Dog fakes broken leg to get pets and treats from tourists

You can’t keep a good dog down.

A clever canine in the streets of Bangkok was caught on camera faking a broken leg to score free food from tourists. In the footage, the furry scam artist can be seen dragging his back left haunch across the pavement for a few seconds before he pops up, tail wagging, and trots off.

The amber-colored mixed breed’s scheme works so well that one man on a motorbike stopped to check on the perpetrating pooch, nicknamed Gae by locals, but laughs when he catches on to his four-legged fakeout.

“This old dog has lived [at] my workplace for a few years,” local resident Thaweeporn Chongplapolkul told Viral Press. “He always does this trick to deceive people.”

She says she and other locals take care of him, including feeding him rice, “but he still has this habit,” said Chongplapolkul, who calls Gae “too funny.”‘

She assures there is nothing wrong with the deceptive dog.

“We’ve checked both of his legs — they are both fine,” says Chongplapolkul. “If Gae had any kind of injury, I would take him to the vets immediately.”