One trick the dog taught himself
A few months ago we had a couple lines in our sprinkler system replaced at the same time that we forced a family of tarantulas to relocate to someplace other than NEAR ME. We paid good money for the new sprinklers, but recently we noticed that they have been watering the face of the house instead of the yard. Jon has spent several hours in the last week trying to fix the problem, and one afternoon as he was bending over the valve box one of the knobs snapped off and a gust of water shot up straight into his face. A similar gust of obscenities then exploded out of his mouth, down from the black spot in his brain that had rotted out from watching a single episode of "Access Hollywood."
Yesterday while Jon was doing some final adjustments, Chuck ran back and forth between sprinklers trying to stop them with his mouth. We've caught this struggle before on camera, but yesterday was this first time we got in on video. What you won't hear is Leta screaming in the background because she thinks Chuck is hurting the water, and me trying to explain that water doesn't have nerve-endings, so it probably doesn't feel a thing, but that's awful cute of you to care like that, Sugar Booger.
Launch video.
(We're trying out something new this week with the video because the file is so big [8.3 MB]. It's only available in quicktime because we haven't figured out how to get flash files to work with the new video hosting service. If you don't have the latest version of Quicktime installed, you can download it here.)
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napangel said:
Your link to the video is missing. Can't wait to see it!
09.12.06 - 11:43 AM / 1samantha w. said:
ha! that's hilarious....although i'm not certain if he's trying to stop the water so much as he seems to want to drink it.
i also appreciate the ever evolving video editing skills. :)
09.12.06 - 11:45 AM / 2Heather said:
I always knew Chuck was a rock star.
09.12.06 - 11:48 AM / 3cate said:
You put his collar on correctly!!
I love the ending credits!!
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAA!!!
More exclamation points!!!!!
09.12.06 - 11:53 AM / 4Alexandria said:
*big silly grin*
One of my black labs does the Same Exact Thing to anything that sprays water.
The other one hides from anything that sprays water.
09.12.06 - 11:53 AM / 5GEORGE! said:
Wolfmother is so hip and cool these days even though they sound like 80s rock.
I knew chuck was true indie/emo kid. Whatever the hell my friends categorize themselves as.
09.12.06 - 11:56 AM / 6Kerri said:
Amusement! My dog tries to eat the air that comes out of the computer's fan.. hehe.
09.12.06 - 11:58 AM / 7jolie said:
I see a link between chuck's activities and the sprinklers suddenly deciding to water the house rather than the lawn.
and lordie, I know I've said it before but WOMAN THAT MAKER'S MARK SEAL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE MAKES ME WANT TO ROLL YOU UP IN A WONTON WRAPPER AND DIP YOU IN A LOVELY DUMPLING SAUCE.
09.12.06 - 12:04 PM / 8JennJenn said:
Sugar Booger!
Still laughing....still
booger...
09.12.06 - 12:08 PM / 9Tracy aka Fuzzball said:
That was absolutely fantastic. I loved the credits!!! AHAHAHAHA
09.12.06 - 12:13 PM / 10IQpierce said:
Brilliant credits! Love the new improved production quality. :)
09.12.06 - 12:17 PM / 11NuttyDutty said:
I feel so much better knowing my dog isn't completely insane! Ozzy, our 6 month old black lab from hell...attacks the sprinkler heads too.
He'll get his face an inch from where the water is spraying out and start barking at it....while drowning himself!
Once he realizes that he needs air, he jumps back and attacks the next sprinkler head.
Our 2 year old daughter only freaks out when she's trapped between him and the sprinkler head!
09.12.06 - 12:22 PM / 12rockr girl said:
you have made me love you even more than ever.
and i didn't know that it was fully possible until this very moment.
forever, and ever. amen.
09.12.06 - 12:29 PM / 13Vaguely Urban said:
My dad's dog would provide similar amusement whenever I'd crank up the garden hose.
In contrast to Chuck's sneak attack from behind, she would run directly at the hose, picking up the stream 30 feet away and chasing it down to the source.
Good times!
09.12.06 - 12:30 PM / 14Sun_Spot_Baby said:
Chuck is "da dog!" Makes me yearn for a dog, but my two cats may not agree.....
09.12.06 - 12:32 PM / 15Amy Mingo said:
Maybe Leta was worried the water would hurt Chuck?
09.12.06 - 12:34 PM / 16tigerlily said:
I literally laughed out loud when the end credits came up. That video was awesome. Definitely wasn't expecting it to be so edited/fancified.
Now I want McDonald's fries. Damn you woman!
09.12.06 - 12:36 PM / 17jes said:
That reminded me of one thing: when Chuck first saw himself in the mirror, and was all, "What? Huh? What are you doing in there? Who are you?" And then I bet he snarled a bit, just to show his reflection who's boss.
Except this time, it was with a sprinkler head and a sharp spray of water.
Chuck: The Protector.
09.12.06 - 12:40 PM / 18rivetergirl said:
Mmm ... burger with fries.
09.12.06 - 12:47 PM / 19Laurie said:
That is hysterical!! Go Chuck!
If you have Flash 8 you can use the Flash Encoder to convert the .mov file to a .flv and then export as a .swf file.
09.12.06 - 12:48 PM / 20CrankMama said:
80s rock is back! Love the music.
09.12.06 - 12:54 PM / 21Lala said:
so he's like, ummm, pressure washing his teeth right?
09.12.06 - 12:57 PM / 22chollyson said:
Excellent choice of song.
Chuck, I appreciate your ill-advised determination. Never give up, Chuck, never give up.
09.12.06 - 12:57 PM / 23Candace said:
I kinda wish we could have heard Leta screaming about the water-hurting.
I never knew Chuck could dance.
09.12.06 - 01:07 PM / 24mania72 said:
Chuck's own personal WaterPik! Lucky pup.
09.12.06 - 01:18 PM / 25shredbettie said:
Mania72 beat me to my punchline.
09.12.06 - 01:19 PM / 26ali said:
ha. i can't hear the words sugar booger and not think:
"Lelaina. pierce. is there a lelaina pierce."
"uh, yeah."
ha ha ha ha ha.
09.12.06 - 01:23 PM / 27Mine said:
you is very funny lady and your daug is a little (lot) crazy xx
09.12.06 - 01:27 PM / 28Mary said:
I heart Chuck. That's all.
09.12.06 - 01:27 PM / 29J Niel said:
Nice music, but was I alone in hoping to hear Leta?
09.12.06 - 01:39 PM / 30