Hardest working dog on the Internet
The following video is inspired entirely by this one where a group of wacky Japanese people (aren't they all?) are seeing how many treats they can stack onto one dog's head. They get up to 32 treats before the dog collapses under the weight of temptation.
Here we're able to stack 16 pieces of chicken jerky onto Chuck's head, and we would have kept going but that's all we had left in the bag. I'm sure this whole endeavor goes against every principle of dog psychology, and if we have permanently damaged him as a result at least we can say we had fun doing it.
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- Jon fell asleep and started snoring at 7:15 last night. I thought, wow, that sounds like fun. I call this Adding That Second Child.
- Office remodel, episode two: http://bit.ly/dmqDas
- Leta, after saving her money for six months to buy a toy and purchasing it this afternoon: "Today is the best day of my entire life."
HDC said:
Yay Chuck! Such a good pup =)
08.16.06 - 08:14 AM / 1ryan said:
now that is a hard working dog... dog willpower for sure.
08.16.06 - 08:15 AM / 2elizasmom said:
Watching that?
So much better than working...
08.16.06 - 08:16 AM / 3Amanda Harwood said:
that's the best yet- Chuck rocks!
08.16.06 - 08:16 AM / 4thexica said:
I love that he just sits there for a second after you say ok. Like, he's trying to wrap his brain around getting that much jerky!
08.16.06 - 08:18 AM / 5Stephanie said:
My dog would be afraid of chicken jerky. Most especially if I tried to put it on her head. Other fears include: bottles, the garage, car rides, people, and delivery men. She's kind of neurotic.
Therefore, I must live vicariously through dogs like Chuck who seem well-adjusted and happy. Tell Chuck I said thank you--so very much.
08.16.06 - 08:21 AM / 6Tanya said:
He is *such* a good boy.
08.16.06 - 08:21 AM / 7Abbey said:
Oh I wish my dog could stand to have even one treat on her head. She just can't take having a treat so near and it not be in her mouth.
Random...I am enjoying your quote on my Google Homepage... I saw Heather Armstrong and thought, "Dooce - Heather Armstrong?" So I clicked on the link and found a whole page of quotes of yours. You lucky girl!
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Heather_Armstrong
08.16.06 - 08:22 AM / 8winwetz said:
Did you know that you are one of the Quotes of the Day that appears on customized Google home pages? Congrats!
http://www.quotationspage.com/qotd.html
08.16.06 - 08:24 AM / 9she who daydreams said:
oh, Chuck. he's such a good sport.
08.16.06 - 08:25 AM / 10mslieder said:
Chuck IS the wonderdog.
08.16.06 - 08:27 AM / 11Lolajb said:
OK, Chuck's eyes are clearly saying:
"How can I be so deeply in love with such odd beings?!?!" and he has such an aura of resignation about him...
"Sigh... OK... if THIS is what I have to do to entertain you humans..."
He is like the best dog...ever.
08.16.06 - 08:29 AM / 12kidsmom said:
The Dog Whisperer has nuttin' on ya'll. Chuck, you are a god.
08.16.06 - 08:30 AM / 13CrankMama said:
I'm going to try this with my twins and animal cookies... Stay tuned...
08.16.06 - 08:31 AM / 14grammarqueen said:
I want to marry Chuck and have his puppies!
08.16.06 - 08:31 AM / 15An Iowa Mom said:
What a good sport Chuck is!! My dog can't even have treats in the house without going after them, let along on his head.
Great dog and photo!
08.16.06 - 08:34 AM / 16Torrie said:
That made my day.
I will consider it my birhtday present.
08.16.06 - 08:35 AM / 17rivetergirl said:
I like how at the end you tell him it's OK and he still stands there, unmoving, like he thinks that it'll never be OK.
08.16.06 - 08:36 AM / 18ecologista said:
Even when my 14 year-old lab was on death's door, he would have gone apeshiat after the first treat...Chuck, clearly, is not a real dog, but some sort of saint temporarily ensnared in a dog's body.
08.16.06 - 08:36 AM / 19Amy Jo said:
Simply brilliant!
08.16.06 - 08:37 AM / 20dyanna said:
That is the funniest thing I've seen since... ever! I'm sitting at my desk CRYING and trying my darnest NOT to burst out laughing for fear that the powers that be will find out I'm not actually working on anything except watching Chuck!
08.16.06 - 08:40 AM / 21JavaJabber said:
I've been reading your blog for a little while now. I really enjoy it. It's great.
But today I decided to actually delurk and make a comment because, well, your dog made me do it.
I've NEVER been a dog person. I LOVE cats.
But seeing how disciplined and gentle your dog is while he patiently sits and lets you pile up that jerky on his head and snout ... well, if I could have a dog just like him? I would. He's soooooo cool!
He must love you to pieces!
08.16.06 - 08:42 AM / 22Vaguely Urban said:
Those are some pretty impressive balancing skills you have. You deserve a treat too - jerky, or otherwise.
08.16.06 - 08:46 AM / 23jon deal said:
We do the same thing with our toddler and pancakes.
She doesn't like it when we add syrup, though.
08.16.06 - 08:47 AM / 24Valeria said:
Well, if it's true that the meek shall inherit the Earth, then Chuck will surely be crowned king one day :-)
Actually Heather, it looks like your whole family is moving ever so closer toward world domination, not just Chuck. Did you see that today you're featured as quote of the day on google? It's the one about keeping your floors clean :-)
08.16.06 - 08:48 AM / 25jes said:
I'M CACKLING OVER HERE.
Poor Chuck. I love how his eyes look so forlorn - you can tell that implicitly trusts you.
08.16.06 - 08:49 AM / 26Trisha said:
I don't think dogs mind - I think they just want love and attention.
08.16.06 - 08:50 AM / 27Maura said:
The only thing that would have made this better is possibly some classical music playing in the background.
What willpower.
08.16.06 - 08:50 AM / 28Ms. Pants said:
Gah! Cutest puppy ever!!!
By the by, my oh-so-special-and-personalized google homepage today featured a quote by you in the quotey section. The one about clean floors and mental illness. You make us fellow crazies proud. :-)
08.16.06 - 08:55 AM / 296degrees said:
I!WANT!ME!AN!CHUCK!!!
That is the cutest damn dog on the entire planet!
So, my neighboring co-workers are looking oddly at me for the incessant tittering... see, I work in an office where it is so bloody quiet, you could hear a fly fart... please, DON'T do that to me again... o.k., maybe ONCE more...
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