Security-camera footage goes from worrisome to hilarious very quickly (Video)

We’ve all  been in situations where we thought we could help, only to struggle in the execution and make everything just a little more complicated. This man knows what I’m talking about. In the video posted by Marcela Wolf, security-camera footage goes from worrisome to hilarious very quickly. The scene starts quietly enough: a man kneels in the grass, quietly working on some weeding. Nearby, a gaggle of four small dogs congregates under a picnic table. Suddenly: disaster!

The smallest of the four dogs frolics a bit too hard and plunges head-first into the nearby pool. Aside from being soggy, everything is fine. The puppy rises to the surface and begins paddling toward the pool edge at a quick pace. The lengths we go to save our favorite companions are extreme. I, personally, would do anything in my power to save my dog. Why? Because I know he would do the same for me. The man, alerted by the splash, stands up and walks over to the edge of the pool. This, clearly, is a job for him. He’s the one with the thumbs, so he’s the one who’s going to make this situation better. But sometimes even the best laid plans go awry, and today it is this poor fellow’s turn to be wedgied by fate.

The puppy plunges head-first into the pool

As he leans down to grab the pup, his center of gravity goes too far over the edge and he finds himself falling into the water. Thankfully, it’s a moment everyone can laugh off almost immediately. The doggo is fine, picked up by the man and deposited back on the deck, and the man himself is much soggier but no worse for the wear. He quickly climbs out of the pool and the camera pans back slightly to reveal a woman on the other side of the fence, who is almost certainly giving him a gentle ribbing over his not-so-graceful fall into the drink. Watch the video, it has earned more than 5 million views so far.