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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1. 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.
2. Mrs. Ricardo said:
Between Leta and Chuck I think you two have more fun than Utah allows. ;-)
3. Duane said:
How utterly cruel. You should never be allowed to buy ice cream again. Or something like that...
4. erin 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.
5. JennJenn 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!
6. lixxie said:
Bwah!
7. Billygean.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
8. Ngaire 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
9. Shalini 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!
10. simzgirl said:
That is hilarious! I am sure, given the chance, my dogs would do the exact same thing! That is great. Thanks for sharing!
11. shinygood 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.
12. Wendy 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!
13. belletoes 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.
14. Erika 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.
15. twest said:
http://www.seefido.com/html/dog_snout_stew_recipe.htm
Mmmmmm stew.... Here's to the dog snout activists!! :-)
16. patreesha said:
Does Chuck do okay with chocolate?
17. Sally 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!
18. mediaguy74 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.
19. Sally 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.
20. jm@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.
21. Mary 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.
22. Johnnydrummer said:
Typical greedy Congressman. His time out of office has not mellowed him at all.
23. Adrianek 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.
24. ash 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!
25. Ngaire 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
26. Becky said:
Forget the ice cream. You MUST STOP THE OPUS DEI rituals.
27. Delusive 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.
28. Tiggerlane 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!
29. Charles Hawtrey said:
It's like he can't decide whether he's in misery or exctacy.
30. codepoet80 said:
OMFG you cruel people! You could have killed that dog! Someone should called the humane society!!!1
...just kidding.
31. hibiscusfire said:
I love the "melted goo" at the bottom of the ice cream cartoon...thank god my head can't fit inside of one...
Regarding Leta and chocolate covered crackers. I have a friend who is a pediatrian and her 2 year old son refused to eat anythin g but bacon for a month. So he ate bacon for a month. And he's still a smart kid, lightning didn't strike anyone in their family, and my friend didn't lose her medical license.
32. Carli said:
Can you imagine how much food we'd waste if not for our furry faithful companions? Ice cream, sandwich crusties, goldfish crackers out of broom reach, but not too far for (dun dah dah dah) Supertongue! Animal "lovers" who think that this is in any way cruel should put an ice cream bucket on their heads and lick. Hell, they might find somewhat of a bright spot in their dreary, universe-policing lives. Bless the pooches, and ice cream, too!
33. Carli said:
God, I wish I could eat bacon for a month.
34. The Mighty Jimbo said:
you are no less cruel to your dog than i am to mine. take yesterday. battle of the century was waged in my driveway. josh vs the harbor crab.
i know i should have let both little creatures live in peace, but a stand off ensued and how could i deny the contenst.
in the end, i think it was a draw. josh had a few pinches on his jowls and the crab, well, he lost a limb.
i almost lost my lunch laughing, but hey, i'm a sick bastard.
35. miss kendra said:
i give my dog a big mouthful of peanut butter and then take pictures of him trying to eat it/lick it off his face.
36. Muirnait said:
Aww, Chuck is such a darling dog! When I think about what sort of dog I'd like to (eventually) have (when I have room for one!) I think of one kinda like Chuck. Dogs and babies always make me smile...so your site is like CandyLand or something.
37. moose said:
Who needs a dishwasher when you have a Chuck? My dog's housecleaning abilities are noticeably stunted. Maybe that's because I never share my ice cream.
38. seven said:
That's not cruel. What's cruel is when I'm eating ice cream in front of my salivating dogs and go over and over "ooooh, this ice cream is so gooood, you guys don't know what you're missing". If you hear about a sharpei and a terrier tearing apart their owner, it's probably me.
39. lisadijon said:
ice cream = milk = calcium. everything is healthy when you break it down...
40. Helen said:
Sooooo unrelated to your adorable dog with his ice cream cap / asphyxiation device. Love your blog. It's what got me blogging and now I'm addiction. REALLY really dislike people criticizing you, but I suppose that's part of being a human. My question is - help! I need a web designer for a small business I'm starting (simple four pages). I know you've done this in the past (or something similar). Any suggestions? Know anyone? It's for a professional wedding consulting business - I say professional so you don't think I want some cheesy floral drippy site!! Something sophisticated... simple... like
http://www.pictureperfectevent.com/index.html
http://www.ivyrobinson.com/main/front_page/home.html
Thanks! And keep it up, isn't it worth it to be with Leta? She's adorable and for the record I totally support educated mothers staying home - well-educated mothers having the time to teach our children good values will help reshape culture (for godsakes!!!).
41. Rose said:
That is one talented dog! Too funny.
42. YankeeAmanda said:
When I was a kid we had a dog named Nipper. My mom was the lovingly cruel type. She'd get red jujubes and stick them on all 4 pointy teeth and his tongue would just about twist in knots trying to get them off. Sometimes she'd pile about 2 inches of peanut butter on a cracker and shove it against the roof of his mouth. Without the benefit of milk, he would lick and lick, and by the time it was all over, his tongue would seem about 2 feet long, but he would lay on the floor at her feet, exhausted and happy.
43. Kathryn said:
you should try that with a near empty jar of peanut butter --- ENDLESS hours of entertainment!!
44. Pupsicle said:
Wow, that was great. Did you plan it?
45. Chickie said:
Too funny! My Chihuahua will get her head stuck in drinking glasses in that same manner.
46. Sara said:
So funny! We used to do that to our dog too. She got so she could recognize when my dad was scraping the bottom of the carton and would sit at attention, just waiting for him to put it on the floor. That damn dog was so spoiled, my parents would make her her own piece of toast at breakfast.
47. JulieS said:
Dooce -
I can't be bothered to read the comments, (your Comment rule J is just wonderful) but in case there are any nasty trolls weighing in, I send you support and admiration. I love this website.
Julie
48. b. said:
Very few internet experiences can actually make me laugh out loud, but the sight of Chuck pulling the carton off his face and then going back for more was utterly priceless. :) It's just one of the reasons why it's so easy to love a dog.
49. agnieszka said:
Ummm...I am totally going to do that tonight. Except the carton will be on MY head because my dogs only eat meat & cheese. Heather, you're always inspiring me to do crazy things, thank you!
50. Mary Jo said:
He is so cute. The video plays great for me, never any issues. I think you should have MORE videos. I am a huge fan of the food/things on Chuck's head... and this was even better!
51. AngieC said:
Did you even think to ask Chuck if he was lactose intolerant? I'm getting a bloated gassy feel just thinking about it!
52. dodgemedlin said:
Cruel? Nah, not unless you made him cry it off.
Also, I'd like to note that in your post the other day, you said, "I used to be an energetic cross stitcher ..." For a second, I read "energetic cross dresser." No idea why.
53. MadMeer said:
I should try that with my cats...and a smaller container. Maybe some pink ice cream. Pink looks good on them.
54. Diva*Licious said:
I love the pictures!!! I used to have a miniature doberman that would do the same thing with the empty ice cream cartons (although, it was the little individual sizes b/c anything else woulda covered him up). Love your blog!
55. Chloe said:
Toast for the dog for breakfast?
Ha! Pikers.
I was making our Lab his own bowl of oatmeal up until recently when he started audibly f@rting and I thought maybe it was due to the half and half.
With that long neck of his, I always think Egyptian when I see Chuck.
56. kimmiwah said:
Count me in as an irresponsible pet owner as well. It sure is fun though to put that huge dallop of peanut butter on the roof of their mouths!
57. Jule Ann said:
I can't view the video, either, but then again, I'm running Linux, and I'm used to having things not work. I was able to watch the last one that you uploaded to YouTube, though. For some reason, I have no trouble with that site. It likes me.
58. Julie said:
I had no trouble hearing the audio but I couldn't see the video. FYI, I have an Apple iBook running 10.4.6 with version 7.0.4 of Quicktime.
Love your site. :-)
59. erin rae said:
Damn - since I don't touch feces or PCs, does that mean I'm out of luck?
I can only see the play button and bar. G4 running OSX, Firefox 1.5
I want to see the supermutt in action!
60. Kate said:
I went to the trouble of making a TypeKey account just so I could tell you that Chuck is adorable! I love how he uses his paw to get the carton off. It's just so precious! :)
61. Kate said:
Hmm, similar to what I do when I finish a carton of ice cream. Except... I'm in.. Chuck's position... eh heh... what?
62. monkey said:
Priceless. I used to dress my dog up in my easter bonnets. And I may or may not have put a tutu on him. But I think the worst was when I would wrap his head up with an Ace bandage. Then we would see how tiny his head really was. Keep in mind, I was young at the time.
That dog LOVED Oreos, ice cream, cake. He thought he was people and even had his own spot for birthday parties. I miss that dog. *sigh*
63. Laura Horacefield said:
You totally made Chuck's week! He loved that. My dog loves ice cream too but he would try to eat the carton too because he could smell the ice cream on the cardboard?!?
64. UndoneLady said:
We loved the video of Chuck. My two boys were laughing hysterically.
65. catheroo said:
I love that your first instinct was to capture the image.
Clearly, Dreyer's is missing a huge market. And it's nice to see how environmentally conscious Chuck is, cleaning out the ice cream tub before it hits the curb for recycling. Good boy!
66. mayberry_blonde said:
My God that is hysterical! It reminds me of a time when my neighbors dog came home from visiting the local elementary school (which is less than a quarter mile away from where we live...no leash law in this county), with an empty over sized cafeteria style mayonnaise jug on his whole head. Seriously, I swear. That one topped the cake for me. lol
Great video of Chuck and oh, LOVE your new haircut!
67. Strizz said:
I tried to suffocate myself with ice cream after my 3rd child. Can you say gaining back all the pregnancy weight one half gallon at a time? I bet you can.
68. Gora_Kagaz said:
haha...that's funny...your dog's really cute...and i LOVE cookies 'n cream ice cream...it's right up there with chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream....yum.
69. fred said:
this odly reminds me of that time i got my hand stuck in a tube of pringels.
damn chips.
damn ice cream.
every 5 seconds someone gets a body part suck in a food receptacle.. when will the madness stop?!
70. Joana said:
I think it's very cruel to do that to your dog: eating all the ice-cream and only leaving him the goo in the bottom of the carton! ;)
Great video, btw.
*
71. cindyloohoo said:
We have a dog that looks exactly like Chuck, except ours is stupid. Whoever said chocolate doesn't kill all dogs is right. Ours has eaten his body weight in the stuff--- last easter he stole and ate all of our kids' choclate easter bunnies; four pounds worth. Hasn't killed him yet... I'm still waiting and hoping...
72. Nat W. said:
Haha, that's great. I loved the pics when you first posted them, and now I love the video! Especially because I do equally fun things with my dogs. And I have 5. Muahaha. Lots of fun.
73. Kala Lily said:
Congressman Chuck, taking bribes once again. Is he in cahoots with DeLay?
74. kidsmom said:
I'm so glad I get to read two of your postings today. I've had a BAAAADDDDD day and need a fix.
In general, people suck. Once I'm done raising kids I'm only going to socialize with my dog and his friends.
75. Evilsciencechick said:
My dog does the same thing with an empty peanut butter jar. except that she gnaws on the plastic until her GUMS AND TONGUE BLEED. So I DEFINATELY should have my dog taken away from me by PETA.
76. MiamiGirl said:
Don't worry, I do these things with my two boxers all the time. Sometimes, when my husband I are really bored, we just put things on them and take pictures...we get a good laugh. I think they kind of like it.
77. tk said:
Thanks, I needed that today. Way too funny....
My brother's dog does a similar trick with an empty yogurt container.... well, actually any kind of container that is empty and needs licking. It's hours and hours of entertainment.
78. Talon said:
That's FANTASTIC!!
Meaning, that's total Chuck fanservice!! (holds up a banner saying We love Chuck!! We love Chuck!! More chuckles humili...er...Tric...er...FEATS OF MARVEL!!!
Raven's (my dawg...because I gotta mention him naturally!!) big ol' head wouldn't fit in a carton as neatly as Chuck's perfect, sleek, blonde head though. *snickers*
My parent's had a cat named Liza Jane, and she used to get the leavings in Mom's ice cream bowl. She was only interested in the chocolate though. She never really learned to like orangesicle. That was inbetween hunting grizzly bears and whales, depending on the season.
79. Christy said:
My golden retriever lives in foster care with my parents at the moment, and my dad treats her like she's one of his kids (he's always loved our family pets, but now she's the only one left, and has become completely spoiled). THe dog EXPECTS Cheerios in the morning.
Of course, my father's habit of giving her a little of everything he eats has created a 93-lb monster.
And, of course, Chuck's intelligence was proven when he used his paw to get the container off his face. THat's a damn smart dog you got there.
80. Andrea said:
I just wanted to say that I've read your site from a few months ago, but I've gone back and read every entry. I love your irreverence and wit, and your honesty about motherhood & life. I've been wondering if I'm going to be an okay mother (one day) and you've provided the most honest outlook on motherhood that I've seen written. I'm still not sure about it, but that has nothing to do with you. Your photos of Chuck makes me incredibly happy as well. Thank you for sharing your life with us all.
81. Kristine said:
he could have made some pooch happy.
82. revidescent said:
Aww! Ice-Cream-Carton-Head Chuck has me missing my big puppy oaf (who went to Rainbow Bridge in late '03, and no, not from too much ice cream), in a good way though. Have you tried ice cream cones at the Dairy Queen or McD's drive-thru? If the carton makes you laugh, it's also fun when you can get them to lick all the ice cream from an ice cream cone -- neatly and in a well-mannered fashion, yet -- and then EAT the cone, one bite at a time.
83. Monika said:
LOL!
Chuck made me laugh so hard I had tears in my eyes! What a rogue!
84. sekretninja said:
You are one of the funniest people I (feel like I) know! After a sucky day at work, I treat myself to your blog, and you never let me down! I cry, I laugh, I snort...it's all good.
Today is no exception. I am not a dog lover...more along the lines of soon-to-be crazy cat lady...but Chuck's cuteness and crazy antics make me wish cats were cool like that. :)
Thank you for sharing your family with us.
85. jozet said:
LOL!
And yes, we did the jujube trick with our beagle. Hours of fun.
We also had a dog that would molest grapes.
I've also seen my cousin get his head stuck in a potato chip barrel.
Good times!
86. Mia said:
I could see baby Chuck, but I can't see ice cream Chuck, and after the day that I just had, I SO wish that I could. I can hear him, and the laughing, but that just makes it more sad that I can't see him!!
87. Megan B said:
That's awesome.
I'm having memories of a certain precious kitty who is obsessed with licking pictures. Once I got home after an 8+ hour day of work and she had broken into my bedroom (I had shut and latched the door and she STILL got in!) and knocked some pics off my dresser, and was sitting on the floor, licking them like they were ice cream, when I walked in. Who knows how many hours she had been sitting there before I got home...
88. Stacey said:
Sigh. I miss my dog. We used to have the best times watching him roll the beer bottle around, trying his damndest to get the last few drops out. I adore Chuck and look forward to his next pinup calendar!!
89. Mar99Aug01Jan06 said:
I let my dog lick one of those small bags of Fritos and lo and behold, she got her face stuck in it. It was hilarious! Why else would I have a dog unless for hours of entertainment!
90. bored_in_kansas said:
Awwww!!!!
I've been reading your blog for over a year now, and I'm so jealous!!! You have a beautiful daughter, a adorable dog, and a damn good looking husband :D When I grow up can i be you? LOL. No i'm just joking!!
I watched the Video 3 times!!! He's So CUTE!!! Right now my 2 doxies are fighting over a plastic lid off my bottle water. Hmm...maybe I should trade them in for a dog in a bucket of ice cream!!!
Well take care:D
91. Mar99Aug01Jan06 said:
Oh by the way, if you want to see the pic I posted it on my blog, click me baby!
92. Sandra Heikkinen said:
That's fabulous. If it makes you feel any better (not that you felt bad, but if you're looking for another "not abusive, but entertaining in a 'oh, how funny that they're ridiculous' sort of way" story), we used to be very into feeding our dog obscene amounts of peanut butter and then laughing hysterically while she took about 12 hours to stop the tongue-lapping.
93. TripTikGirl said:
I love that video!! I miss having a dog, but I can't tell my husband that, otherwise we'd be at the pound tomorrow!
94. Snickrsnack Katie said:
That is seriously the cutest video ever! Chuck is such a funny dog. And anyone who has a problem with him licking up the icecream needs to shut up! It was only a little bit!
I just got a dog from the Humane Society on Friday and I think she may be related to Chuck. I have pictures of her on my site. She seriously is a super mutt much like Chuck. I just can only hope that she comes out of her shell - she was abused we think and is scared of everyone but me. I can't wait for the days where I can stick ice cream cartons on her snout without her being scared!
95. Torrie said:
You should see the pictures of ME with my head stuck in an ice cream container!
Good times.
96. Kerry said:
I wish I could fit my head in the carton!
Hilarious video. Thanks for sharing!!
97. Kerry said:
I wish I could fit my head in the carton! It's just too tight!
Hilarious video. Thanks for sharing!!
98. Lisa V said:
Who cares that you toture your dog ? He deserves it. Those conservative Catholics are bringing down the church. If he wants some damn help being protected from the likes of you, I suggest Chuck attend Call to Action. Then us liberal Catholics might intervene. Until then, that damn dog is on his own.
99. babbling said:
just wanted to say that I couldn't view the video using Firefox (although had audio) but when I copy and pasted the link into explorer it worked great. Also? your photo of the day for April 5, left me breathless. First time ever I wanted to crawl into a photo showing on the moniter. Thanks for a taste of spring.
100. mediadiva said:
my kitty tala comes up to us anytime we eat on the couch, she meows for food and does this most pitiful thing where she puts her paw out into the air as if she wishes to grab something from me, but instead she holds the paw there and just cries and stares. DRIVES ME MENTAL!!
101. goldengraham said:
hmm, I'm having the same issues at #11 & #58 running OSX G4 firefox & Safari.
102. Shelli said:
I LOVE me some Chuck - the food is WAY more important than personal comfort.
More, please!
103. FaceForward said:
I just love Chuck stories. We had a dog once that stuck her snoot down into a Wendy's Frosty cup to lick whatever was left, and it got stuck and she was NOT a happy dog! Animals do goofy stuff for ice cream... one of my cats is always just riveted when my husband and I eat ice cream from bowls. She ignores me, but gets in his lap or leeeeans over his shoulder from the back of the sofa like a hairy little vulture. The other night she stuck her paw into his bowl. WTF, cat!
Keep up the awesome work
Anna in Florida
104. sravana said:
Now we know what dewclaws are for - they're for removing the ice cream carton when done!
and dayum, that dog *does* have a long neck!
105. Bronnie said:
Hahaha! I'm sure he enjoyed every minute of it! :)
106. mindymax said:
I'm having issues seeing the video. See the 'bar' at the bottom w/ the play button and can hear it. No picture.
107. SR-LIES said:
Hi!
I have read you for a few months...and thoroughly ENJOYED IT.
I had to tell you, today was one of the crappiest [doable] days of my life. My Mom isn't a Catholic/Jew, but she thinks she is. Hell she may think she may have been Mormon at one point - who knows...anyway, long story short....she is giving me the gift that keeps giving - GUILT....heh.
Having spilled THAT drop, I have to say THANKS!!!
The "Chuck Video" dried up my tears and made me spit my beer...ahem, LEMONADE....about 10 feet!
You have a gift.
<--Lifting a glass "To Dooce".
Thanks girl, you are just what I needed tonight.
108. sandienotsandy said:
You carton propped AND gave your dog dairy? I'm calling the dog abuse hotline!
(Not really)
Heehee, I think I still might love the Chuck/Noodle pictures more, though!
109. katielauren said:
Dear Dooce,
Why has Chuck never yet, been forced to wear suspenders? I mean who would look sharper in a pair of red suspenders than Chuck?
110. beetski said:
I wish I could see the video...the audio sounds pretty funny...
I'm having the same issues as several other people...PowerBook G4, OSX, both Safari & Firefox.
111. bored_in_kansas said:
I know i've already commented.
But I have a question, is it animal cruelty to hysterically laugh at your dog after it runs into a closed door, bounces backwards and looks at you like WTF? If it is UH OH I'M IN TROUBLE!!!!
112. jaime said:
that's brilliant. i wish i weren't too much of a wuss to get my kitten into people food. (that comes out sounding so strange.) but it's weighing this paranoia that i will, some day, accidentally kill her, plus the fear of her becoming this begging machine (because she's small enough to climb all over us and be just a crazy pain) against knowing how damn cute it'd be to feed her people food, get her stuck in ice cream cartons and all that. thanks for the rockin video.
113. Jennifer said:
Heather, you are my personal hero. That made me laugh and laugh and laugh.
114. preptex said:
same issues as above
115. SR-LIES said:
Hi again...
I have to post one thing about the chocolate and dogs.
We too have dogs and love them preciously and always heeded the warnings about CHOCOLATE, but we misinterpreted it.
Chocolate is only dangerous to dogs if they get ahold of BAKING CHOCOLATE, as in CHOCOLATE that HAS NOT been processed.
Chocolate ice cream, kisses, Easter bunnies, cake..etc. aren't dangerous. They have [extremely]diluted chocolate in them.
BAKING CHOCOLATE are the bars of chocolate you buy to (duh) bake with and are toxic to animals because they are almost pure from the cocoa bean.
That is why everyone talks about there dogs eating so much chocolate and living to tell the tale.
Ask your vet (please) or research on the 'net. It isn't an urban legand. Unprocessed chocolate (baking squares) can kill your pet, but the stuff in candy, cakes and ice cream is so diluted it poses no harm.
Please check it out!
We love our poochies too....and I have to say I can't wait to try the ice cream bucket on their heads...but it will take both to fill an Edy's bucket (they are dachshunds)...woohoo...can't wait.
Thanks guys - you made a long Wednesday more teneable.
JG
116. sugapie said:
Oh you soooo rock...
Really you must warn new mothers with bladder issues to put on the Depends before reading your posts! Opus Dei, that killed me! Gotta go change the chonies !
117. Coyote said:
Outstanding!
When I was a kid, we had a dog who could hear the sound of a cube of butter being unwrapped from a half mile away. (My mom would let her lick every wrapper.) It was uncanny. Now I have a cat that cannot resist sticking her head all the way inside cube shaped tissue boxes and coffee mugs. She gets her head stuck in the boxes and wanders around the house bumping into things, but doesn't seem the least distressed. Go figure.
118. GingerLane said:
I'm all for dogs getting their heads wedged in things in the name of goodie consumption, so I won't yell at you. There isn't enough chocolate in what was left at the edges to make him sick, so come on people, let that go.
Strangely I can hear the video, just no visual. I do have QuickTime. I'm viewing on Mozilla, Windows XP. Bummer, but I will survive.
119. lq said:
Chocolate warning: Cocoa bean hulls are often sold for mulching - and they smell heavenly when spread in your yard, do a great job of mulch - but they are unprocessed AND WILL MAKE YOUR DOG VERY VERY SICK - AND MAYBE KILL HIM/HER. Learned this the hard way with a sick poochie. I think most garden suppliers now warn about this - but they didn't 20 years ago.
Love your site, love your sharing, and Chuck always reminds me of my wonderful dog stories. Thanks so much, Heather!
120. beau.raines said:
Your blog is great!
I really like the product placement, too!
That is a Dreyer's ad in the making...
121. jes said:
oh, Chuckie! did you notice how his right paw went up first, which surely gave him momentum for the lapping and further shoving his face into the carton. you should breed Chuck - we'd all buy clones.
122. Sue said:
I believe that all dogs have an affinity for ice cream, and in case of ice cream bucket on the nose, they are able to breathe through their ears. What a cutie! When my old dog, Chippie, died, my mother didn't know what to do with cardboard ice cream containers (it was a LONG time ago) or dirty casserole dishes. She depended on him to clean them so they could be further dealt with - thrown out or washed, respectively.
123. Stacey said:
Hahahaha!! You (and Chuck) are hilarious -- you make my day! I love your site so much, thank you!
Stacey,
Australia
124. Daxohol said:
Chuck. Love me some Chuck.
I also love me some Haagen Daaz Carmel Cone Explosion.
I think Chuck would too...
125. vegasandvenice said:
Personally I think that this is the very reason why you should not only have more dogs, but also more children!! I won't expect you to of course, but if we ever need to repopulate the world I think you two should start!
That's not too much pressure is it? Again, I am not expecting anything, but it would be great!
126. emz said:
That's such a cute video! It doesn't sound like you've got any crazies yelling at you for that yet, which is good. Don't you just hate when ignorant people assume the worst about you from what little they know? Every winter I have to battle the PETA types who will stop me on the street and tell me that forcing my min pin to wear booties is cruel...it always leaves me with an urge to tell my dog to ATTACK even though I know he would probably just lick their ankles and roll over in his booties (which, by the way, he wears so as not to get cut from salt crystals).
Keep on ignoring the critics and doing what you do.
127. Karihun said:
I love your chuck posts!!! My dog is too small to get stuck in an ice cream container... but it doesn't stop us from putting my sons outgrown 0-3 month clothes on her, taking pictures and pimping her out online lol
128. laurellz said:
hahahahaha my dog does that with a smartfood popcorn bag... i always think shes going to kill herself, but she flips out if i take it away.
hey, whatever, her funeral! =P
129. Colleen said:
This sounds really cruel but keep in mind that I'm a CRAZY dog person. I can't tell you just HOW MUCH I love dogs.
Ok, try this fun family activity:
Take one Gummi Bear (any flavor), bite it in half, lick the sticky part, stick it to the top of the dog's nose.
Seriously.
Also, it would take something like 20 pounds of chocolate to even make a dog of Chuck's size sick, let alone kill him. I'm not saying you should shove Snickers bars down his throat but people tend to over-dramatize the CHOCOLATE WILL KILL YOUR DOG thing.
Chuck Friday is my favorite day of the week.
130. sassy7cassy said:
Two things made my day today: calling the police on my crappy neighbors with the crappy band and those pictures of Chuck.
131. Gooly said:
So many ice cream-loving pets... I never realized my kitty is in good company when she tries to stick her nose and/ or feet in my ice cream.
I love the Chronicles of Chuck. They are vicarious dog joy without having to deal with the poop.
132. blurb said:
People, go to the macromedia link:
http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/
Download the latest Flash player. Run the nstall and it will update your Flash plug-in. I did it recently and had no problems with the video. Heather's laptop and our iMac wouldn't display the video until we did this on both of those machines.
133. heather j said:
So, anyway Heather. It's late Wednesday night, so I apologize if some other killjoy has posted this-----chocolate is (in general) very bad for dogs. It can kill (:0!) them!
Anyway....I am a huge fan of your blog---mainly because of Chuck. We are poles apart politically, but somehow, that doesn't matter--- because of Chuck.
My suggestion? Do what my husband does----after he's (*eaten) his apple he gives the core to our beagle. She licks the thing to death and then we dump it. She's happy, we're happy--and the best part is, we don't have to worry about her heart exploding.
~~a neocon admirer*
(*don't tell CR)
134. deafblind said:
Good vid! I should post up the picture of one of my cats with his head stuck in a yoghurt pot, good times....good times ;)
135. Liz said:
How come when I buy Dreyer's ice cream a dog doesn't come with it? :)
136. heather j said:
err.........that should have read KR. Now you know the truth--- I'm only a neocon wannabe. :(
I still love Chuck----AND Leta--what a doll!
137. happy said:
Heather, I've been reading you for the last couple months, went back and read all your archives. I have to thank you for making me laugh out loud many times. I've really needed that.
Chuck is such an exceptional individual and amazes me with his patience. My dog loves strawberry Hagaan Daz, not interested in other flavors. But, because he's small (12 lbs, 11 years old) I always cut the container in half for him. I can't torture him. He's always been the most depressed, anxiety-ridden dog. He was a rescue 10 years ago. But he has an alter-ego, known to my family, not so fondly, as The RAT BASTARD from HELL. I can babble on about him. But I'm actually posting because the pictures reminded me of when the cat got his whole head stuck in a small gift bag through the loop, panicked and raced blind through the house at top speed. Not fun trying to help him get it off, but we were laughing hysterically til we could corner him.
Thanks for the great pictures.
138. klk said:
I'm surprised that I didn't think of this trick first, dogs and ice cream are my two true loves. I appreciate your honesty with your readers but in this case I don't buy it for a second that the carton accidentally slipped out of your hand and onto Chucks snout. It pretty clearly was placed there; and good for you! You have nothing to be ashamed about, it's clear that Chuck enjoyed this episode as much as anyone else!
139. kim said:
With Kee, my first dog, my parents invented a game called elephant dog, which involved putting an old sock (old but CLEAN, dog police!) on her snout and her shaking her head about like a wild woman. Those were good times.
However, I've yet to meet another dog that enjoys such antics.
140. salome said:
"practicing his Opus Dei"... oi, I love your writing. Thank you for letting me comment and tell you so. Great blog!!!
Love,
Salome.
141. Zee said:
OMG that was funny!!! I especially liked when he had to use his paw to get the carton off his face...
Thanks for posting! :)
142. Chelley said:
Quicktime and Firefox don't play well together. I was able to get to it via IE though. So cute!
143. Shutterbug said:
Do you think you could get Leta to do that at the same time? Cause that would be entertainment.
144. Michelle said:
Awesome video of Chuck, keep up with the sounds and video clips you've been adding lately they're great.
I'd love to see a video of how you guys get the spaghetti wrapped around Chucks snout, still can't figure out how you get him to sit still long enough to not only wrap the noodles but to also take pictures.
145. Natalie said:
That's awesome. :D We give our dogs empty peanut butter containers so they can lick them clean. It's so funny to see them sticking their noses in them. ;)
About the commenters who mentioned chocolate: you're right, baker's chocolate is VERY toxic. However, other chocolate is too, just not to the same level. A very small amount of baker's chocolate can kill a dog. Most larger dogs can eat a chocolate bar or two without getting too sick, but in large amounts it STILL is dangerous. Definitely don't let your dog eat chocolate if you can avoid it. If in doubt, call your vet. :)
146. Angela said:
OK, so I try to view it, it says I don't have the software and I need to download it. I download it and it tells me I already have it. So I try to veiw it again and all I get is the sound, no picture. I don't know if I am just a computer retard (not a very politically correct term, sorry) or if this happened to other people. But I do have to say it SOUNDED cute....:)
147. KfK said:
I only heard the sound byte, no video, but let me just tell you what that sound actually sounded like. Not a dog lapping at an ice cream carton,but two consentual sensual adults "lapping" each other, if you catch my drift.
148. doog said:
Video came right thru, no problem on Mac OS 10.4.5 - the player even looks great, very nice translucent controls.
LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY. You two are crazed, but Chuck is GONE. I mean IN-Freakin-SANE. That dog is too funny. Bronze him NOW.
Good video clip, the audio is what made me laugh, hearing Chuck LICKIN like... like... well. That's wrong. Do it some more!!!!!
LMAO
149. JessicaRabbit said:
My cats do that with yogurt containers but the best part about a cat doing that is once it is on their head, they try to run backwards to get out of it. So then you have a fat backwards running cat smashing into the walls and other cats and the dogs while everyone else looks like, Hey moron what the hell???
However I do have a VERY serious issue with you doing that to poor poor Chuck. Cookies n Cream? What is wrong with you people? Don't you know that Blue Moon is the superior ice cream flavor? If you REALLY loved him that would be the container stuck on his head. From what I see if you keep giving him that inferior ice cream flavor he is going to live his life believing that you only moderatly like him.
150. Akgmcgirl said:
OMG!!! Thats great! Only a true dog lover could find the total humor in that!! When I was growing up I had a pet goat(his name was Howard The Buck), and one evening we heard all this banging around outside, it turned out to be the goat with a beer box totally stuck on his head. So Heather, dont feel bad your not the only family that gets their laughs from the torturing of their beloved pets!!! ;) BTW Cookies & Cream... one of my absolute favs, (like you always wanted to know that huh!!)
151. Akgmcgirl said:
Ok, to all of you telling Heather that chocolate is bad for dogs, (which I know it is, thats not the point I'm about to make) I hope you would go back and REREAD her post. She did not give Chuck chocolate. She gave him the melted goo dribbles at the bottom of the carton of C&Cream they had FINISHED. C&Cream is made of Vanilla ice cream, with little pieces of Oreo's. The amount of chocolate that is left in the melted goo dribbles at the bottom of a carton are nothing chuck needs to be concerned about!
152. gabip said:
Doesn’t everyone do this to their dog? Our dogs would stick their snouts in any container that promised a sweet and/or delightful food reward, cereal boxes, chip bags, empty cans of whatever, Ice Cream cartons, all bets are off when it comes to people food. Chuck seems to be in seventh heaven, if anyone complains they are just jealous that their evenings don't end with their face in a carton of ice cream and the ability to lick their own balls all before going to bed.
153. mandee said:
when we give our dogs treats we just set the container on the floor and let them go at it. my little papillion usually has half his body shoved in for optimal coverage-of-body. i like the best when he eats from the chicken salad container. not only do you get a good laugh when he gets it stuck on his head, but also while he's backing around in circles trying to get out of it. and afterwards, he's covered in mayo. makes for great hair spiking. pets are fun that way.
154. kim from germany said:
i can't watch it either *sniff* - i hear the sound and i get a pretty white operation-bar to pause and turn the volume off, but no picture :( mr. blurb, please fix. prettyplease...
155. Angie Muldowney said:
If my head was smaller, or if they made tubs of ice-cream big enough, I'd have a go at getting my head in there myself - everyone knows the goo at the bottom is the best bit!
156. Anneleen said:
It doesn't work on my Linux system with Firefox 1.5.0.1 and Flash 7.0.63.0 - thank God for pictures! My cat loooooved licking the left-over icecream of ice cream-on-a-stick (Dove-type) :-)
157. mdvelazquez said:
Hysterical. I hope one of those photos make it to the next calendar.
158. StacyG said:
I can not see the video but I can hear it. After updating the player I get a white box with a play button and a mute button.
I love the pictures!
159. galetea said:
The joy of having a dog who's head is actually small enough to fit into an ice cream container, right up to the eyeballs.
Our labrador is a fan of custard pots and he will also sit happily with his snout buried in gooey goodness. :)
160. Natalie said:
Akgmcgirl - I wasn't commenting about Heather about chocolate, just correcting what another commenter said. ;)
PS, Cookies n cream is the best!!
161. minxlj said:
That is THE funniest thing I've ever seen Chuck do...apart from the pants on the head photo (titled 'King Chuck') which had better be in the 2007 Chuckalicious calendar!!
When I go home I'm going to see if my cat Lilo will do the same thing. He loves ice cream, and I have the camera ready...
162. minxlj said:
OH I forgot, our family dog Ozzy (female Alsatian!) does the same thing with crisp packets. If you don't give her the empty packet so she can lick it til the foil combusts, there's trouble. She especially loves Cheesy Wotsits!!
163. the kim half of glamorouse said:
You know you're just asking for trouble now don't you. Forget the sleep nazis, dog owners are much much worse.
164. Shelley Bonnechance said:
You can also put one knee-high ho (that's singular for "hose," not a reference to a slutty short person) on the head of a Jack Russell terrier and observe with glee while the dog leaps about the room trying to remove the offensive item of apparrel.
But don't tell anyone I said so.
165. kerri said:
Those pictures are GREAT. Chuck has a flexible (or rather, determined) snout, indeed. :)
166. Nils Ling said:
Heather, don't let people tell you how to feed ice cream to your dog. It's YOUR dog, not theirs, and whatever way you want to feed him ice cream is right as long as it works for YOU. There is no right way or wrong way to feed ice cream to a dog, because every dog is different.
I feed my dog ice cream that way all the time, because it's the only way I could get him to eat ice cream, and I find the people who are the most judgemental about how I feed my dog ice cream are people who don't have dogs of their own.
167. fhmiv said:
I have a dog and that doesn't seem cruel at all, just very amusing. The best part is the little "SPLOP" at the end! It would be a nice sound effect for my instant messaging client.
168. Darren Conley said:
It just occurred to me that by NOT having a dog, I'm either missing out on hours of possible hilarity, or acquiring extra hours of productivity time which are not available to pet owners.
On the other hand, I can reap the benefits of pet ownership by experiencing them vicariously through this website, without the obligation of having to buy dog food or clean up crap.
Either way, my productivity is STILL suffering by spending so much time here.
169. Gretchie said:
Cruel? My dog would die a happy death with a carton of ice cream on his head. Next time you think you're mean, consider this: Has your husband ever woken your dog with smelling salts, you know, for fun? Has your husband ever donned a full gorilla costume for the sole purpose of chasing Chuck around? Has he ever snuck up on the dog with an air duster can and sprayed his tail. Lord knows Spike can't practice his Opus Dei rituals in peace.
Chuck lives the life.
170. thrusher said:
My favorite part is you two giggling about it :)
171. CartwheelsAtMidnight said:
Dog? What dog? I don't see a dog...
172. Pocket Cathy said:
I love the ice cream carton, but you've never really "tortured" a dog until you put orange soda in his water bowl. Priceless facial expressions. You should give it a try sometime!
173. Jennifer in Kansas City said:
Our big dog can't get her face in the carton, but the little one can! And boy howdy, if it didn't mean destruction & the knocking over of things, we'd do it every night. She loves it - after all, it's like a feedbag on her face, but WITH ICE CREAM. We also do the noodle thing, put peanut butter on the roofs of their mouths and - you have got to try this - give 'em black licorice. All animals are ape for anise. (that would be a good learning sentence for the letter "A".) And when they have black licorice for the first time? They lick the air around them in a desire to find some more. But... that would mean Jon would have to share the black licorice.....
174. RS said:
It's not fair! All my cat does when she eats human food, like tomato sauce, ...is vomit. Dogs rule!
175. elemem said:
You mean, awful people.... I can't see the video! I've done everything a good little blog reader should do. I only use mac, safari, quicktime and all I get is sound with no video. And to top it all off, I can hear you and Jon laughing. Help me Dooce!
176. Tracey said:
RS - try a tube sock over the cat's head. It's not quite as fun as the ice cream carton/dog combo, but it'll do in a pinch. Not that I've ever tried it or anything...
177. Nora said:
I'm also on a Mac, using firefox, and all I get is sound sans images for the video. And with all that slurping and giggling, it sounds mighty interesting.
178. marian said:
Hey Heather, great photos but ditto. Two macs, one panther, one tiger, firefox, safari, latest quicktimes, no video, but did get nice audio!
179. LeafGirl77 said:
I think my favorite part of that video is listening to the stifled giggles in the background.
Poor Chuck. Oh so tortured.
Doesn't really look like he was complaining though, now does it?
180. LoRi~fLoWer said:
OK, I admit, I just scrolled through all 178 comments trying to find a rant about how cruel this stunt was. I was kind of disappointed not to find any. Glad for you, but disappointed...cos it's so much fun to read about people who take things way too seriously.
181. LikeALurker said:
OK - for all of you that have followed the directions and STILL can't see the video - REBOOT your computer.
At least that's what it took for me to see it!!
Love'd It.
182. Cindy said:
So fun! Chuck seems so adorable in pics (Chuck Fridays Rule!) but to see him on video - with an ice cream container no less - is priceless.
Thanks for sharing! :-)
183. Toyfoto said:
You better be careful, Branjolina might want to adopt him away from you. (And my dogs can't believe your dog's luck).
184. kalisah said:
you are cruel and heartless people....there is a special place in hell reserved for people like you who torture animals....
Oh who am I kidding? I'd put an ice cream carton on my own kid's face if his nose were longer.
185. Molicious said:
That was awesome. Just too awesome.
The only other person in my house that likes ice cream is one of my cats. My husband hates it when I sit on the couch with the damn cat and share a bowl with her. I'm sure it's kinda gross but I can't help myself.
186. brandy said:
Im pretty sure that is why dog tongues were invented.
Whenever were out of peanut butter(we eat natural just nuts kind) we give the container to our dog to "clean" we find great joy in seeing her tongue smoosh at the bottom of the container and the look in her eyes tells us she has died and gone to heaven.
187. Scott Murdoch said:
Funniest thing EVER!!! You guys are so funny and Chuck is the best!
188. Vikki said:
Cleaning food from the floor and licking containers clean is the important work of dogs. We had to put our dog down a couple years ago and we miss her for many reasons but we do really miss her eating all the food the children drop on the floor. We have to sweep a lot more these days...
189. 6degrees said:
I!WANT!A!CHUCK! the screaming screamer screamed incessantly with the screaming.
190. anivyl said:
hi heather,
first time commentor here, and i must say, i had ALWAYS loved chuck from the first time i saw his pict (which was some where last year.)
this post just made him my new hero... (maybe)
191. cil said:
I'm being driven to distraction...did you change the name of the ice cream?? Please tell me you did!! OK...please be honest!!
192. mathew said:
i have to admit that i did a ctrl+f on the comments to see how many times chocolate and dogs were mentioned in the same sentence. i was surprised at how few there were, to tell the truth.
anywho, i have a small dog and thus i am worried about him getting chocolate, garlic, or anything else that will shorten his life, but really you could give the average medium-large dog a piece of chocolate every day and he'd probably never die for it.
do you still give chuck pizza once in a while? haven't read about that in ages...
193. William said:
Aren't you afraid of offending Ice Cream Activist's like myself?
194. iamchanelle said:
ummm...that's how i always eat ice cream...
is that unusual?
and horaaaayyy! people are being nice today!
195. iamchanelle said:
PS - today's pic of Leta is beautiful. what a cutie.
196. greenthumb said:
I'm afraid I must join ranks with William, as an avid consumer of Ice Cream, I'm offended by the complete recklessness being displayed here. This is soooo disturbing. Where's my Ben&Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk??? I must go and regain my serenity now.
197. thelma said:
I got the sound, but no picture. I DO have the latest flash thingy.
198. Darlin' said:
As a representative of the National Coalition for Limited Edition Girl Scouts' Thin Mint Cookie Ice Cream, I am highly offended that you chose to snub this perennial favorite for the grammatically incorrect Cookies 'N Cream. The NCLEGSTMC will be boycotting your heathen site. And may God have mercy upon your soul.
199. Lizard said:
One of my friends had an ice-cream loving dog, but the dog had a much shorter snout than Chuck. So when the almost-empty carton got put on his nose, he would lick and lick and lick until he couldn't reach any more, and then he'd start walking forward (blindly, the carton still covering his face), thinking this would let him reach more ice cream. Silly dog! Only -- wait for it -- he was right, because eventually he'd hit a wall and the carton would collapse around his nose and then ice cream nirvana was his!
200. superfizz said:
I love how dogs are so easily pleased. I've actually never given my dog ice cream, I just might have to give her a treat this weekend! Thanks for sharing such a cute movie and picture. Thanks for also sharing your view on life with everyone. You rock.
201. Rachel Wilder said:
I also have an ice cream loving dog. This dog, who is barely trained and not good in crowds or around certain men, especially those wearing a beard or a baseball hat will sit patiently at our local ice cream stand, let children pet him and sniff the balls of other dogs without trying to kill them. And as a reward he gets one baby-sized vanilla soft serve.
Which he eats in one bite. It's almost as fun as sharing McDonalds cheeseburgers.
202. Mindy said:
I can only get sound...I'm on a PC and downloaded Quicktime 8.0 just to be sure I had the newest version but still only got sound...I wanna see me some Chuck!!! :)
203. erinrae said:
Jon(blurb)-
Now I feel like an ass. Sure enough, Flash resolved the OSX/Firefox/no video problem... and here I was thinking that since my quicktime was good, it would all work.
Thanks!
204. stinky12345 said:
"Chuck was practicing Opus Dei rituals in the basement... "
LOL, that is the funniest thing I've read in a long time....
205. Littlehoney said:
I think the "chocolate kills dogs" thing is really pure chocolate...milk chocolate is okay, I've heard. Probably off the internet, so, don't listen to me.
One year for Easter my mom hid little foil covered chocolate eggs ALL OVER the backyard. By the time she came and got me and brought me out there - there were little peices of colored foil on the patio. Lolly had found the eggs and sucked all the chocolate out of them and then spit them onto the concrete.
As for ice cream, back when we used to go and buy ice cream like at baskin robbins....we'll get a kids scoop of vanilla in a cup for my dog, Shasta. :) She'd chase that tiny cup all over the kitchen eating that ice cream.
I think an ice cream on the snout is probably Chuck's idea of heaven. :)
206. AshleyRose said:
Also funny: put a glob of peanut butter on the top of your dog's nose... it's fun for you and for him!!
207. the niffer said:
The sound of Chuck's tongue licking the gooey stuff at the bottom - that's how I imagine the sound of him licking his empty package in the middle of the night.
No need to confirm with audio/video. No doubt you'd be flamed for promoting dog porn -- and it's an image we probably couldn't shake for a long time.
208. SurprisingWoman said:
Oh my goodness, I used to have a dog that was so much a part of the family, his birthstone (peridot, aug 21) is in my mother's ring. My mother thinks I am a freak, but I don't care.
We would give him a scoop of ice cream and he would eat the whole thing at once and give himself a brain freeze. If you had yogurt, you had to give a couple of spoonfulls on the lid or he would torment you.
I was really poor when I was a single mom. There was about a month where all I could afford was ramen soup. I would put different frozen veggies in it to change the taste, make it a bit more nutritional and change things up. After we would finish eating we would put the bowl on the floor for Regny (my baby) and he would roll his tongue into a curl and suck all the noodles and juice from the bowl, leaving just the veggies. I would tell him to eat his veggies and he would look at me and groan. I would tell him again and he would delicately pick the veggies from the bowl, one at a time and chew them with his mouth open like he was eating poo. It was so funny.
My kids and I really miss him. He and I played hide and seek and other games. He was really sweet. We talk about him all the time.
I loved those pictures of Chuck showing the progression of the smile. They reminded me of Regny. :)
Brenda
BTW All chocolate is bad for dogs. The website HSUS.org is a good one to check. The worse chocolate is cooking/baking chocolate. Milk chocolate is really diluted so it is the least dangerous. They put out a list periodically.
xoxo
209. Cowgirl said:
Dooce, I LOVE your site! I think it's excellent, and I've gotten several people at work hooked.
As for the ice cream on Chuck's face, I think it's adorable! I have a terrier and a doberman and two words for you: pop rocks! Also, masking tape on the bottom of their feet makes them walk funny.
My dogs may or may not wear outfits and have their photos taken from time to time, but they love it. And 2 pounds of stolen easter chocolate later, they're both fine.
Thank you so much for blogging. It makes my day!
210. Holly said:
Aw that is the cutest video!
I once had a cat get his head stuck in a mason jar glass after trying to lick the remains of a milkshake. We had to break the glass to free his head.
211. Laura said:
Chuck is adorable. A little ice-cream is good for for the soul, right? As long as it doesn't contain baking chocolate, apparently.
I had a cat - Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, I confess, but I loved him - that used to get his head stuck in the little ice-cream container (a pint, maybe?) and would try to back out of the carton after finishing his treat. Sometimes, I would let him back all the way across the room before I'd take it off of his head. I never could understand why he didn't just use his paw to knock the thing off, like Chuck does in his video. But I had a good time with it.
I'm sure I shouldn't own a cat or a dog either, but I do. Both.
Love the blog.
212. Kassi said:
Very cute...Chuck is such a card.
213. Teri said:
I have done all the suggested items and I still can't see the video...
*sniff sniff*
Any other suggestions out there?
I really need the visual to go with the giggling.
214. Tib39 said:
Never mind the video, your line about the opus dei rituals CRACKED ME UP. I've been searching for years for the proper way to describe what my 85 lb lab mix does to herself on a daily basis. Somehow "chasing and catching and punishing her tail" didn't quite cut it. Thanks for capturing the essence of crazy dog behavior so succinctly.
215. Melissa said:
I love that picture. And I don't think it's harmful when they love it so much. I've never given my dog ice cream. We try not to give her anything. But she loves to stel shit out of the kids hands. She once also jumped up on the counter and grabbed a tray full of cookies and ate them all.
216. Mimimom said:
Just the type of dog-parent I'm afraid I will become . ..which is why I wrote my post just today, funny timing!
http://lifewithmimi.blogspot.com/2006/04/doggy-do-right.html
217. DottyDi said:
I knew the "chocolate kills dogs" thing would come out eventually. Lucy (RIP), my doberman, got into a bag of hershey's kisses and ate almost the entire thing (as well as the tin foil wrappers). She was happier than a pig in shit and did NOT die from the chocolate, rather from old age.
218. Jennifer Schutz said:
My cat does a similar thing with any glass of water left unattended. Sometimes I'm worried that he will get his head stuck in there and drown or something.
But of course, instead of stopping him, I take pictures of it instead:
http://jrschutzy.typepad.com/photos/madison/
20060308_mads_knocking_down_water2.html