Even I can't believe I'm allowed to have a dog
One late evening last October Jon and I finished the last few scoops of a carton of Cookies 'N Cream ice cream. Chuck was practicing Opus Dei rituals in the basement when he heard us walking toward the freezer in the kitchen and before we knew it he had drooled a path up the stairs. Jon and I sat on the couch in the living room with the carton of ice cream between us as Chuck pressed his wet nose into my knee. Whenever we sit down to have a meal he walks over to my leg and presses his snout firmly into my flesh. It's his way of saying, "Remember me? I'm cute."
After we finished off the ice cream that night I made Chuck perform a few tricks and then I held the carton at an angle so he could get at the melted goo at the bottom of the carton. By that point he was so ravenous that the force of his tongue pulled the ice cream carton out of my hands and lodged it firmly on his face. He didn't make any indication that he was in discomfort so instead of pulling it off his snout we grabbed the cameras. I posted the digital photos of this circus act here, and today I found the video which you can see here. In it you can actually hear the sound of his lapping tongue suctioning the cardboard to his face.
(For those of you who don't have Quicktime installed on your computer you should be able to see this video if you have the Flash player, the latest version of which you can find here. If you have any other problems viewing the video leave the details in the comments along with the Anti-Ice Cream Carton on the Dog Snout Activists who will yell at me for attempting to suffocate my dog. It should be good times!)
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FlakeyBlakee said:
Thats too funny. We used to do that with our little pug dog. Cept we had to cut the carton in half so he could get his little face on the bottom.
04.05.06 - 02:02 PM / 1Mrs. Ricardo said:
Between Leta and Chuck I think you two have more fun than Utah allows. ;-)
04.05.06 - 02:02 PM / 2Duane said:
How utterly cruel. You should never be allowed to buy ice cream again. Or something like that...
04.05.06 - 02:04 PM / 3erin said:
That was GREAT. I loved the picture when you first posted it - and the video is just the icing on the cake. I've got to watch that again.
04.05.06 - 02:06 PM / 4JennJenn said:
Bisket, my old dog, loved chocolate. So much so, that in her lifetime, I'm guessing she went through about 10lbs of the stuff.
Though, that's not what finally killed her.
Strokes and Epileptic fits did her in. God I miss her.
Anywho, to sum it up, chocolate doesn't kill ALL dogs.
So live it up!
04.05.06 - 02:06 PM / 5lixxie said:
Bwah!
04.05.06 - 02:06 PM / 6Billygean.co.uk said:
My boyfriend and I think chuck is adorable and boyfriend always remarks that he's so slender his head/neck merge (i mean this in nicest way possible!). With a carton on this is exemplified and is thus adorable :)
Billygean
04.05.06 - 02:07 PM / 7Ngaire said:
LOVE it !! Lol what good are kids and pets if not to amuse us!!
LOVE the blog btw.. Its just so... LIFE!!
Ngaire In Brisbane Australia
xx
04.05.06 - 02:09 PM / 8Shalini said:
That was so funny... I love how Chuck was just ready to sit and take the ice cream carton. Animals are wonderful for hours of entertainment!
04.05.06 - 02:13 PM / 9simzgirl said:
That is hilarious! I am sure, given the chance, my dogs would do the exact same thing! That is great. Thanks for sharing!
04.05.06 - 02:13 PM / 10shinygood said:
last week, i was able to see the video of babychuck but with this one i just see a little white box with blank "play/pause" and "volume" buttons. i can hear audio of dogtongue and doocegiggling, but that's it. (G4 running OSX)
people like you should be given MORE dogs, and more stcky things to pop on those dogs' heads. bravo.
04.05.06 - 02:14 PM / 11Wendy Mac said:
My dog will eat just about anything. My daughter has taught him to eat her boogers. Handy, isn't it?
Now, if only he would get that excited about something as cool as ice cream, like Chuck!
04.05.06 - 02:14 PM / 12belletoes said:
I know ya'll don't drink beer but, we used to put little pieces of dog food in an empty twelve pack container. My dog Trigger who has been hospitalized on at least 4 occasions for gluttony bloat, would amuse us for hours with his head stuck in it. Though I was surprised not to hear you all howling with laughter like we used to!
I love Chuck. I have a four year old girl named Moe Moe Shanaynay who looks a lot like Chuck and I think they would get along splendidly! Thanks for all the laughs.
04.05.06 - 02:15 PM / 13Erika said:
Wow, you should consider taking Chuck's act on a across country tour. I'm sure millions would turn out to see the abused ice cream cartoned dog. I know I would. Keep us posted.
04.05.06 - 02:16 PM / 14twest said:
http://www.seefido.com/html/dog_snout_stew_recipe.htm
Mmmmmm stew.... Here's to the dog snout activists!! :-)
04.05.06 - 02:18 PM / 15patreesha said:
Does Chuck do okay with chocolate?
04.05.06 - 02:21 PM / 16Sally said:
Happiest face on our white lab dog? Following the exact same exercise it leaves a chocolate (yeah, I know, it'll kill her) ring around her face - above the brows, under the chin, around the cheeks!
I'm not sure why people scold me on this when I share that she's eaten more chocolate, ice cream and chocolate cake in her lifetime than any human. She also runs five miles a day and she's HAPPY!! I suppose if it's going to kill her (or Chuck for that matter), she'll die with a smile on her face!
04.05.06 - 02:21 PM / 17mediaguy74 said:
You need to send that into Americas funniest videos and cash in on this hidden talent. Ka-Ching! Too funny. Between Chuck and Leta you guys seem to have a great time being entertained.
04.05.06 - 02:22 PM / 18Sally said:
Oh, and as long as I am into confessions with my dog... my son has shared that the dog and he agree that it would much more fun to have me get high with them.
But I must draw the line somewhere.
04.05.06 - 02:24 PM / 19jm@houseinprogress said:
If doing that to your dog is wrong, I don't want to be right.
And I think most dogs would agree with me.
04.05.06 - 02:25 PM / 20Mary Craig said:
I was just thinking how nice it would be if I only had that much focus. Then I realized that I do...for ice cream. The main difference between Chuck and I is snout length, the lucky bastard.
04.05.06 - 02:25 PM / 21Johnnydrummer said:
Typical greedy Congressman. His time out of office has not mellowed him at all.
04.05.06 - 02:26 PM / 22Adrianek said:
Heather,
I have found your site in a magazine a few months back. After reading you humorous posts I discovered you are the daughter to the amazing lady that hired me. I absolutely love your mother. I am on the Prestige team in California. I see now that none of her stories of Sienna and the twins were fish tales.
04.05.06 - 02:29 PM / 23ash said:
I do that to my dog, it is just usually the Ben and Jerry's carton. She too has too much fun with it!
04.05.06 - 02:30 PM / 24Ngaire said:
LOVE it !! Lol what good are kids and pets if not to amuse us!!
LOVE the blog btw.. Its just so... LIFE!!
Ngaire In Brisbane Australia
xx
04.05.06 - 02:32 PM / 25Becky said:
Forget the ice cream. You MUST STOP THE OPUS DEI rituals.
04.05.06 - 02:32 PM / 26Delusive said:
I just finished reading The Da Vinci Code a few days ago, otherwise the Opus Dei comment would have sailed right over my head. Thank God for Dan Brown.
04.05.06 - 02:32 PM / 27Tiggerlane said:
Love the "Video Evidence of How Chuck Got His Long Neck." PRICELESS!
And I hope you don't change the fabulous content of your blog, now that your mother's friends are watching!
04.05.06 - 02:34 PM / 28Charles Hawtrey said:
It's like he can't decide whether he's in misery or exctacy.
04.05.06 - 02:39 PM / 29codepoet80 said:
OMFG you cruel people! You could have killed that dog! Someone should called the humane society!!!1
...just kidding.
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