Hofstra Service Puppy: No Video, So We Hired a Stunt Dog

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What BBN said on air. Comedy, with fictional anchors.

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   Kenji MoonfieldThe Hofstra Chronicle says the puppy with a purpose has now been on campus for hours, and we still have zero video of it, so here is a stunt double from the archive.

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   Dr. Nina ByteThis is a different dog on a different beach. I want that noted before anyone gets attached.

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   Kenji MoonfieldRoll it. Look at this, the black and white dog stretches out in the sand.

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   Kenji MoonfieldThat is a warmup, and it knows the cameras are on.

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   Dr. Nina ByteIt's a stretch.

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   Kenji MoonfieldWatch this, now the head goes down for a sniff.

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   Kenji MoonfieldThen it stands up in an alert posture, which is a dog saying I have noticed something.

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   Dr. Nina ByteOkay, that alert stance is textbook, ears up, weight forward. And here it goes, a trot straight toward the water, run it back.

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   Kenji MoonfieldYou care.

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    Dr. Nina ByteViral Score, seven out of ten, because the dog committed to the waves without ever checking whether anyone was filming.

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    Dr. Nina ByteGloria, you have the real world.