If you share your life with an English Bulldog, you already know these wrinkly charmers come with a full toolkit of quirks.
California dog mom Lizzy Lambertson recently discovered this in the funniest way, thanks to her Bulldog, Hank. While most pups beg for tug time or belly rubs, Hank’s got a different priority, and it’s absolutely hilarious.
Hank’s World Revolves Around The Spotlight
Saying Hank enjoys attention barely scratches the surface. He’s the main event wherever he goes. From neighborhood walkies and joy-filled car rides to casual park hangs, Hank has a magnetic presence—people can’t help but notice him.
But life didn’t begin with encores and applause. Abandoned in Los Angeles, Hank first had to overcome a rocky start. Thankfully, an incredible foster family stepped up and cared for him until the day his perfect match arrived.
When Lizzy found him, everything changed. With his new mom, Hank started living his very best life—full of social adventures, an inexplicable fascination with cardboard boxes, and an abiding love for mail trucks. Still, one obsession stands above the rest, and it’s… cheese.
Yes, cheese.
You don’t always choose your passions; sometimes your passions choose you.
There isn’t a cheese Hank will refuse—Swiss, Manchego, Mozzarella, the whole dairy parade. And despite his devotion to dairy delights, he’s not overweight; he’s simply a full-fledged cheesemonger.
Recently, he even upped the ante by inventing a cheese ritual so odd that it left Lizzy completely speechless.
Eight O’Clock Means Only One Thing
Friends, Hank is a genius. Okay—make that a cheesenius.
Every evening, precisely at 8 PM, Hank pads into the kitchen, plants himself in the corner, and faces the wall. Why? He’s placing his order.
“Every night around 8 PM Hank goes to this corner and sits facing the wall. He doesn’t have to potty, he doesn’t want to go outside, he wants cheese,” Lizzy wrote on TikTok.
He won’t budge or acknowledge anyone until the ritual words are spoken.
“It’s his cheese corner and he won’t respond to you until you say ‘It’s cheese time!’ Then he walks to the fridge and he absolutely gets cheese. He prefers Swiss,” adds Lizzy.
It’s his sacred cheese hour, though why he chose 8 PM remains a mystery. Lizzy suspects it coincides with her settling in to watch TV—somewhere along the line, Hank made a connection: TV time equals cheese time.
He’s also mastered a secondary tactic: pretending he needs to go outside, stepping two paws out the door, then refusing to come back in until he hears the magic word—“cheese.”
This clever scheme stems from a tradition: Hank gets a cheese reward when he returns from walks. Naturally, he folded that lesson into his playbook. Smart dog, devious strategy—and a pretty adorable way to outmaneuver Mom, right?
TikTok Can’t Get Enough Of The Cheese Corner
When Lizzy posted the “corner ritual,” the clip raced across TikTok. Viewers chimed in with jokes, hot takes, and total admiration for Hank’s commitment to dairy.
“This is what they mean saying Bulldogs are stubborn. They’ll sit in silence until they get what they want,” one commenter joked.
“It’s funny how quickly a Bulldog can train their owner,” another added.
Hank’s loyal corner stance doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere, and honestly, we wouldn’t have it any other way.
The nightly cheese vigil has cemented his status as a TikTok folk hero, and who knows—maybe he’ll debut another quirky habit soon to keep his audience on their toes.
In the meantime, at 8 PM sharp, a certain Bulldog will be clocking in at his kitchen corner, practicing the silent art of cheddar manifestation. Swiss if available, please.