Golden Retriever Climbs The Stairs At 7:30 With His Blanket Clamped Tight

At 7:30 on the dot, Benny starts climbing the stairs with a cream blanket clamped in his mouth — bedtime, and he is not taking questions. The golden retriever keeps a steady pace, blanket swinging with every step, like the evening checklist already ended in one item: go to bed.

He takes a little turn on the landing and walks straight into his mom's bedroom, where his own bed sits at the foot of hers. Once he reaches it, he settles in with his chin on the blanket, looking like a dog who has closed the night out himself.

7:30 PM on the dot. No one has told him about daylight saving next week.

His family at @lexandbenny wrote the household dilemma out loud: "So how do we explain to Benny 6:30 pm is just too early for bedtime?" When the clocks fall back, 7:30 becomes 6:30 on the wall — and Benny's schedule does not appear to have gotten the memo.

Someone watching wrote that he can go to bed anyway, "6.30 or not," and that mom might as well follow. "Night-night time!" another person chimed in. For anyone who has ever tried to negotiate bedtime with a dog who already knows the answer, daylight saving is just a human problem.