Oh, this is really going too far
The PURE TORTURE CONTINUES over at Sender-Inner Marc and Gabrielle's house. They SPECIFICALLY wanted to "push it further" and show that their puppeh can withstand UNBELIEVEABLE amounts of pure torture.
Are you happy now guys?
[Shaking head] I'm sorry, Zahne puppeh. They know not what they DO.
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Oh god, I can already picture the next submish -- we won't even be able to see the dog I'll bet. Just a huge pile of biscuits with a dog buried beneath them
amazing! he has the strength of ten pups!
This dog is AWESOME. I can't even get one cookie on one paw of my dog. So zen.
I like how the dog's eyes are ever so slightly crossed. :-)
That is one patient, sweet, gangly puppeh!
The Force is strong with this one.
lol, you people are crackin me up!!
I love doggehs, but have just always had kittehs - and this whole concept of teaching an animal to wait for something they want is UN-freakin-BELIEVABLE...
lol...
That poor puppeh better get ALL those treats in the end!!
He is gangly, isn't he? What a cutie!
Willpower: I has it.
OK, maybe it's time to turn this photo series over to the specialists...
http://www.stuffonmymutt.com/
PS -- hee hee
http://www.stuffonmymutt.com/index.php?itemid=1575
Good puppy! (pats patient pooch on the head) Now you have my permission to bite the hand that feeds you.
Did this all stem from the multi-talented Chuck over at the Doocery? (www.dooce.com)
He's always balancing stuff on his head.
Biscuit boarding. How cruel!
I believe this goes against the Geneva Convention.
be strong puppeh!!!!!
dis is evilll...puuuure evill!!!
I hope shortly after this picture was taken, this doggy got to eat ALL those biscuits. It's only fair!
Please, please STOP THE INSANITY!!! I can't take it anymore! *collapses in a heap*
http://www.stuffonmymutt.com/index.php?itemid=1574
this one kind of freaks me out a bit - I can't figure it out in my head!
I had a puppeh that looks like above puppy - she was beyond gangling! I can't imagine any dog I ever owned being this patient. Sheesh - but lovely dog.
Just this once, then revenge shall be mine.
From what I've gathered so far about these perpetually patient pooches, who are willing to REZEEST the TEMPTATIONS, it seems these are extremely well-trained critters. Their humans have lavished them with a LOT of attention and training. Like I've said in prior comments, I don't know much about dogs, but this good boy has probably been trained well by hundreds of prior treats, right?
I hope the doggie here is thinking, "Am-I-doin'it-rite? Am-I-doin'it-rite? The Hoomans are happy when I do this right! Then I get snacks!" ...At least, that's what I hope. :)
There is also a biscuit precariously balanced on a HAUNCH. That's REDONK.
That is one very well trained puppy!!! Wish mine could do so well. Also thanks Teho for the Stuff on My Mutt link - that is great also.
This should be a new obedience class at Crufts dog show - "treats on my puppeh"
Does anyone remember the Gary Larson series of cartoons with the pet alligator?
The owner says proudly to his bystander friend Earl,
"He won't eat that till I tell him to, hey, Earl, you want to tell him to? And Earl looks terrified.
And the cartoon with the pet dog with the cookie on his nose and owner is oblivious to the dogs's annoyance level, the dogs thinks, "This time, I'm gonna kill him."
Please stop annoying your pets. Teasing is another form of brutality and bullying. 'Playing with' is not the same thing. This is a power trip-don't we have enough of those I the world?
What a sweetheart dog! Looks like its got some Lab in it, so natch those types seem to endure all sorts of foolishness from their humans. The owners better have given it all those cookies -- even many more!
oh, the humanity...
The dog looks to be just zoning out. "I'm not here. There is no treat."
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Yes you are correct - this is a very well trained dog and you would not believe how many treats you have to go thru in order for them to be able to it to this ability. Our instructor said it takes about 500 times before a dog will respond. This trick is taught so that the dog will not take something until the owner has given them permission to take the treat so that they cannot get into something that is not good for them - it is not torture
This has nothing to do with the dog above, but I saw this one yesterday on swedish television. You should really see it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsXfx2hXa9E
My god, that's the cutest!
Haha, poor dog, but it looks funny...
Katrina, it's called training. And a small child with food will be able to walk by *this* dog without being bit or startled, because this dog knows not to eat until told it's okay. Like the PetSmart commercial with the Great Dane and the girl with the ice cream cone. And I disagree that teasing equals 'brutality and bullying.' As with most things, it depends on the source, intent, and context.
He's the Sphynx of Milkbones!
I would really love to see the video of the dog being released on those biscuits and having a hay day getting them all!
Training a dog to "leave it" is essential to doggie's health -- it is not a power trip (although it is redonk to see a demonstration). Telling a dog to "leave it" in the case of an unidentifiable lump of smelly stuff, or (WORSE) a piece of sugarless gum (Xylitol KILLS DOGGEHS, people!!!) could save their life.
Train your doggehs! It is their place in the pack to follow your lead. It is in their doggeh DNA to expect hierarchy and they find it comforting, so don't anthropomorphize about that.
Awwww. I hope puppy got to chow down on every single one of those biscuits afterward.
P.S. I actually think Katrina is right. Training is one thing, but this is getting into teasing.
YOU FORGOT TO PUT A COOKIE ON HIS TAIL!
Well, Fegli, that would make you as wrong as Katrina. This is acceptable training despite your opinion.
Dang, I can barely get my dog to sit. :? I'm a bad doggeh mommeh 'cuz I spoiled her instead of training her. But she's so precious I can't help but love her anyway.
Beautiful beautiful dog. I have cats now but I would LOVE to take a dog like that for walks and let him sleep on the bed with the cats. Beautiful!
Beautiful Dane/Lab??
I've said it before, I'll say it again. It's a wonder we don't peed on in our sleep more. *shakes head*
Well, the training behind this trick makes sense, but I do slightly agree that this LEVEL of training is probably more for our amusement than the doggeh's edification. I'm not saying that makes it bad, but I don't think it's necessary to train the doggeh to resist six different tasty treats at once each located conveniently on doggeh's person, because how often does that happen in real life?
Very pretty doggeh, even more so because of the patience being shown.
ok one more time cause I'm slow: HOW is this cute? Or to be more specific, how does this *not* cross the line between good training and sadistic/crazy? I'm half expecting the next dog paw biscuit photo to include Lyndy England pointing at puppeh parts...
...Making a dog refrain from eating something is sadism now? Wow. The bar's gotten a lot lower since the last time I looked at a dictionary.
Jeeze people, lighten up. My dog will balance treats on his nose/head (haven't tried putting stuff on his paws yet). I tell him "Wait...wait....wait...OK!" and he flips the treat in to his mouth, it's hilarious.
Sometimes he gets a little too excited and he flips the treat across the room, he runs to get it then he comes right back to me and sits like "Ok, I'm ready, do it again!" if he didn't like it would he come running back to me unpropmted? I don't think so.
This dog looks JUST LIKE a more grown up version of my new puppy, down to the white patches on the chest. The Humane Society told us ours is a Lab mix, but mixed with what, I don't know. Mark & Gabrielle, if you are reading, do you know what kind of dog you have? He or she is absolutely gorgeous, in my unbiased opinion! ;)
I can't believe anyone's nuffing this picture. That dog is clearly well-trained, well-fed, and well-loved. I'm sure he got his treats as soon as the shutter closed. Ye gads. There's enough real animal cruelty in the world to get upset about. Putting a few doggy biscuits on your dog for the amount of time it takes to shoot a picture? I don't think the SPCA'll come out for that call.
Thank you, cosmiquemuffin for the lesson on doggeh DNA... I totally agree! Dogs are not humans or children, people! They love and thrive on training and pleasing us, it's the pack mentality and helps them feel valued within the pack.
They also like to have a little fun! Always endulging your pet with everything he/she wants is not valuable to the pet.
And remember, people.
Dogs can't count.
He has no idea that he has one or three or twelve treats on him. He's just happy to be doing something fun and getting praise and treats from his family.
"Biscuit-Boarding"---
LOLZ that has got to be the BEST EVAH