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Silly Pet Olympics

August 10, 2012

By Ann Monroe

 

While it’s true that pets have long played a role in the history of the Olympics, we thought it might be fun to take a step back for a moment, from the more serious contenders and share a few images of how pets make their way into our hearts, and they don’t even need a gold medal to do it

Hey, who says you need an Olympic sized pool to make a big splash? With the look of these goggles alone, I could smoke almost any contender!

 

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Yeah, that’s right, my coach thinks I’m still at the Olympic track doing sprints and lunges, but only a silly dog would train overtime like that. I’m more concerned with getting enough beauty sleep so that I look good for the cameras tomorrow.

 

cameras tomorrow. Yeah, this is pretty humiliating and I don’t know why humans seem so entertained by making us balance a bone on our heads, but I’ll stick with this gig because other than this, they’re pretty good to me. I wonder if I can get a Gold Medal for this if I make it last awhile longer and resist chasing the cat, who I just saw snoozing on the radiator a few minutes ago?

Ann Monroe

Ann Monroe (aka Maureen Smith) is a Santa Monica based writer and editor who drives her friends and family crazy with her non-stop love for wordsmithing & humor. Her relentless passion for writing, design, research and travel has steered her into many life adventures ranging from writing to winemaking to real estate project development.

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