Comments on: Dog vs. Balloons

By: The Slapster

The Slapster — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:48:25 +0000

Holee crap, call The Authorities! Those people obviously have no regard for the life of that dog and MUST be stopped!!

Or, maybe it’s just funny & innocent. Yeah, I’ll go with that.

By: Louisa

Louisa — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:20:51 +0000

I can’t believe I just watched that whole thing.

By: Ai

Ai — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:36:00 +0000

Yes yes, and I’m sure all that latex will give him cancer or something.
You people are such DOWNERS today.

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:44:49 +0000

Is that the same kind of dog used in Rat Baiting?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat-baiting

Seems like the skill was bred into ‘em.

By: VonSkippy

VonSkippy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:42:01 +0000

Yes, lets all start a list of normal everyday stuff or activities that have even a miniscule chance of causing someone (or something) harm or death.

To make it easier – lets just list the stuff that’s 100% safe (assuming such a thing actually exists).

//Darwin and Murphy laugh at your feeble attempts to defy them.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:57:28 +0000

No kidding about balloons being dangerous. I know someone who died years ago by inhaling a piece of balloon that they popped with their mouth. I could only imagine how quickly a small dog would die if the same thing happened to it.

Just trying to be helpful…wouldn’t want you to lose your pooch.

By: dac

dac — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:17:26 +0000

Folks, it’s about a cute little dog popping balloons. It’s not about you, your stinking dog, or your baby – or your baby’s weiner. Start your own threads people! This one’s just here to bring some laughs.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:00:36 +0000

(Crashing the party aside) Betty is right: latex balloon is the leading cause of child suffocation.

We were warned about latex balloon when we had our first baby. Turns out if a piece of the balloon gets lodged in the airway, it’s almost always impossible to get it out in time (special medical equipment is required) – my wife’s pretty wary of letting her play with it ever since.

Another thing is hot dog. I’ve always pooh-poohed this one, till a close friend of mine said that he once witnessed a kid choking on a piece of hot dog and actually died before medical help arrived.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:15:13 +0000

Nobody’s counted the ballons yet?

By: lindsey

lindsey — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:29:47 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out Betty, it wouldn’t be so funny if he did start choking and no one knew how to give a dog heimlich. He’s cute and all.. but that’d be sad.

By: chad

chad — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:29:19 +0000

Betty, Simon is obviously a pro. I mean, come on! 57 seconds!

By: VonSkippy

VonSkippy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:16:19 +0000

@Betty
Hence my worldwide effort to banish those air-filled rubber-skinned harbingers of death.

//sorry Nena

By: Betty

Betty — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:08:23 +0000

I hate to “crash the party,” so to speak, but they really should be more careful doing that. All it will take is one bit of balloon to get lodged in that dog’s throat for him to suffocate to death. My brother almost died biting in a balloon that popped because of a piece only a little larger than a quarter…

By: chad

chad — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:52:01 +0000

Can dogs get Guiness World records? lol

By: aware

aware — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:49:34 +0000

on the youtube page, the video owner says “He’s a freak! We may try again tonight…it’s 9*F here in SD, it’s a holiday weekend, we have some balloons, and have lots of time. Rest assured, I’ll post it if he beats his record!”

ahh, indoor winter entertainment!

also, i love how the dog tap-scurry-dances on the cardboard to get at the balloons. scrappity tappity tap!

By: chad

chad — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:55:31 +0000

Go Simon Go!

By: Chad Cloman

Chad Cloman — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:36:02 +0000

That dog looked like he was enjoying that. Just make sure you don’t have him around a birthday party.