Deadpan Dachshund Struggles to Balance Ancestral Hunting Instincts With Life as a Spoiled House Pet

Otto the Dachshund seriously reflected on his life under human guardianship, balancing his ancestral hunting instincts with the realities of spoiled pet existence in a darkly comedic short film by Sparky Jones.

Confessions of a Dachshund is a dark comedy told through the eyes of a dachshund who has one simple belief…Humans have completely lost their minds.

Otto’s deadpan narration (provided by Tony Ingram) conveyed his disdain for the indignity of tiny outfits and constant social media documentation. Yet when faced with the unexpected challenges of freedom, Otto determined that he preferred the pampered lifestyle his doting human provided.

After years of captivity, there it was, the outside world. I dreamt of this exact moment for so long. Freedom at last. …Oh, I’d made a terrible mistake. The outside world was cold, damp, and frankly underwhelming. It was at this moment that I remembered I was a dachshund, a hunter by design, and a remarkably thin-coated one. Perhaps freedom is overrated after all. Besides, somebody has to supervise him. The human remains… for now.

via Nag on the Lake