Confused Spaniel Tries to Play Fetch With Statue

A springer spaniel named PJ was confused when a statue of actor and star of Harry Potter movies, Richard Harris, wouldn’t play fetch with him, his owner said.

This footage was captured in County Clare, Ireland, by Ellie Byrne, who told Storyful that 9-year-old PJ is “obsessed with playing” and that “no one is safe from his persistence.”

“He will find the smallest leaf, pebble, or twig and drop it at people’s feet for them to throw it. Only in this case, the feet belonged to a statue,” Byrne said.

This footage shows PJ dropping a pebble at the feet of a statue of the late actor Richard Harris. PJ appears confused and repeatedly touches the foot of the statue with his paw.

“Is Richard not cooperating,” Byrne asks PJ in the footage. Credit: Ellie Byrne via Storyful

Video transcript

- Is Richard, not cooperating, baby? He's not cooperating Is Richard not cooperating, baby? He's not cooperating.