--- title: Dog Tries and Fails to Drink From Water Fountain description: This thirsty dog set out to get a drink of water from his new personal water fountain and instead ended up a viral star. canonical: https://time.com/5726701/dog-water-fountain-video/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-11-13T16:21:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-14T08:43:07.809Z og:title: Dog Trying to Figure Out Water Fountain Is a Struggle We Can All Relate to og:description: Check out this thirsty pup turned instant viral star og:url: https://time.com/5726701/dog-water-fountain-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf611a7d00e4527b/698a05ed86f68eab646ede4c/dog-water-fountain.jpg?branch=production&width=508&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 508 og:image:height: 286 og:image:alt: Dog-Drinking-Water og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dog Trying to Figure Out Water Fountain Is a Struggle We Can All Relate to twitter:description: Check out this thirsty pup turned instant viral star twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf611a7d00e4527b/698a05ed86f68eab646ede4c/dog-water-fountain.jpg?branch=production&width=508&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dog Trying and Failing to Figure Out Own Personal Fountain Is a Struggle We Can All Relate to > Sponsored content. 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That was certainly the case for this thirsty [dog](https://time.com/5342964/human-bond-dog-thoughts/), who set out to get a [drink of water](https://time.com/5646632/how-much-water-to-drink/) and instead ended up a viral star. In a video that has been upvoted nearly 16,000 times since it was shared on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/dvoe51/god%5Fdamn%5Fit%5Fwhy%5Fisnt%5Fthis%5Fworking/) early Wednesday morning, a dog can be seen trying to use its new pedal-operated personal [water fountain](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/04/australia-to-introduce-its-first-sparkling-water-fountain/) only to discover that it may not have the hang of things yet. Presumably filmed by the dog’s owner, the clip is captioned, “Absolutely worth every penny,” and shows the dog repeatedly hitting the pedal and attempting to catch the resulting gush of water in its mouth instead of keeping its paw pressed down to create a steady stream. At one point, the dog even tries out a quick triple tap to see if it will remedy the situation. “The combo move was unexpected and hilarious,” [noted one Reddit user](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/dvoe51/god%5Fdamn%5Fit%5Fwhy%5Fisnt%5Fthis%5Fworking/f7eg16q/). “‘Work dammit!'” Watch the video below. ## Transcript I look for a moment between me and the dog. My name is Elias Weiss Friedman and I take photos of dogs around the world. I think the first rule is to get Down on a dog's level. [ MUSIC ] The next rule is to have something they want. So, that's the toy or food. [ MUSIC ] And to use that and move it around the lens. [ MUSIC ] If you give them a minute to sort of relax They'll sort of lose energy and that's when they will sit and really stare at you. [ MUSIC ] Too easy. [ MUSIC ] It's like I'll stalk the dog a little bit Can I take a photo of your dog? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. I tend to perch from the dog's side, so give him a little space. Sit, sit, sit. Sit. Good girl. [ MUSIC ] Dogs are like children for a lot of people. You're asking to photograph something meaningful to them. We have to be sensitive to that. [ MUSIC ] Don't wear clothing that you don't want to get torn up cuz you have dogs jumping on you. You're gonna get slobber all over you. [ MUSIC ] But I have a back up squeaky, beef jerky, lens wipes for slobber on the lens. [ MUSIC ] No? You don't want that? Good Max. He's on. [ LAUGH ] Max, sit. [ MUSIC ] I think that what I want people to get out of my work is sort of an overall sense of happiness. These dogs. All they need is food and love. It's very simple. And you can see that in their face. 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