Couple Out at Dinner Decide to Watch Puppy on Pet Cam: ‘When You Realize’

One couple hoping that crate training their puppy named Nala would help with her separation anxiety had a revelation about themselves while watching the dog on their pet cam while out to dinner.

Nala’s owners, Martin and Clara, recently got the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and are currently going through the crate training phase with the hopes that the pup will not develop separation anxiety while being home alone.

The American Kennel Club (AKC) states that dogs can experience separation anxiety, whether a puppy or an adult. Those suffering from it exhibit extreme stress from the time their owner leaves the house until they return. Signs might include pacing, whining, excessive barking, destructive acts, accidents in the house and excessive salivation, drooling or panting.

Wanting to check in on their training, Martin and Clara pulled out their phones to check the pet camera while out to eat. They immediately realized the crate training wasn’t for Nala. Instead, it was a means for them to learn to cope with being away from their fur baby.

They shared this realization in a March 7 Instagram video (@cavienala) with the caption: “When you realize the training was for you, not the puppy.”

In the clip, the couple looked at each other with big eyes. Neither of them wanted to check the pet camera, but their own anxiety and worries took over, and they checked in on Nala.

The two couldn’t stand being away from their fur baby. Meanwhile, Nala stayed peacefully in her crate. The pet camera showed her sitting on her bed, looking around and patiently waiting for her owners to return.

Newsweek has reached out to @cavienala via Instagram for additional comment.

Instagram Users React

The Instagram video reached over 1.6 million views, 55,800 likes and nearly 200 comments as of Monday afternoon. Dog owners flooded the comments section calling the clip “relatable.” Some even demanded that the owners “go home right now” because their hearts broke looking at Nala alone.

“I gave my dog separation anxiety cause I have separation anxiety,” one user wrote.

Understanding the feeling, another posted: “Us not going to restaurants unless the dog can come lmao.”

A third user added: “Haha awhhhh, the technological advancements of being a dog owner.”

Thankful for the technology to check in on Nala, the couple responded that she normally sleeps most of the time when they leave the house.

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