Owner of Instagram-famous dog is soaked in coffee by ‘deranged’ woman who stopped to harass pet
The owner of an Instagram-famous dog was drenched in coffee by a ‘deranged’ woman who harassed her and her pet in a New York City park.
Milo the Pencil Dog has more than 40,000 Instagram followers who love him, but an unidentified woman in Riverside Park wasn’t a fan.
Rimma, 27, described the absurd interaction with the New York Post: ‘My inner demons were on fire.
“She was clearly not in her right mind.”
As seen in the shocking video of the October 18 incident, the woman stood on the other side of a fence as Milo barked at her.
Milo barked at the ‘crazy’ woman who approached him and his owner
The famous greyhound has more than 40,000 Instagram followers. His owner, Rimma, manages the account
“He feels uncomfortable with you, can you leave us alone?” said Rimma, Milo’s 27-year-old owner.
She told the Post that the greyhound hardly ever barks, so he was clearly restless.
The woman walked away from Rimma and Milo. But she soon returned to throw her coffee at the unsuspecting influencer.
Rimma gasped and said, “What ab****!”
Before Rimma was doused in lukewarm coffee, she said she and Milo were sitting on the grass of the Upper West Side park. Unbidden, the unhinged coffee thrower approached them.
The woman started talking to the dog when Rimma stopped responding to her
Milo the Pencil Dog has loyal fans who love him online
Rimma told the Post that the woman began questioning her about the way she was sitting.
“Why are you sitting like that?” the woman reportedly asked. ‘Do you need to go to the toilet?’
“There’s no way a normal person would ask that,” the confused owner told the Post.
“She started talking to my dog and said, ‘Yes, she’s lazy,’ referring to me sitting on the grass,” she added.
Rimma is still stunned by the incident and shared the video in the hope of identifying the perpetrator.
She told the Post: “It surprised me. Her goal was to harass and provoke me.”
The woman walked away from Rimma and Milo before returning to throw her coffee
On Instagram, Rimma explained that she had filed a police report, but was told there would be no investigation because she was unharmed and had no details about the aggressor.
She explained to the Post that she remained calm and did not react rashly. “I know I have something to lose,” she said.
But viewers were quick to express their outrage at the situation.
“You have way more self control than me and I have a lot of respect for that because man I would have flown over that little fence,” one user commented.
Rimma has continued to post adorable videos of Milo since the incident. She said she hopes the woman is identified
Someone else said: ‘Why can’t people just mind their own crazy business?’
People have also speculated about who the woman is and brainstormed different ways to identify her, including posting the video to Reddit.
Since the coffee-slinging meltdown, Rimma has continued to post her usual dog content starring Milo, who turned two in September.