People Are Trying The 'Egg Challenge' With Their Dogs And It's Not Going Well
By Mark PygasUpdated Nov. 18 2019, 2:38 p.m. ET
Chances are that by now, you've seen the viral video of a golden retriever holding an egg in its mouth for a whole minute without breaking it. If you haven't, then here's the lowdown. Twitter user Laurdreyfuss' aunt read online that a golden retriever’s mouth is so gentle they can hold an egg without cracking it.
She attempted to bust the myth with her golden retriever, Sookie, and to everyone's surprise, the egg survived for a good while inside Sookie's mouth.
my aunt read online that a golden retriever’s mouth is so gentle they can hold an egg in their mouth without cracking it so she tried it on her dog and well pic.twitter.com/6SDyUI3v4j
— elizabeth gillies fan account (@Iaurdreyfuss) February 4, 2018In fact, the egg was like a new friend Sookie didn't want to let go of! The challenge was equal parts heartwarming, hilarious, and adorable. Which is the recipe for a lot of memes circulating the internet these days.
So now, people have started taking part in what has been dubbed the golden retriever egg challenge, with mixed results...
My parents did the egg challenge with my Golden Retriever today and here were the results 😂 pic.twitter.com/eLcv4xZht9
— Conner Newton (@NewtonConner) February 4, 2018Here's another gentle pup just like Sookie, who is a 10/10 certified very good girl. Pups seem to adore playing with eggs. Honesty, who knew?
Tried out the Golden Retriever egg challenge with Missy tonight. She was successful and remains a very good girl pic.twitter.com/inRC37V6SN
— Brendan Mulligan (@mullaby) February 6, 2018But the challenge has now spread beyond just golden retrievers. And other breeds don't seem to be having quite as much success as golden retrievers are...
Don’t try the golden retriever challenge with a Shepard 😂🤦🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/6OC2AwSaXN
— Lyndsay reeves (@ReevesLyndsay) February 5, 2018You have to break a few eggs to make an omelette.
okay hi this tweet popped up bc jessica liked it but I literally JUST did the same thing with our shepherd mix and pic.twitter.com/OssomR1PDq
— grumpy (@maddysonnnn) February 5, 2018Again, here's how it's supposed to work...
Cabot tried the golden retriever egg challenge. Turns out he is a very good boy, except the part where he brought it right to the carpet. #eggchallenge #goldenretriever pic.twitter.com/cwYE6f8co3
— Ally Perleoni (@allyperl) February 6, 2018Not like this.
I tried to test the theory of a golden retriever’s mouth being so gentle that they won’t even crack an egg but my golden doodle is scared of the egg.... pic.twitter.com/qKzn2eEzL3
— Allison Lockhart (@A_Lock1) February 5, 2018This pit bull had some success, but wanted to keep the egg.
Here’s my pit doing the golden retriever egg challenge and then stealing the egg. pic.twitter.com/lfvgS0j5Zv
— Michele🐾 (@MishMarchitto) February 6, 2018This Labrador didn't technically break it with his mouth...
Tried doing the golden retriever egg challenge with Watson.... technically it didn’t break in his mouth so 💁🏼♂️ labs are just as good. pic.twitter.com/XZbktl890C
— Russell_Banks (@r_banks5) February 6, 2018This guy just wanted a snack...
Golden Retriever egg challenge:
Some just really like the taste.... pic.twitter.com/ku7BN104sJ
You're not getting that back.
Did the Golden Retriever egg challenge with my half-Golden Retriever, half-Border Collie. Apparently, Goldens have very gentle and soft mouths!
He didn’t disappoint ❤️
Yes, he was adamant on taking the egg outside.
Who knows what would’ve happened then... pic.twitter.com/dRv8fZ3QWv
This dog thought their egg was a new toy.
I gave my dog an egg and this what he does with it😂 (inspired by the retriever and the egg vid): pic.twitter.com/5cnbomdcs6
— John (@John_Cortes98) February 6, 2018Corgis and pugs are having a hard time participating at all.
we tried to see if our corgi could hold an egg like the golden retriever and his mouth was too small lmao pic.twitter.com/WGc9KLfajn
— maria (@koopakoot) February 5, 2018Golden Retriever egg challenge with my Pug ... pic.twitter.com/CQP620xWcz
— Esmeeee🤙🏼 (@funsize_esmeee) February 6, 2018Here are a few more of the best entries...
Everyone was doing the golden retriever egg challenge, so here’s my moron. pic.twitter.com/wvZLei5IXq
— Skyler Harvey (@SkylerHarvey71) February 5, 2018I do want a baby but I have this walrus for now. Athena doing the egg challenge. She’s so gentle lmao #eggchallenge pic.twitter.com/NMZmbIoGLE
— Nadia Aboulhosn (@nadiaaboulhosn) February 4, 2018Egg challenge: complete ✔️@dog_rates pic.twitter.com/FEaDxKPZnt
— zo (@zoeyhaas6) February 5, 2018Did the #eggchallenge with Mac. The egg survived, but it’s her prize now. pic.twitter.com/JagoWRoYXt
— Jo (@Jotato37) February 6, 2018WE DID THE GOLDEN EGG CHALLENGE 🐶🥚💛💛 pic.twitter.com/rmcKW0a89p
— rands🦋 (@MirandaXif0) February 5, 2018I did the egg challenge with my golden retriever pic.twitter.com/O357IMUzQ5
— khaleesi. ✨🌙 (@AFCReese) February 6, 2018We tried the egg challenge... so close pic.twitter.com/SGCediEfVt
— han❁ (@hannahwayyy) February 5, 2018Who said only golden retrievers could do the egg challenge?! pic.twitter.com/o7Cg3oU3Mu
— Zach Samples (@zsamp21) February 4, 2018Good boy, Aspen! 😚🐶#EggChallenge pic.twitter.com/ieTcrgRWAW
— jayzerine ; (@_jayzerine) February 3, 2018The golden retriever egg challenge, featuring Skadi and my mom. pic.twitter.com/HHWhIrGEoi
— 6ixBelow (@6ixBelow) February 6, 2018Scoutie doing the #eggchallenge she is half #goldenretriever pic.twitter.com/NRg5HumrfI
— a august abernathy (@EdnasAugust) February 6, 2018Tried the golden retriever egg challenge on my pit, I love him pic.twitter.com/qCrcUkAYVs
— leah 🍓 (@leahwhoran) February 6, 2018Too cute.
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