--- description: Go ahead. It's Monday. You deserve this title: This Adorable Corgi Doesn't Know What Turtles Are image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch This Corgi Totally Freak Out When He Realizes a 'Rock' Is Really a Turtle by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 22, 2015 7:30 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 22, 2015 7:30 PM CUT Turbo the corgi was just chillin’ by what he clearly [thought was a rock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player%5Fdetailpage&v=f51NniMwr1o "undefined"), when all of a sudden the rock moved, outing itself as a turtle. The turtle moves about a quarter of an inch, prompting Turbo to start barking and backing away cautiously. The turtle then moves another half an inch or so — almost like he _knows_ any movements will totally freak this pup out. Turbo remains alert and cautious but still calm — just like you’re supposed to in an emergency situation. If you want more videos of Turbo being precious and scared, here he is going for a very reluctant swim: You’re an inspiration to us all, Turbo. ### Why New Yorkers Are Getting Matched With Dogs on Tinder  Social Tees/Tinder  Social Tees/Tinder  Social Tees/Tinder  Social Tees/Tinder  Social Tees/Tinder   Social Tees/Tinder ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3930747/corgi-turtle-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3930747/corgi-turtle-video/"},"headline":"Watch This Corgi Totally Freak Out When He Realizes a 'Rock' Is Really a Turtle","datePublished":"2015-06-22T19:30:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:22.359Z","description":"Go ahead. It's Monday. You deserve this","url":"https://time.com/3930747/corgi-turtle-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3930747/corgi-turtle-video/","name":"Watch This Corgi Totally Freak Out When He Realizes a 'Rock' Is Really a Turtle"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Meet Boo. Is This the Internet's Cutest Dog?","description":"Boo, a five-year-old Pomeranian with over 1.6 million followers on Facebook, has just released his first book","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6qldqUSm/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2011-09-12T16:19:33.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6qldqUSm.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3930747/corgi-turtle-video/","duration":"PT1M34S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3930747/corgi-turtle-video/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```