C.O. Olympics Update

At training camp this week, US rookie Floyd Bleaarrghth is making progress in the sock-catching event, but still has a long way to go to beat the current record-holder, Sven Stuffem of Ikeastan.

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  1. Chihgirl says:

    Awww, so cute! You can tell this fur-baby is a happy and well-loved doggy…(-:

  2. ^oo^ says:

    Someone has to say it… “Sock it to me!”

  3. MamaDawn in Tulsa says:

    So THAT’S where all my missing socks went!

  4. 260Oakley says:

    World Pup Socker star

  5. Tamara says:

    Lab’s are so endearing :) I always think that they’re just humoring us with their intelligence and can take over the show at any point, they just choose not to, afterall, they have us trained so well hehe.

  6. ceejoe says:

    lol, I really like the sideye at the camera at :01. He looks like he’s saying, “Sigh… here we go again…”

  7. Stunbunny says:

    Put 6 socks in it!

  8. gizmo says:

    Puppers doesn’t look all the enthusiastic about playing this game. He’s all kind of “what I have to go through to get my kibbles”.

  9. penrdake says:

    It was cute & amusing at the six socks mark, after that it goes sharply downhill ;( .

    Not saying it was “cruel” or “mean” or such trolling nonsense (it is just socks and the owners obviously meant nothing by it). Just saying it could have stopped at six or seven socks.

  10. Angel says:

    I hope those socks are clean… Just sayin’ :)

  11. RosieLB says:

    That looks like something my two-year old would “play” with our cats (if only they would cooperate!). What a patient, handsome furbaby.

    • RosieLB says:

      BTW, I woke up this morning with a completely random thought. I kind of hope that there is a post on CO that leads me to clutch my pearls. I need a good pearl clutching, good heavens kind of post.

      • BB/VA says:

        Somehow, “pearl-clutching” sounds like an euphemism for something – I am just not sure what…

        • RosieLB says:

          It sure does, and I thought about that as I was typing my message.

          I think that the thought was brought to me when my son (2 years old and not quite fluent in English…although he could talk gibberish all day long if you asked him) was playing that he was falling out of bed. I could hear from his bedroom. “Oh noooo! Falling!” I would call back things like “What? You fell? That’s terrible!” In response, he said (for the first time that I’ve ever heard him), “Tare bull!”

          It’s fun realizing what phrases are said excessively in our home. “Oh, no!” “All right.” “Okay.” and “That’ll work” are all said by my son with great regularity, and I know he learned it from us. Sadly, I have not taught him to say “Sweet Sassafras,” but not for lack of trying on my part.

          • RosieLB says:

            Oh, but the point I was trying to make was – his “TARE bull!” made me think of CO and pearl-clutching…but not in a dirty way, if you know what I mean.

          • Scout C says:

            Just wait… “sweet sassafras” and MANY others will pop out at the grocery store, at Grandma’s house, at the doctor’s office, etc. That’s a pretty tough string of sibilants for a two year old to produce but he’ll get it eventually. I may adopt that one for my own use; now I rely on Italian.

        • The Pearl was an…indelicate magazine in the Victorian era. Just sayin…

      • tracylee says:

        hahaaha check out the next post, then, Rosie!

  12. Mudbug says:

    It sure is nice having help when putting away a big load of washing !

  13. maxmom says:

    Why do my socks always feel damp when I get them out of my drawer?

  14. Blue Footed Booby says:

    My lab used to love to catch stuff, but he wouldn’t give any sign when he was done catching. You’d toss, and he’d just close his eyes and let it hit him in the face. :C

    He’d also use my socks to clean his esophagus. Like, he’d chew one until it was all squishy, partially swallow it, then put his paw on the end sticking out of his mouth and pull it back out. Mom tried to get him to stop because she was afraid he’d swallow one (and also it’s hard on socks). He just did it where she couldn’t see him (god only knows where he found the socks).

    One day her fears were realized: he swallowed one. There wasn’t any expensive surgery or even a vet visit, though. We didn’t even know about it until we found a pooey sock in the back yard. Hooray, labs.

  15. skippymom says:

    My Francesco is known as the Sock Fiend. He goes crazy for socks, whether I’m wearing them or just holding a sock near him. He makes an insane beast face and fights with the sock with all his hands and feet. If I’m willing, we can sock fight for twenty minutes or so. He’s also been known to remove socks from the clean laundry basket and to move mittens around the house.

  16. Dog’s thought process:

    “Sighhhhh….no, no, human, please. I live to serve your little delusions of “fun” and “happiness”….sighhhhh…..my mouth tastes like lycra cotton blend….sighhhh….I can go on no longer….just keep throwing your little illusions of meaning……sighhhhh….I must lay down under the weighty burden of foot tubes and ennui…..”

  17. jakepets says:

    This would be a perfect Sesame Street segment, brought to you by the number 6. Yay, 6!

  18. Birdcage says:

    I love how the socks keep coming at the end after the doggeh has collapsed to the floor.

  19. jj says:

    What is it with waiting for moderation. Some people have no sense of humor.

  20. victoreia says:

    “Six? ‘Kay, I’m done.”

  21. Blanche says:

    This is totally socking!
    I cannot BARE anymore of it.

  22. Kelley O says:

    I’ve had labs, and I’ve had golden retrievers, and I’m pretty sure that’s an elderly golden retriever. With a LOT of patience. :)

  23. Noelegy says:

    This is making me think of my dear departed Oscar, whom I once started stacking socks upon after doing laundry. He patiently awaited while I laid several socks across his back. When I was done, he looked at me like, “Well, I’m warm. Thanks.”

  24. kibblenibble says:

    Golden retrievers = love. They also have perfected the “long-suffering” look, which is in evidence several times during this vid.

  25. blair says:

    that’s pawesome

  26. bob drummond says:

    Sock it to me Goldie ! Hyuk hyuk, Hyuk !!!

  27. natalie femino says:

    Cracked me up…..especially the socks on his face when he was done…he didnt seem to mind a bit…..very cute.