01:44 So much so, that I knew I had to do it again.
01:47 So I started saving some money and making it a weekly thing.
01:49 During that time, I would post a couple of videos from our pool adventures,
01:54 and to my surprise, they blew up overnight.
01:57 My friend is flying!
01:58 And eventually, we were able to continue to travel and rent more places throughout the year.
02:02 Looking back, I couldn't be more thankful for all of the turns this chapter of my life has taken.
02:11 What started out as an escape plan turned into the biggest dream come true.
02:18 You look so good. You ready to go swimming?
02:23 And now, we are finally moving into our very own place, with 24-hour pool access nearby.
02:28 And all thanks to Oatmeal, because without him, I wouldn't have ever dreamt this big.
02:35 Yeah, come on!
02:39 Oh no! Titanic!
02:43 [Music]