He's…a pretty good boy. Lots of spirit.

December 14, 2018 8:05 PM

In addition to offering training services for pets, Double H Canine Training Academy produces service dogs. Some dogs, however, just aren't cut out for the service life.
posted by Johnny Wallflower (40 comments total)

h/t palomar
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:05 PM on December 14, 2018 [1 favorite]

he is a precious doofus and I hope he is in a very patient home
posted by Countess Elena at 8:15 PM on December 14, 2018 [28 favorites]

Quest dogs have been specifically trained as your family’s Canine Active Protection (CAP) specialist.

This is clearly the first line of a what-could-go-wrong story.
posted by ALeaflikeStructure at 8:24 PM on December 14, 2018 [5 favorites]

Quest dogs have been specifically trained as your family’s Canine Active Protection (CAP) specialist.

This is clearly the first line of a what-could-go-wrong story.

Black Mirror episode, obviously.
posted by hippybear at 8:38 PM on December 14, 2018

And having now watched the video, THANK YOU I NEEDED A LAUGH THAT CATHARTIC TODAY WAS SHIT AND NOW I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER THANK YOU THANK YOU.
posted by hippybear at 8:42 PM on December 14, 2018 [16 favorites]

HE'S TRYING HIS BEST!
posted by axiom at 8:56 PM on December 14, 2018 [10 favorites]

THAT'S the dog I want! Keeps things interesting...
posted by jim in austin at 9:28 PM on December 14, 2018 [1 favorite]

That was epic epic fail.
posted by jenfullmoon at 9:32 PM on December 14, 2018 [1 favorite]

The grabbing of the tennis balls on the walker was my favorite. One of my dogs would have totally done that. BALL!
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 9:35 PM on December 14, 2018 [6 favorites]

He is a very good boy and deserves to live with a family who are tireless ball throwers.
posted by Joey Michaels at 9:43 PM on December 14, 2018 [13 favorites]

They're completely wrong about him being a failure - they clearly need to retask him to work Wimbledon!
posted by drewbage1847 at 10:24 PM on December 14, 2018 [1 favorite]

I haven't laughed this hard in weeks. That it's set to "my way" just adds to it. What a precious precious idiot! God I love dogs! (I just about *died* when he almost pulled the fridge down, also- fetching the water bottle and he punctured it! oh noooo!)
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 10:32 PM on December 14, 2018 [13 favorites]

He's just so very pleased with himself. "I DID THE TRICK! YAY ME! OMG BALL!"
posted by Scattercat at 10:40 PM on December 14, 2018 [9 favorites]

I've had this dog more than once. My dad lost his dog a couple of years ago who was *this dog* in lab form. He just broke his hip, so I've sent this to him as a sort of "I miss her, but it could be worse!" She was sweet, but she never quite understood that leashes couldn't pass through telephone poles and yet was strong enough to bend chain clips so she could go chase rabbits & squirrels.
posted by sysinfo at 10:42 PM on December 14, 2018

I like how the other dogs watch him during the water bottle attempt, you can almost see them shaking their heads.
posted by emjaybee at 10:48 PM on December 14, 2018 [24 favorites]

I, too, needed this laugh. Thank you.
posted by greermahoney at 10:55 PM on December 14, 2018

C'mon, when you think about it, isn't it better for him to fetch you the whole fridge than some measly bottle of water?
posted by praemunire at 11:09 PM on December 14, 2018 [15 favorites]

GLORIOUS.

GLORIOUS.
posted by jameaterblues at 11:26 PM on December 14, 2018 [2 favorites]

Oh god. I'm in the depths of marking hell--final exams and research essays--and this gave me a much needed laugh. I just lost it at him grabbing the tennis balls off the walker. And pulling the poor guy in the wheelchair over! Oh lord.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:32 PM on December 14, 2018 [7 favorites]

When the wheelchair user has the tennis ball on a fishing-pole overhead and is using the dog as a draft animal, like a cartoon about a donkey following a carrot but MUCH MORE ENERGETIC -- oh, oh, oh.
posted by clew at 12:55 AM on December 15, 2018 [4 favorites]

That is a beautiful cinnamon roll of a dog, too precious for this harsh world.

Clearly, you just need to put the fridge on castors and plug it into a really long extension cord and then you can have the pick of the fridge from wherever you are at the time.
posted by halcyonday at 1:22 AM on December 15, 2018 [6 favorites]

I just watched it again as a reward for finishing a few more exams, and I laughed even harder this time. He has no idea that he's doing anything wrong! He's probably thinking, "What's up with all these other stiffs? This is SO MUCH FUN! Come on, guys!"
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 2:14 AM on December 15, 2018 [7 favorites]

This is precious! Just sent it to a friend who is a top-class dog trainer (think Olympic gold medalist for dog stuff). Wonder if he thinks its the dog or the handler...
posted by Stewriffic at 4:12 AM on December 15, 2018

That is, I believe, a Malinois, the preferred breed for police and war dogs. They are splendid creatures, but not ideal pets unless you can give them a great deal of work.
posted by ckridge at 4:43 AM on December 15, 2018

It’s when he goes for the walker (because tennis balls! who didn’t see that coming?) and his handler just goes “welp” and walks away that made me absolutely lose it. Bless his doofus heart!
posted by palomar at 7:31 AM on December 15, 2018 [5 favorites]

He was having so much fun. I hope he is in a house where they know his favorite game is wheel-chariot with the fishing pole/ball out front.
posted by Dip Flash at 7:49 AM on December 15, 2018 [3 favorites]

That made me happy. Thank you!
posted by lazuli at 8:42 AM on December 15, 2018

Yeah, going after the tennis ball on the walker is the best part. It's like, of course. How would anyone expect otherwise? Dog's gotta dog.
posted by darksong at 10:28 AM on December 15, 2018 [2 favorites]

Right! He's not made of stone. Tennis balls!
posted by thelonius at 10:31 AM on December 15, 2018 [1 favorite]

Dogs are the best...

He's just a little too dog to be a service dog. Can you imagine the carnage?

Also, love the end where he jumps and by the twist at the end, you can tell his landing is going to be interesting.
posted by Windopaene at 1:35 PM on December 15, 2018 [1 favorite]

Those are damn fine men. Are they in my company?

No, sir. Oh, here come your men now, sir.
posted by lon_star at 2:01 PM on December 15, 2018 [6 favorites]

Chaotic good boy.
posted by stet at 2:40 PM on December 15, 2018 [7 favorites]

Kinda surprised the tennis balls on walkers don't get more doggo attention in real life TBH.
Also, doggo can haul an entire fridge by himself. Whoa. Hire him out to a moving company maybe?
posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 2:52 PM on December 15, 2018 [2 favorites]

"Is it just me, or am I ACING this test?" -- Jason Mendoza, THE GOOD PLACE, episode 11

And also Ryker the dog.
posted by Xiphias Gladius at 7:17 PM on December 15, 2018 [9 favorites]

you can just hear doggo's nails on the floor
posted by hototogisu at 3:50 AM on December 16, 2018 [3 favorites]

I need a doggo like that in my life. Really.
posted by james33 at 7:21 AM on December 16, 2018

I was mystified by the bit with the fishing rod / chariot race - what was he supposed to be doing?

My favourite was when the guy let himself fall out of the wheelchair and he didn‘t even notice.
posted by Omnomnom at 11:21 AM on December 16, 2018

I think at that point they had given up on him pulling a wheelchair just because it was his job, so they were amusing themselves by finding a way to get him to pull a wheelchair with a different motivation.
posted by hydropsyche at 4:52 AM on December 17, 2018 [4 favorites]

We've figured out who the good boy is! It's Ryker!
posted by The corpse in the library at 2:40 PM on December 18, 2018

I have a dog just like this one. They're a joy and a burden at the same time.
posted by omegar at 7:01 AM on December 19, 2018 [2 favorites]