Golden Retriever Can’t Sleep Without His Ice Pack

Golden retriever Bentley is winning hearts and smiles across the internet with his unique bedtime routine. Born and raised on the scorching Gold Coast of Australia, Bentley can’t fall asleep unless he’s snuggled up with his ice pack pillow, and his adorable antics have gone viral.

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The video, posted on TikTok by Bentley’s owner, Bentley_thegoldendigger, features the pampered pup getting ready for bed, complete with a chilled ice pack pillow. It’s a bedtime ritual that Bentley has insisted on since he was a puppy. His owner says, “One summer, I gave him an ice pack, and he immediately laid his head on it and fell asleep… now he can’t go to sleep without his ice pack.” Bentley’s bedtime routine is now non-negotiable: “Without his ice pack on the bed, he refused to sleep.”

This story of Bentley’s quirky bedtime requirement has garnered considerable attention, amassing over 474,000 views and 69,400 likes on TikTok alone. Users are adoring Bentley’s antics, with many sharing similar tales of their pets’ unique sleeping habits.

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