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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Milano_Vast on 2026-05-07 03:23:48+00:00.

My neighbor has this giant golden retriever that everyone loves. Every time I walk past, people are petting him, taking pictures, talking about how friendly he is. Meanwhile every interaction I’ve had with this dog has felt weirdly judgmental.

Today I decided I was finally going to win him over.

I bought one of those fancy dog treats from a pet store and waited until my neighbor was outside walking him. I approached confidently, crouched down, and held out the treat like some kind of dog whisperer.

The dog stared directly into my soul.

Then he took the treat incredibly gently… and immediately spit it onto my shoe.

Not beside my shoe. ON my shoe.

My neighbor burst out laughing while I just sat there frozen trying to process being personally rejected by an animal.

But somehow I still thought I could recover.

So I reached out to pet him and this dog slowly turned around and leaned his entire body against my neighbor instead. Like he was actively seeking emotional support to survive interacting with me.

A random woman walking by actually said “aww guess he picked his favorite person.”

I have never felt more humbled in my life.

TL;DR: Tried extremely hard to become friends with my neighbor’s dog and got publicly rejected by a golden retriever.