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[Nightbird]

That's an amazing story

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just what happened in the previous thread that it went to shit?

 

[jesu]

That dog is worse than hitler.
Like she is all "look I'm so superior that I can take breaks and still rush past you with my four legs" and that's all because she's a feminist bitch. It's a conspiracy!

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Nah, that's just cute and anything.

you might say she's rabid

 

[Faddy]

That surprises me, I just babysat a lab for a week and that dog was relentless. I was taking him for 3 hour long walks in -10 degrees and he still insisted to play fetch for 2 hours after that.

Awesome story btw.

Dogs perform better in the cold. On a warm or even mild day a dog can only last around an hour before overheating. On a really hot day even the fittest dog will have to stop running after 15 minutes. The miracle of human sweat is what makes us the superior distance runner where as dogs only cool by panting and they can't run and pant at the same time.

 

[BumRush]

My favorite part of this is how tons of people in town already knew her since it's a tiny town and she's one of those dogs that sneaks off all the time, so when she got to the finish line people put a medal on her and immediately texted pics to the owner.

Hahaha that's awesome.

Great story!

 

[Y2Kev]

Dogs freaking love running and I don't think they tire. Seriously. My Boston Terrier will run and run and run and take a 20 minute nap and then want to run more. I love taking him to the park and letting him just go.

My French Bulldog doesn't run at all and prefers to sit on my lap.

 

[JasonUresti]

The first friend humankind made, and still the best one.

 

[Platy]

Too bad her best medal would be silver, since she will always be following someone

 

[Nakazato]

Amazing

 

[D6AMIA6N]

Sounds like a doggone good time!

 

[danthefan]

She would have finished first if not for fucking around chasing things.

So basically... if it knew it was actually in a race rather than just out for a run.

Anyway cool story. I'm fairly sure my dog could win a half marathon comfortably enough (if again we managed to convince her she was in a race).

 

[Banana Aeon]

When my dog was in its prime, he was restless. I don't see him running a half marathon, but he could surely try.

Awesome story.

 

[Kinokou]

I foresee a movie version, but with dog with prosthetic legs. so we can go from wallowing in pitty for the 3 legged pup that gets bullied by the other puppies to cheering on the underdog that in the end wins the marathon and get all the love and respect it deserves in a true feel good motion picture style.

 

[Zantetsuken]

Air Bud: Golden Marathoner. Make it.

 

[Kyari]

Dog finishes first in our hearts.

 

[alfredofroylan]

Another point for dogs over cats.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Distance divided by number of legs equals effort.

Ah, but what if you define distance as number of steps? Then the dog traveled the equivalent of a full marathon!

 

[Trouble]

Dog's freaking love running and I don't think they tire. Seriously. My Boston Terrier will run and run and run and take a 20 minute nap and then want to run more. I love taking him to the park and letting him just go.

My French Bulldog doesn't run at all and prefers to sit on my lap.

You have one of each of my two favorite breeds. Good job.

 

[Incitemaybe]

I like that dog

 

[Watevaman]

Go dog! Glad it didn't turn out worse, I know I get worried when my dog runs off.

 

[NoRéN]

Adorable.

As a former Siberian husky owner, dogs getting out and doing crazy shit is familiar to me. I once got a call from someone who told me 'Oh hey, I woke up and Stormy was in my bed, just figured I'd let you know.'

I could totally see her doing something like this.

This is one of the best dog stories I've ever read.

 

[Y2Kev]

You have one of each of my two favorite breeds. Good job.

They are the best! They play so well with each other. And at daycare my boston protects my frenchie from mean dogs.

 

[ugh_the_boot]

This is awesome! What is even more amazing is that someone was documenting the entire thing lol.

 

[General_Zod]

Makes me want a dog even more ha

 

[Gordon Shumway]

lol..how awesome is that.

 

[Oreoleo]

Thirteen miles is really impressive to me.
Of course my dog is a lot smaller and a lot older but she gets tired out on two mile jogs. Thirteen would probably kill her.

 

[old]

A dog that gets out to have adventures without its owner knowing. Where have we heard this before?

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

That's a good dog.

 

[D6AMIA6N]

They are the best! They play so well with each other. And at daycare my boston protects my frenchie from mean dogs.

Boston's for life! We have 3!

Don't think any of my Boston's could run a half though...

 

[ClayKavalier]

Sounds pretty annoying for the runners. You've spent months running, following a proper diet, walking up before work to exercise, and this dog (probably not even a trained marathon dog) lollygags around and beats you.

 

[Cyan]

Sounds pretty annoying for the runners. You've spent months running, following a proper diet, walking up before work to exercise, and this dog (probably not even a trained marathon dog) lollygags around and beats you.

Ain't no rule says a dog can't play marathon!

 

[Y2Kev]

Boston's for life! We have 3!

Don't think any of my Boston's could run a half though...

My dog is the biggest boston I've ever seen. He's only 21 lbs but he's so tall. His legs just propel him.

He leaps around.

 

[Y2Kev]

Meanwhile my frenchie is chilling in his cozy cave

He's almost six months old! But he is a small frenchie. Will max out at 18 lbs hopefully.

 

[D6AMIA6N]

Awesome pics! One of my BT's is always mistaken for a Frenchie, she's very short and stout. Great looking dogs!

 

[Jintor]

Ok, let's try again, and see if we can have a cute feel-good thread without ruining it by throwing around accusations of people being worse than Hitler. Please?

goddamnit gaf

what a cute doggie

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Ain't no rule says a dog can't play marathon!

Air Bud 26.2: Crossing the Finish Line.

I don't even want to know the story behind the mod intervention.

 

[User 479360]

Cute story

The owner should keep better tabs on her dog, though. Jeez.

 

[MattyG]

Oh my god, that dog's adorable.

I don't even want to know the story behind the mod intervention.

But you do though.

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

That's so cute!

 

[WarMacheen]

Had this been my walker coonhound he would have come in first....and kept going.

or stopped at the first tree with a small animal in it and barked until the end of time.

 

[John Kowalski]

Sounds pretty annoying for the runners. You've spent months running, following a proper diet, walking up before work to exercise, and this dog (probably not even a trained marathon dog) lollygags around and beats you.

They are imperfect beings. What hope do they have to win against the best of all animals?

 

[UraMallas]

She jumped the fence while I was at school, the lady who called me was sleeping in late, lived a few houses down from me. Apparently she jumped in an open window and just snuggled right up. Sibs are well known for their escape behavior because they love people so much they just want to go meet ALL THE PEOPLE.

That would scare the living shit out of me.

 

[j0hnnix]

He's so cute. Awesome story.

 

[Eppy Thatcher]

Big floppy ears and all ... baller ass pooch.

wish i could casually run any distance at all.. nevermind a half marathon lol

 

[RibMan]

Excellent dog. She would have placed higher had she not stopped to mingle with the mules and cows.

 

[Camp1nCarl]

Ha those pics remind me of the bloodhound we used to have. Hell of a dog, but man he was a mess. Impressive feat though just for wandering around

 

[FlyinJ]

These two photos perfectly sum it up. Every time I look at them I laugh.

She's like the Forest Gump of dogs. I wonder what she's going to do next.

 

[uncelestial]

Having just come out of a gun violence thread, this is like tonic for the soul. So cute.

 

[KevinCow]

That's hilarious. Imagine if one day you let your dog out, and it came back with a medal around its neck.

(Also I'm really struggling to figure out what could've possibly happened in the first version of this thread that apparently resulted in people calling each other worse than Hitler.)

 

[BouncyFrag]

This popped in my head the moment I saw the pic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpCx87orOA

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Excellent dog. She would have placed higher had she not stopped to mingle with the mules and cows.

She was the people's runner


(where people means animals in this case)