{"id":108581,"date":"2021-01-16T00:06:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T00:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=108581"},"modified":"2021-01-16T00:06:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T00:06:13","slug":"online-craze-challenges-dogs-to-not-eat-treats-until-they-get-go-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/online-craze-challenges-dogs-to-not-eat-treats-until-they-get-go-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Online craze challenges dogs to not eat treats until they get go-ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Would YOUR dog take the biscuit? Online craze challenges mutts to not eat five tasty treats until they get the go-ahead&#8230; and owners who fail donate \u00a32 to charity<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dog lovers have taken to testing canine companions in lockdown with new trend<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Test sees pile of treats placed in front of pets and see if they can wait 5 seconds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lucinda Southern, a 33-year-old gundog trainer from Nottinghamshire, came up with the online craze as a way to combat boredom during the national lockdown<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If dog cannot wait five seconds owners are encouraged to send \u00a32 to Spaniel Aid<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keeping ourselves away from the biscuit tin is a challenge many of us have tried \u2014 and failed at \u2014 during the long days of lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>So we shouldn\u2019t be surprised that our canine companions show equally poor discipline when faced with the prospect of sweet treats, at least if a hilarious new challenge sweeping the internet is anything to go by.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2018The Five-Biscuit Challenge\u2019, dog owners are asked to film themselves throwing five biscuits onto the floor around their pet, who must then wait for their master or mistress to count to five before they tuck in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064358-0-image-m-20_1610745637682.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064360-0-image-a-22_1610745647667.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"195\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064352-0-image-a-21_1610745647657.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"195\"><\/p>\n<p>Vinnie, four, strikes a pose for owner Claire Archer from Oxfordshire, while Boo looks proudly at owner Maxine Lower in East Sussex and Kai can&#8217;t take his eyes off the prize in Lancing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064362-0-image-m-24_1610745665442.jpg\" height=\"590\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Copper, the three-year-old cocker spaniel from East Sussex did owner Sallie Cordery proud<\/p>\n<p>If they gobble the biscuits before the count is up, owners are asked to send UK charity Spaniel Aid \u00a32.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, many gulp down the first biscuit before their owner has counted to two \u2014 or even one.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been good news for Spaniel Aid, where staff have waded through vast amounts of footage sent in over the past few days, showing quite how spectacularly the nation\u2019s dogs have failed to make the grade.<\/p>\n<p>Some dogs are so desperate for a snack they practically vault through the air to intercept them.<\/p>\n<p>Lucinda Southern, a 33-year-old gundog trainer from Nottinghamshire, came up the idea as a way to combat boredom in this lockdown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064354-0-image-m-26_1610745687373.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Four-year-old cocker spaniel Solo looks pleadingly at owner Nicola Davies from West Sussex<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064356-0-image-a-34_1610745758771.jpg\" height=\"474\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064348-0-image-m-33_1610745744742.jpg\" height=\"474\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Desperate: Cocker spaniel Ruby avoids temptation for owner Cathy Grieve in Gunnislake, in Cornwall while Rumploe pleads with owner Maxine Lower in East Grinstead<\/p>\n<p>She says: \u2018In the first lockdown I did free training tips and videos on how to teach your dog to do different things for friends, which was really popular.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So this time I thought, \u201cWhy not do something for a good cause and make it fun?\u201d It\u2019s a challenge anyone with any kind of dog could take up.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, her dogs \u2014 Labradors Macy, Solly, Pip and Roy, and three-year-old springer spaniel Ted \u2014 all passed with flying colours.<\/p>\n<p>But it has shown a nation of dog-lovers how naughty and greedy many canine companions are.<\/p>\n<p>Maxine Lower, head of fundraising at Spaniel Aid, says she\u2019s been sent \u2018almost too many films to count\u2019 since promoting the challenge on the charity\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s impossible not to laugh. Dogs are just very greedy, especially spaniels,\u2019 she says. That includes her own elderly spaniel Rumpole, who only completed the challenge after about \u2018take 500\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064344-0-image-a-41_1610745808672.jpg\" height=\"551\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/15\/21\/38064346-0-image-m-40_1610745796580.jpg\" height=\"551\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Count quicker mum: Macy gives an imploring look to owner Christine Southern from Nottinghamshire (left) while Christine&#8217;s other pooch sibling Pip plays it cool (right)<\/p>\n<p>Owners of naughty pups can console themselves with the fact that while their training may not be quite up to scratch, the charity \u2014 which helps rescue and rehome dogs \u2014 has already raised \u00a3900.<\/p>\n<p>Maxine will pick a winning entry from all the footage in coming weeks. \u2018It\u2019s going to be tough to pick a favourite,\u2019 she says. \u2018It\u2019s a lovely way to raise some money and some smiles at this tricky time.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>See facebook.com\/spanielaiduk<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9153137\/Online-craze-challenges-dogs-not-eat-tasty-treats-ahead-owners.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would YOUR dog take the biscuit? 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