Watch Elsie the 'lazy' golden retriever refuses to move on a Byron Bay pavement until she's offered a snack - and it's not the first time she's embarrassed her owner!
A 'lazy golden retriever has gone viral after footage was shared of her refusing to walk with her owner - until a stranger steps in with an offer that's too good to lie down for. The hilarious footage may be two years old, but it's made Elsie a star all over again as devoted owner Mike Cook battles to make her walk on a footpath in Byron Bay, NSW. After he tries repeatedly to drag her down the footpath, a kind stranger offers her an ice cream, she jumps straight to her feet. The clip has already been viewed 57million times across social media platforms. And as new footage from May this year shows, Elsie is a repeat offender when it comes to lying down while on a walk. A new video has surfaced of Elsie the golden retriever playing dead during a walk in Byron Bay in September 2018 The bystander filming can be heard erupting into a fit of laughter as Mr Cook makes varied attempts to get his dog to stand. Another passerby then walks over and puts her cup of ice cream ne