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Bento is a curious Golden Retriever puppy who is just starting to discover the amazing world around him. His owners recently took him to a beach in Brazil and realized that their adorable puppy has a distinct adventurous streak!
As Bento was strolling down the beach with his owners, he stumbled upon people using the beach’s thrilling waterslide ride.
Bento was awestruck and he simply stopped in his tracks to watch the adventurous beach-goers slide down into the water and make a big splash. Bento knew he was missing out on the fun, so he immediately jumped in too!
Bento goes on a splashing ride down the waterslide. He shows no apprehension at all and fearlessly dives down the slide like a true adrenaline junkie. He is definitely one happy boy when he finally hits the water on the sunny beach!
Bento’s owners were delighted at their puppy’s fun-loving disposition and they decided to let him have all the fun that he wanted.
Bento knows how to have a good time and it sure looks like he had the most fun on the beach that day. We wish Bento a life filled with many fun and memorable adventures!
Watch Bento’s adorable plunges on Instagram here.
In addition to slides, Bento seems pretty content to jump and dive into water too. So long as he ends up paddling around.
Watch Bento diving into water on Instagram here.
You’ll definitely want to give Bento’s Instagram a follow. This dog photographs like a dream! Obviously he’s very cute, and his people have been posting adorable pics since he was a baby.
Goldens grow larger pretty quickly and Bento was no exception. Fortunately, he’s just as cute a full-grown Golden as he was a puppy.
I hope this slice of Bento’s life made a positive impact on your web-browsing experience today!
Why Dogs Imitate Their Humans’ Behaviors
Even though he learned immediately that he loved it, Bento probably didn’t know what a water slide was before his person went down it. Still, he went all the way down to the water that way.
Friederike Range, lead author of a study published in Royal Society B, concluded that dogs unconsciously or at least involuntarily imitate many human behaviors.
“This suggests that, like humans, dogs are subject to ‘automatic imitation;’ they cannot inhibit online, the tendency to imitate head use and/or paw use.” Friederike Range via Seeker
This tendency to imitate has benefited them evolutionarily. Watching a person and doing what they do often comes naturally to them.
But to take the optimist’s perspective on these videos: Bento just really likes water slides and can’t get enough of them!
