‘Confused’ Service Dog Doesn’t Know What To Do When Wheelchair Rolls Away [Video]

Service dogs are supposed to help their handler manage day-to-day tasks, and to act in emergency situations. But one wheelchair user has left the internet in hysterics after revealing the unexpected problem that left her highly-trained service animal completely stumped.

TikTok user Kyla Greenhut (@kyla.greenhut) couldn’t resist sharing footage of the moment when her wheelchair rolled away, leaving her reliant on her service dog, Myrtle. Unfortunately for Greenhut, things didn’t run smoothly, as the Labrador had evidently skipped that training lesson and was totally clueless.

In the video, Greenhut, who suffered a spinal cord injury in November 2021 that left her paralyzed, explains that Myrtle wasn’t taught how to move the wheelchair, but she hoped she’d be “able to figure out.” It didn’t go smoothly however, as Myrtle “was a bit confused” and just started bringing her handler random objects instead.

The wheelchair might have rolled further away, but Myrtle still tried …