Watch Rescue Puppy Escape From House Only To Return Seconds Later: 'FOMO'

A family were left in a full-blown panic when their rescued puppy escaped the house, only for him to return just seconds later.

In a video shared to TikTok by Manu Muraro on her @yoursocialteam account, a camera on the front of the family's house showed the chaos that ensued when their Boxer pup bolted from the house at full speed.

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The short clip shows 11-month-old Nat running out the door and down the street as Muraro's husband Jason chases after him, first panicked and calling "Bad dog!"

But Jason quickly changes tactic, telling his daughter to be quiet and instead excitedly clapping his hands and yelling in a happy voice: "What's this? C'mere, this way, come on buddy!"

Clearly thinking he was missing out on some fun, Nat then sprinted back into the house, his great escape into the big bad world lasting a total of eight seconds.

Muraro wrote on the video that Nat had returned because of the fear of missing out, as she captioned it: "Our rescue puppy ran away but came back after 8 seconds because of FOMO."

And it left TikTok users in stitches, as it has been viewed close to 2 million times and has garnered over 160,000 likes.

"Puppy suddenly remembered how hard it was out there alone," one user joked, another calling it "classic Boxer behavior."

One person said they had learned with their own Boxer that "you just have to run in the opposite direction and they'll turn right around." And Muraro explained to one commenter that her husband had asked "What's this?" as it's what the family say when they give Nat treats.

Business owner Muraro, 47, who lives in Atlanta, told Newsweek they had adopted Nat from a Boxer rescue just months ago, and that her husband likely "saw his marriage flash before his eyes" when the dog escaped. "Because he would be in serious trouble if this hadn't had a happy ending."

"It all happened so fast! From the moment he bolted until he bolted back, it's a total of eight seconds," Muraro said.

"While a dog escaping is no laughing matter, since all ended well, we couldn't help laughing about how he took off and came back with the exact same speed and amount of excitement."

Calling it "eight seconds of pure chaos," Muraro explained: "His first reaction was to say bad dog, so Nat knew he was not supposed to do that. Then our daughter freaked out and started screaming in panic."

Jason quickly "came up with a strategy," calling Nat excitedly, and he "ran back because he couldn't miss all the fun inside the house."

Muraro said she arrived home just five minutes later, "and my daughter was still in tears, scared from his escape. And my husband was playing it cool, downplaying what had just happened."

"That's when I checked the camera, because honestly I wanted to see the chaos now that everyone was safe and sound."

The family learned in a recent DNA test that Nat was "74 percent Boxer, 100 percent good dog," with Muraro joking that last part was "debatable."

"Like a good Boxer, he is absolutely hilarious and mischievous," she said. "He is always ready to play and has the most outrageous underbite. He is very eager to please and pretty skilled."

Describing Nat as "Velcro" as he's "always by my side and always up for a snuggle," Muraro revealed he acts as a "comfort dog" to their other pup Willie Nelson who "used to be terrified of storms and since Nat arrived, he completely got over that."

The American Kennel Club (AKC) described Boxers as "the whole doggy package," as they are "bright and alert, sometimes silly, but always courageous."

Muraro pleaded with anyone looking to get a dog to "consider adopting instead of buying."

"Even if you want a specific breed, like I am partial to Boxers, you can find breed-specific rescue groups in your area. That's how we found Nat!"

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