A hilarious video has captured the moment a goldendoodle called Bubba ran and hid from an unexpected threat.
The clip, posted on TikTok by owner Anthony Scarmazzi from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, showed the moment the three-year-old dog hid in the shower after encountering one of his most dreaded enemies—an eight-legged one.
With 2.5 million views and counting, the footage featured Bubba’s wide-eyed, deeply concerned face peeking from inside the shower after seeing a spider in the house. The text overlay explained: “Bubba was terrified of spiders. He hid in here anytime he saw one in the house,” as the dog stared out cautiously, clearly not ready to face his fear.
Scarmazzi told Newsweek that Bubba is really just “a big baby” and said his dog had been this way for as long as he could remember.
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“He’s basically scared of everything,” Scarmazzi said. “I’ve been laughing to myself watching his reactions for the last three years and thought the internet would enjoy his personality.”
The internet didn’t disappoint as users flooded the comments with reactions to Bubba’s fear and shared their own pets’ phobias.
“I would be hiding in there with him,” laughed LauraNicoleXx. “Would need someone to rescue us.”
Urthighness said: “Mine was scared of flies! She would sit under the table or the clothesline to hide.”
Loria.A08 said: “Arachnophobic pup—me too, Bubba.”
Not all pets seem to be worried about spiders, though. Fellow dog owner kazza21 shared in the comments: “My little dog catches spiders and brings them to me. I have to do spider patrol every night now.”
This isn’t the first time a dog’s phobia has gained viral attention. Last year, golden retriever Xena became an online hit when she conquered her biggest fear—walking across a bridge in her hometown.
While another golden retriever, Banks, went viral when his owner shared a fairly long list of the things that frighten him, including tarps, frogs, boxes, Halloween decorations and even feather dusters.
Other pets have taken it upon themselves to frighten others, like Odin the dog who went into “super stealth” mode to scare his sibling.
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