Awesome Dogs

Conan O’Brien recently spent some time at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with the troops of the U.S. Air Force. Along the way, he learned how to train military dogs, dispose of explosive ordinances, hung out with the First Lady, and entertained the troops.

If there’s one thing we don’t appreciate our dogs doing, it’s counter surfing. But we have huge mutts who can reach the surface. This little dog is way more endearing as he jumps up and down to get a whiff of the fresh baked cookies that are just out of his reach.

MeMe, a smart and skillful Australian shepherd dog demonstrates why us humans should stop wasting money on things that are designed to keep pets out, and just give them full access to our kitchens. In fact, just let them have the keys to the car and set the GPS for PetSmart.

Not that long ago, we met Derby, a dog who generously received a pair of 3D-printed prosthetics to improve his mobility. Thanks to the fine folks at 3D Systems, Derby’s legs recently received a major upgrade, which help him walk in a more natural, upright position.

A clearly guilty dog had just performed a magical trick – making an entire sandwich disappear. Watch as his amused owner catches him red-handed. Or should we say red-mouthed. Watch him complete his act.

Jumpy the border collie mix shows why being a dog is pretty awesome, as he flies along the beach, through the air and over obstacles carrying a selfie stick in his mouth, capturing a unique and gleeful perspective on the life of an agility dog.

A little girl does her best impression of Ben-Hur, as she’s towed along at breakneck speeds by a trio of miniature dachshunds, who according to the video’s poster, possess “The combined stamina of an ox and speed of a Greyhound.”

The latest video from Corridor Digital steals a page from The Secret Life of Pets, as we find out exactly why mom’s vase ended up on the floor when you left the cat and dog alone for the day.

Redditor traviemccoy spotted a young baller who broke four ankles with one killer crossover. Get on this Hoops Mixtape! Props to the hype man for knowing when to pounce. Turn the volume down.

While your cat might like to make biscuits on your actual dog, Fido probably doesn’t appreciate it. This dog-shaped scratching post from Erik Stehmann is the perfect solution. Sadly, we can’t see spending over $700 on something your cat will eventually shred.

Twitter user Jess says the kids she’s babysitting sent her this video. It seems like the girl is trying to show off a dance move, only for her brother to outshine her acrobatics. But not in the way he thinks.

A hilarious old video that looks like it was shot on VHS (or a potato), but embodies the essence of what makes a modern day viral YouTube clip work – a cute animal doing something stupid, yet endearing.

A playful black lab is searching around the yard for the kids when he decides to investigate their whereabouts underneath an inflatable pool. The rest, as they say, is internet gold.

Like Pizza Rat, This dachshund managed to get her hands (er, mouth) on a slice of pepperoni pizza. She’s thrilled with her prize, and nobody is going to take it away from her. Despite her stubbornness, she possesses some will power. Our dogs would have just gulped it down.

YouTube celebrity dog Doug the Pug takes over the airwaves with his own TV network, comprised entirely of shows starring him and his anipals. We can’t decide if our favorite is Breaking Pug, or Pugs and Recreation. Also, we would have gone with Orange is the New Pug.

We’ve been admonished never to aim a laser pointer into the sky, as it could distract aircraft pilots. But nobody said we can’t aim them at the ground to distract dogs. That’s exactly what happened with this pack of strays in Russia, egged on by a duo of mischief makers above.

A while back, we visited with Fritz, a charming but uncoordinated Golden Retriever who struggled with catching food thrown his way. Well, he’s back and he’s doing a little better. And before you give him a hard time, a 0.500 average is darned good in baseball.

A couple of golden retrievers help their owner bring the groceries in from the store. While this approach works well for packaged goods, we’re going to go out on a limb and guess any butchered meats would be devoured before they made it to the front door.

Greg Baskwell shows off exactly why they call dogs “man’s best friend,” as his loyal companion Finley is there by his side all day, every day. Looks like Finley is also pretty industrious when Greg isn’t around.

Kevin Cancienne is working on a procedurally-generated sandbox game where you play a dog lost in a city. It will also have a multiplayer dog park mode. We’re not entirely convinced that he can deliver such an ambitious project by Fall 2016, but the concept is compelling.

This shiba inu has taken a human’s job, working the window at a walk-up convenience store in Tokyo. While he’s hawking healthy cucumbers in this clip, he apparently has a history of peddling cigarettes too.

Los Angeles dog trainer Omar Von Muller shows off how much better behaved his dogs are than yours, as Jumpy the border collie mix, and Dash the terrier do exactly as their human tells them to do. Their pal Jazzy drops by at the end for the big finish.

At first we thought… a stuffed bear eating an ice cream cone, that’ll be cute. Then we realized that something else was going on and then things just got a little creepy. We’re just going to guess that Maymo is getting an early start on Halloween.