OK, so "The Funny Show" thing is, well, funny ... because recently, we were at my mother's Christmas party, and my 5-year-old son and his 5-year-old second cousin were playing with some action figures and what not, so we left them upstairs playing ... and when I went back a short while later they were naked and acting goofy and saying that what they were doing was called "The Funny Show."

I quickly slipped into Les Moonves mode and canceled that show.

I love your site. And I was excited to see 0 comments! Could I be the first?

I love it. My 2-year-old English Bulldog (Dorsey) sounds an awful lot like Chuck. I'm convinced that no one's told her she's a dog!

Just wanted to comment because I have never seen your comments under 100 before. And I wanted to say that you are not alone in wondering whether your daughter came out of your womb or not. People have told me, and still do in fact, that I was obviously just the incubator. Good times.
Oh, and you think being newly pregnant was shitty, try doing it while holding onto a 9 month old and a 2.5 year old. What the hell happened?

I think it's a bit harsh to imply that Chuck's quirks are shared by all, or even most, cats. There are plenty of non-neurotic cats out there. Not that I own any of them -- my three are some of the most bizarrely wired mammals you'll ever meet in your life -- but I have met a few and they're perfectly fine. Neurosis is as neurosis does.

And if Coco is like a normal dog, I think I'll stick with cats, all things considered.

Oh, Chuck. At least he's got a steady hand with the eyeliner.

My daughter loved that show too except she called it "America's FUN videos".

Poor Chuck.

Thank the Lord. I though MY kids were the only ones rivetted into soundless hysterics by Funniest Home Videos. Dash will NOT let me change the channel when even the most DISTURBING clips are on. Neither will my husband.

The whole Chuck thing is interesting... I don't have a house pet (anymore) but our Great Dane hated it when we "debated" and would come and stand directly between us. Hard to maintain the higher ground when one is being leant on by an 80kg dog...
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I'm commenting solely because I've never EVER been in the tens - only the 100s and normally the 1000s if I comment here.

I love you all, even if you are dog lovers.

That is all.

Is just good to know that someone else has a dog that is so very cat like too...

AFV is one of our family's favorite shows too. Although, for the past 3 years I've been trying to get my daughter to call it AFV. But she seems to prefer "America's Homest Funniest Homest Videos."

We've got a very neurotic dog too - she does the same thing. She sits in front of the TV facing us and shakes and wears an expression of severe torture. You'd think that, with every guffaw, we were beating her severely. When my dad is around her, he yells "Why can't you act like a normal dog? Just be a dog."

My son (5) also calls it "The Funny Show"! I have to admit that it is one of our Sunday evening staples and I am frequently laughing so hard that I'm crying. It freaks my dog out too and I think I may have discovered the answer. On the National Geographic Channel there was recently a program entitled "In the Womb: Dogs" at one point they mentioned that dogs with red hair are more like to worry and be easier to upset. Guess what I have... a red haired labradoodle.

My dog, Major, is a lot like Chuck. He was badly abused as a pup and I rescued him when he was 6 months old. He's almost 2 now and is finally over the majority of his fear of feet. We still have bags, newspapers, boxes, anything that resembles a bat when rolled up, and Ramen noodles to conquer (I'm not sure how that fear came about, but god forbid I take out a packet of Ramen noodles in his presence). He actually looks a lot like Chuck if Chuck was chocolate coloured and had a Bubba (from Forest Gump) like underbite.

My family and I are very very careful to stay away from him when we argue because otherwise he'll go into shakes and try to either shove his body between the people arguing or he'll try to shove himself under the couch. Although funny to watch, it breaks my heart to know he's get affected by it that badly.

"Emotionally delicate"? Did you tell her you write about Chuck online for millions of people to read? Because I'm willing to bet a therapist would blame you, so maybe a dog trainer would too. :P

OMG.. our pup acts just like Chuck. We call Ollie our "emo son" mainly because he doesn't believe he's a dog. Once our daughter was born, the emo factor increased ten-fold. Our favourite is his ability to learn and copy baby by crying -- in an overly-dramatic way--in order to get our attention. And if the 3 humans are having a good time, he'll come over all sad and pitiful looking and then is sure to position himself between the 3 of us. Or he'll sit on the baby as much as he can without getting in trouble (i.e. without crushing her. he's a standard schnauzer -- heavy, but too heavy). His life must be rougher than we thought b/c having a bed in our bedroom, going to dog camp, taking a part in my walks with baby every day and going to the dog park just isn't enough.

Ahhh... but we love our furry, 4-legged children.