Leo the Labrador Retriever is a service dog school dropout. We don’t know a lot of his history, but apparently he was enrolled in school and, for some unknown reason, was cut from the program. He then ended up at a rescue, where he was eventually adopted by his current mom.
When she adopted him, she noticed that he retained some of the skills he had learned. Hilariously, some of them he utilizes for purely self-serving reasons (hmmmm, perhaps that’s one of the reasons he’s a dropout?) LOL.
One of the skills Leo possesses is an alert where he “boops” his human with his nose. Typically, this is utilized by service dogs to warn people of an impending medical or emotional change. With Leo, he seems to use it when he wants treats, attention, or dinner, basically anything Leo has deemed necessary for him. It’s too adorable. Check out Leo in action.
Viewers are on Leo’s side. They see nothing wrong with his appropriation of the service dog skill set. “He alerts when HE needs service… still counts,” said one person. Another commenter pointed out that he “…didn’t drop out. He learned what HE needed and retired.” These points all resonate and make perfect sense.
Others were just smitten about everything Leo. “He has got the sweetest smoochable face ever” and “Love Leo, he is one of my favorite dogs on TikTok.”
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Leo’s Other Service Dog Skills
If you thought Leo’s skills were limited to booping, think again. Through a series of other videos, we learn that Leo is trained to do all sorts of helpful (and not so helpful) things.
Need some dirty socks? Leo’s your guy!
Here Leo shows off some *mad* logical skills. As you can see in this post from June, he obviously is aware of the fact that winter is a mere 6 or so months away, and that during those cold, windy, snowy days, his Mom will be suffering from dry skin and even maybe.. errr… possibly, she’ll be worrying about Christmas presents that haven’t been wrapped yet, so he has it all covered.
I want a dog who worries about my December needs in June. What a deep thinker!
Some say “dropout.” I say Leo learned how to *overachieve* and do so adorably. Who wouldn’t want this dog on their side? Whatever his past life looked like, Leo is doing just fine now. Looks like he ended up right where he should’ve been all along, with his own people, his own system, and his own carefully created job he excels at. What more could you ask for?
This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Nov 24, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.