Since the ice-bucket challenge is a viral Internet sensation, the god of such things will not rest until the trend has wormed its way into every segment of society. As it does so, it was bound to pass dogs, and it has. People are now pouring ice-cold water on their dogs, and the dogs are … well, the dogs are adorable.
Fortunately, most people instinctively know one of the first rules of owning a dog: Do not just dump a bucket of ice-cold water on your dog! It seems the majority are just using a half-full glass of water or some such, poured gently, and for that we are thankful. Some people, of course, use buckets, being sticklers for the rules of the Internet, but fortunately the dogs these buckets are being used on look like the sort of dogs who would follow up an ice-bucket challenge by jumping in an Alaskan lake to cool off.
To start, here is the best video ever of a dog doing the ice-bucket challenge.
Man, what a great dog. Here are some more videos of dogs who did not run for the hills and consequently got a little bit wet.
This one has a lot of water, but that’s what the little raincoat and the little rain hat is for.
Are you next?
Read more about the ice-bucket challenge at the ALS Association; thanks to Time.com for finding these videos.
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