The Golden retriever egg challenge is a viral video phenomenon where people put a raw egg in a dog's mouth to see if it can hold it without cracking it.
History
editIt began after the veterinary technician Carrie DuComb read that golden retrievers had soft mouths and were thus bred to be able to retrieve things killed by hunters. She then decided to see if her dog, Sookie, would hold a raw egg in its mouth. Her 17 year old niece Haley Bowers posted a video of the dog doing this on Twitter, resulting in millions of views.[1] Since then others have tried this with their dogs with various degrees of success.[2]
Challenge
editWhether a dog will do it or not depends on their breed and their temperament.[3]
Health concerns
editThe president of the Australian Veterinary Association, Dr. Paula Parker, has warned people that putting an egg in a dog's mouth could be a choking hazard and that salmonella and other harmful bacteria could be on the outside of the egg as well as the inside.[4]
References
edit- ^ Friederich, Brandon (7 February 2018). "The 'Golden Retriever Egg Challenge' Is a Messy-But-Adorable Viral Trend". Maxim. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ "Viral Egg Challenge Proves Dogs Can Be Man's Gentlest Friend". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ Edwards, Jessy (6 February 2018). "Golden Retriever Egg Challenge Goes Viral After This Video". NBC New York. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ "This Woman Tested the Theory That Golden Retrievers Can Hold Eggs in Their Mouths Without Breaking Them". BuzzFeed. 6 February 2018.