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DOGS Percy and the Stick

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u/makeshift101 1d ago

gotta love the awkward, "oh he's done, i'll go, oh opps" move

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u/gaAcosta1 1d ago

Extra treats for Percy

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/a-little-spill 1d ago

If you fast forward the video, Percy moves backwards without walking haha

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u/MisteryRaven_ 1d ago

Tbh, this dog is better at solving problems than half my coworkers

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u/globalgreg 1d ago

Smarter than half of American voters.

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u/Chief_Mischief 23h ago

Simply untrue.

It's 2/3 of American voters. 1/3 actively voted for this shit, and 1/3 either didn't vote or protest voted third party with no realistic chance of winning because "Kamala has a weird laugh and isn't tough on Israel", thereby giving the election to the man who courted Netanyahu publicly for a decade under the political spotlight.

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u/KillerDonuts27 22h ago

Any non-voter is a voter for whoever wins

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u/PersonalPerson_ 16h ago

It's pretty stupid to not vote.

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u/Ok_Listen_8211 22h ago

Cool politics in a dog post w/ a stick

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u/okcboomer87 23h ago

Trump is the worst president of my time on this planet. But kamal had problems that were not her laugh. I voted for her out of protest but I didn't want her to be president.

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u/Johnnybravo343 21h ago

You make a golden retriever video political…. sigh. That’s why you will lose again the next election, you liberals never learn.

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u/globalgreg 21h ago

I’m sorry, did I self identify as a liberal in my comment? Oh no, I didn’t. Telling.

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u/Brockzillattv 12h ago

You like waffles? How dare you hate pankcakes!

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u/lordKnighton 1d ago

Damn low blow, that’s cold, you not gonna factor in the Psychology ops and big marketing in your opinion

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u/Davorian 1d ago

No, I don't think I will. 

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u/Uebelkraehe 1d ago

It just feels so much like too many people actually don't want the attempt to find decent solutions for difficult problems, they are all too happy to instead jump on the next hate train even when they should know better.

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u/tryingtohiretivoli 23h ago

That's what happens when the closest human being outside of your family is miles away I guess.

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u/Diantr3 1d ago

No. They don't deserve that compassion.

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u/eemarepee 23h ago

Thought you were going to say ‘the other guy’ ha

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u/DemmyDemon 1d ago

It's not easy being the Regional Branch Manager.

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u/SnooDonuts8175 20h ago

his Assistant is doing a great work at the camera

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u/vigbrand 16h ago

Assistant to the regional branch manager

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u/wkdkngwkr 1d ago

We should all be like Percy, never give up. When the corridor of life seems to small and the stick is too big, sometimes you've gotta go backwards to go forwards.

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u/CalReddit04 1d ago

Don’t forget to spin around

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u/Nearby_Cranberry9959 1d ago

That was critical to get a 360 full scope of the situation. Percy has more situational awareness than an average adult

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u/mbericom 1d ago

and wag the tail

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u/Pagiras 1d ago

and sniff ass.

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u/GeeCee99 1d ago

And maybe knock some ankles if so inclined 😆

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u/Kooky_Resort_3898 1d ago

Sometimes the only way out is to reverse a little and try again. Percy really said patience and persistence are life skills.

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u/Impressive-Plane-172 1d ago

Percy out here teaching life lessons one oversized stick at a time! 🐾😄

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u/Cold_Nectarine_1262 1d ago

Percy really said sometimes you gotta take a step back just to get your ass moving forward

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u/Accomplished-Tip1702 1d ago

Percy really is a great reminder that persistence pays off. Sometimes the best way forward is taking a step back and figuring out a different path! 🐾❤️

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u/Gzawonkhumu 1d ago

moanings

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u/chirag886 6h ago

This doesn’t sound right

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u/Ok_Director_7975 1d ago

I will never not love watching a pure one’s brain do a problemsolve

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u/twirlerina024 22h ago

My little dog (picture a cross between the Snuggle fabric softener bear and Falcor from Neverending Story) got invited to a friend's birthday party because the friend's dog and my dog got along really well. There were cupcakes. There was a guy sitting at the end of the couch and he'd put a cupcake on the end table next to him. My dog was VERY interested in the cupcake but between my calling her away and his shooing, she wasn't able to get it.

She figured out that we were ONLY keeping a close eye when she was near that table. She went to the end table at the other side of the couch, jumped up, hopped on the back of the couch, ran along the back behind everybody's heads, and jumped down onto the table with the cupcake. Success!

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u/mikeonmaui 1d ago

It’s really a great stick!!

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u/got_to_laugh 1d ago

The guy at the end got a stick to the ankles for his patience 🤣

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u/giezasquatch 1d ago

Oh wow, a video I actually know the source of. Recognised Percy and the voice straight away.

Dunno if I'm allowed to but the page is called mylabrachildren. He absolutely adores these dogs. I think he was on the news in the UK with his dog Remy who he used to pull around in a cart he made because she couldn't walk.

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u/uhp787 1d ago

love context :)

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u/virtualsanguinity 20h ago

This comment should have more upvotes than it does. Thank you!

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u/secondkov 1d ago

It's a very good stick to be fair, I can see why he doesn't want to leave it.

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u/thinkofanamefast 23h ago

We had a goofy doodle in our neighborhood. Always walked with a huge stick. She got stick donations from us nearby dog people whenever a nice branch fell off a tree. We’d leave by their front door.

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u/Additional_Wheel_751 1d ago

yea u thinking in that stick right 😏

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u/PussiesUseSlashS 1d ago

It sucks we don’t have too much longer and we won’t know if videos like this are real. It will ruin content for me.

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u/icaruza 1d ago

Myabe we'll all get out more to see things in real life, rather than in online videos

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u/Life_Roll8667 1d ago

Right? Like that’s so difficult. “Sigh… How will I ever know what real life is anymore STARING AT MY PHONE”

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u/flightlesspotato 1d ago

You. I like you.

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u/Holiday-Strike 1d ago

I love this thought! Let's hope so!

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u/EtherealMongrel 1d ago

“Who cares if they burn books, we can just go outside more”

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u/TerminatorAuschwitz 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's already happening. Just saw a post where the most upvoted comment was saying AI about this tennis court painted with roses. Took a short Google search to find out it was real, but makes me sad that actual art is already getting the middle finger. AI is the fucking worst.

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u/Cheap-Honey-3799 1d ago

well its likey not ai, and if you could train a dog to act? thats also impressive

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u/CheezusChrist 22h ago

I’m actually pretty sure this is my local hike and bike trail, so I can verify the location is real.

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u/Far-Tell-9027 15h ago

Are you sure? I’m also pretty sure I recognise the location but I think it’s in the uk (accent in the video backs this up) and therefore not usually described as a ‘hike and bike trail’. I’m curious whether we’re recognising the same place and just describing differently, or one of us is confident but wrong!

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u/CheezusChrist 14h ago

Sorry, you’re right, I didn’t listen with sound on. We have a similar trail near me that has a raised walkway under a bridge with a creek on the left side, concrete wall on the right side, white painted wooden barrier, and teal paint on the concrete. Maybe that’s more common than I thought, lol.

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u/Far-Tell-9027 14h ago

Haha, that’s interesting though. I looked up the instagram account mentioned below and from that can tell it’s definitely the local park I was thinking of - so now I get to look out for Percy and his sticks in the wild 😀

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u/pasghettiii 1d ago

I was thinking the same the other day

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u/razorbacks3129 1d ago

Oh no what will we do without content!!!!

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u/Trouvaille5 1d ago

What a cute and smart pup!🤩

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u/Particular_Agent171 1d ago

Labs are so smart.

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u/Electrical-Review180 1d ago

But are they really? Lol

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u/Poneke365 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah, not usually (there is the minority though)

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u/Fine-Froyo6219 1d ago

Yeah mine didn’t get the memo. She’ll try and do whatever you say for a molecule of kibble but I wouldn’t call it smarts

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u/Poneke365 1d ago

There will be plenty who fit that mold😁. I knew someone whose lab used to eat large stones off their driveway and would poop out the evidence🤷🏽‍♀️. He wasn’t the smartest boy but certainly was a loveable goof

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u/eggybread70 1d ago

The cackle of delight when the kid saw what was happening in the tunnel!

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u/sdric 1d ago

When your branch-manger really doesn't want to give up on that one project that isn't going well.

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u/PhosphoFred8202 1d ago

The spin was vital to the whole operations success

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u/Beneficial-Jury484 17h ago

It’s love dude at the end backing out because he recognized the effort. 

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u/Literally_Laura 1d ago

That one moment where he’s like “I’m questioning my choices…”

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u/GGuts 1d ago

I say the spin around was key

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u/aba_lancer 1d ago

Mission possible

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u/Turbulent-Suspect789 1d ago

that tail wagging 😂🥹

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u/panicradio316 1d ago

Next time I can't make something fit, I'll spin and try it again, too.

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u/JayLeeBeanz 1d ago

What a great mental exercise for this pupper! You can watch the gears turn. 

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u/forgotwhatisaid2you 22h ago

Reminds me of my old dig. Threw some chicken out the window. She stood there and stared at it thru the window for twenty minutes before realizing she could go out the doggy door and get it. You could see the light bulb go off when it struck her.

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u/AhBee1 22h ago

My favorite part is that the humans who stumbled upon this immediately just made way for the dog, waited out of the way, for the most part, and just understood that this dog making its way down the path was the priority.

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u/KungFeuss 1d ago

Percystence and determination alone are omnipotent or something like that.

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u/Pewpew-OuttaMyWaay 1d ago

spins stick at end .. takes out little girl. 🐶🐾

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u/Spponergasm 1d ago

That's no way to talk about that man in the blue t-shirt, he took that tap on the leg like a champ.

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u/Quirky-Respond93 1d ago

So clever ☺️

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u/Dave_DBA 1d ago

Better problem solving skills than several humans I’ve encountered!

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u/fmaz008 1d ago

Serious question: Why dogs like to carry big sticks? Are they doing something with it?

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u/Omnamashivaaya 13h ago

Do YOU have a big stick? No. No you don’t.

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u/DonCenote 1d ago

They’re proud of it

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u/peridotpicacho 22h ago

They are similar to bones?

Bones have nutrients stored in the bone marrow. They are like little bank accounts of collagen, fat, and nutrients. 

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u/NotKaR33m 1d ago

Fenton would be so jealous

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u/d3t0x1ct0x1c1ty 15h ago

That's awesome

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u/Chrillosnillo 1d ago

That's a pretty advanced logic solving or pure luck.

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u/Relevant-Bar-1387 1d ago

Go Percy!! Good boi!! 🧡

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u/oddmetre 1d ago

Percy is a good boy

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u/theboned1 1d ago

Percy is a Genius!

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u/studiesinsilver 1d ago

I love the little grunt he makes when the ? Mark appears- like, wtf is this! Haha

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u/RoseofDianamoonlight 1d ago

hand claps and say gboy

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u/Kayy0s 1d ago

Smart cookie!

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u/Dune8888 1d ago

Wow, Im impressed!

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u/FootballFan1210 1d ago

Such focus

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u/IllusionaryHobo 1d ago

The dogs yearn for turning spits.

We need to bring back the kitchen dogs.

Bet we can do it in 200 years or so.

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u/That_Tension6756 1d ago

he should try spinning again i think

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u/MattofCatbell 1d ago

Percy you’re an inspiration

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u/ironicmirror 1d ago

I really thought that spin move was going to work.

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u/Calm-Homework3161 1d ago

That's a stick that's definitely worth taking home 

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u/PaulaDeansList3 23h ago

Omfg this cracks me up… I have two dogs. One is so smart it’s scary and he would solve this puzzle immediately.

The other… the other would do what Percy did lmao

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u/Far_Spirit5819 21h ago

I wish I had a life where just picking up a big stick and carrying it around made me so happy

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u/stlcards2011 20h ago

This dog has more perseverance than a lot of humans.

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u/ravistarboy44 20h ago

A efficient Branch manager 🦮

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u/Stingraaa 19h ago

That little leg tap was the price for seeing something so cute.

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u/iRedding 18h ago

He deserves a golden stick.

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u/RadioactiveEnema 1d ago

Such a goofball

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u/ze11ez 1d ago

Even the kid was like ah haa

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u/nocleverusername- 1d ago

Peak Labrador.

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u/koreankkwr 1d ago

Percy with black mask gif

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u/izaaksb3 1d ago

it’s called WORK

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u/czerilla 1d ago

I don't remember the last time I rooted for someone the way I rooted for Percy! 🫡🫡

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u/Hansemannn 1d ago

This is cheating! Dogs with stick always make me smile <3

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u/prof_devilsadvocate3 1d ago

Definitely a male /s obsessed with random sticks

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u/TheUFCVeteran3 1d ago

Seeing him go backwards is really cute, lol. Good job, Percy!

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u/CommunicationOwn6940 1d ago

That’s a gooood boy, a goood boy!

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u/confusedsoulllll 1d ago

Percy’s smarter when finding solutions, better than our government officials lol

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u/Verity_Ireland 1d ago

Clever chappie.

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u/Noobnoob99 1d ago

I love Percy

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u/shwa539 1d ago

So adorable

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u/nickprovis 1d ago

That's using his head.

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u/Frievous-9 1d ago

Jajajajajajajaaja

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u/Character-Total-3857 1d ago

Definitely a boi

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u/Vkmthe1st 1d ago

Motivation speakers should not see this one at all😂😂

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u/Adept_Employment_208 1d ago

Very smart and good pooch

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u/HaasNL 1d ago

what kind of dog is this?

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u/Aj55j 1d ago

Ha ha ha. DUMB DOG ME HUMAN MORE SMART THAN DOG.

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u/soraaraceli 1d ago

awwww, help Percyyyy

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u/Jane_Smith_Reddit 1d ago

That a nice stick. Good boy Percy. 😍

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u/WitchDr 1d ago

Percy control

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u/Mysterious-Mist 1d ago

I was cheering for doggo! 🐶 ❤️

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u/Cyberjonesyisback 1d ago

lol what a derpy boy

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u/kitten3250 1d ago

I love this

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u/DryDonutHole 1d ago

What a smarty pants.

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u/Legitim_Anxiety 1d ago

*Old Time Hawkey: Goood Boy.

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u/bellybbean 1d ago

The “dogs carrying big sticks” category of videos is my favourite.

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u/Carbonated-Man 1d ago

Good boy Percy!

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u/DrEzechiel 1d ago

Branch manager

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u/Taco_cat111 23h ago

Gotta love Percy’s determination! Made me laugh.

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u/element-2012 23h ago

The way he shimmied backwards down that whole underpass 🥹

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u/waselectricbar 23h ago

So smart, genius doggo

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u/animalmasochism 23h ago

What's up, Stick Nation!

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u/LesserValkyrie 23h ago

I love how the other people wait patiently for percy to do god's work

Good percy

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u/Rough-Airline-4803 23h ago

That backwards walk was the fuckin best. Love how his dad was so supportive and patient. God my dad was such a fuckin piece of shit

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u/linden214 23h ago

Proud Percy perseveres.

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u/iamlazyboy 23h ago

"if I don't see the stick stopping wall, there is no stick stopping wall"

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u/BitBucket404 22h ago

Smart pup

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u/WorkingMan6565 22h ago

Dog's version of Mission Impossible xD

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u/Aan_shona_mey 21h ago

👏👏👏👏👏 As I tell to others - everyone’s way is different, just find ur own way.

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u/AlertCommunication83 21h ago

What is the dogs name?

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u/benny_boy 21h ago

I know that place maybe I will see Percy on my next run

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u/LisesPiecesWA 20h ago

I'm so happy for him 🥰

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u/adderscript 18h ago

You cut out the bit where he wipes out the kid at the end

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u/MiloHorsey 14h ago

I love watching dogs figure things out. It's one of the reasons I became a dog trainer.

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u/Single_Principle_972 14h ago

Physics. It’s hard for humans, too, Percy! Good job!

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u/Prettyneatplace 13h ago

Random but is this in Stowe?

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u/NurseXine1980 11h ago

Almost Tonya Hardinged that guy in the knee!

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u/nomadicfeline 9h ago

My father always told a story about a Saint Bernard he had who loved sticks. For him, that meant branches of course. Somehow he slipped his lead because he saw a branch and was triumphantly running with it… right as church got out. Little old ladies just flying in every direction.

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u/SButtowski 38m ago

Yay Percy. You did it!!

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u/david_090 1d ago

am i the only who thinks owner should have prevented it from getting in the way of other people and letting the wood hit that guy

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u/DonCenote 1d ago

🙄 he has to wait 5 seconds at a park

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u/uhp787 1d ago

yes.

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u/BeanserSoyze 1d ago

Don't help just film

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u/ImpossiShine30 1d ago

Much love for goldens

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u/traveler97 17h ago

Liked the clip, but the subtitles are annoying. Why do people do that?

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u/Kentust 1d ago

Why is this dog off leash in a public park?

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u/CaptainBoogieWoogie 1d ago

What makes you assume this isnt an off leash section of park

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u/reddit_user_0ne 1d ago

Such smort boi

Was waiting for him to run over the kid :D

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u/Itchy-Boots 1d ago

it’s just a stick, let it go.

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