Is This Dog Faking Injury To Get Food?

A video has gone viral in the past few days of a dog that appears to be injured, dragging his back legs along the ground. The person filming suggests, however, that the dog is not injured at all and was only pretending to be hurt so that one of the nearby humans would give him some food or a treat. When he’s ignored, he magically pops upright and casually strolls towards them! I’m not sure what to believe – what do you think is going on here? Does this dog know exactly what he’s doing? Watch the video and decide here: