Record Challenge: Most Times Petting a Dog in 30 Seconds

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This week’s challenge: pet a dog as many times as you can in 30 seconds. Each “pet” must be distinct; patting is not permitted. Shoot it on video and send it our way.

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Top 5 URDB World Records Featuring…Dogs!

By Laura Yan

Ah, dogs. A man’s best friend, and the best friend of quite a few record setters here at the URDB. Eliciting the assistance (or direct participation) of a four-pawed friend is quite a bit more difficult than attempting the feat as a human.  We admire the astonishing cuteness factor the addition of a fluffy pet adds to any record, and celebrate some of our favorite records, featuring those tail wagging, hoop leaping, hand shaking canine friends.
 
Most Times Coaxing a Dog Through a Hoop in 30 Seconds

Sarah Newell dangled a treat and enticed her Border Collie, Piper, to leap through a hoop 22 times in 30 seconds. Her puppy’s impressive energy and obedience meant a well deserved treat, and a much honored world record holder title.
 
Most Alternate Paw Handshakes  Elicited From a Dog in 30 Seconds

What is it with Border Collies and world records? Lyle Bjornson, with the help of a dog treat, elicited 19 alternating paw shakes in 30 seconds. The coordination and extra difficulty piled onto his accomplishment makes it truly remarkable.
 
Most Bench Presses of a Live Dog in 30 Seconds

While some coax a dog into performing an actual record, others force a world record upon an unsuspecting dog by incorporating it into a human-dog record partnership. Such was the case with Eliot Glazer, who bench pressed his dog Atticus exactly 30 times in 30 seconds on a segment of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. He and his dog not only became record holders, but national television celebrities as well. That’s what we call teamwork.
 
Most Burps in 10 Seconds While Holding a Dog

We can’t decide what’s more riveting: the inhuman speed reflected in Todd Pernerowski’s 43 burps in 10 short seconds, or his dog Laika’s confused scampering while he accomplished it.

 Most Writing Utensils Fit Inside a Pug’s Collar

And finally, some records don’t require active participation on either part, and simply a spark of an idea, a really cute pug, and patience, as with Nick H’s 14 pens, pencils, and Sharpies stuffed inside Bobo the pug’s collar. Can we get a collective “awww”?

URDB Record Setter Profile: Brett Moser, professional skateboarder

Brett Moser holds a world record title many might find a hard time challenging: Most Consequetive Stationary 360 Underflips On A Skateboard While Blindfolded. A relative new-comer to URDB, Brett has nevertheless already broken his own record of 24 underflips to 27. We asked the skater to reveal a few secrets about his tricks and record breaking philosophy.
 
Tell us a bit about yourself. Who are you, what do you do?
 
I am 28. I live in Springfield Missouri and have worked with an action sports ministry called Real Encounter for the last 5 years or so.

I heard about the URDB a few months ago while listening to a podcast and I thought it sounded interesting. I looked into what it was and thought that it might be something fun to work into the shows we do on the road as well as using it on the freestyle skating website I run called Railflip.
 
Where did you get the idea for this specific record? Are 360 underflips a favorite trick of yours?

360 Underflips are my go to trick and usually the first trick I do during our shows to get the ball rolling. I went out to film after getting back from a trip where we got very little sleep. I think had had only a couple hours of rest in like a 72 hour time period. I got all set and found that I was too tired to do the things I had planned on. I didn’t want to waste the trip and setup time, so I thought about what would be a quick thing I could film to submit and see how URDB worked.

Did you have to practice often to break the record, or was it an impulsive in the moment act?

I usually skate or practice about 5 days a week. The trick is one that I feel very comfortable with so it was naturally my first choice to do blindfolded. It is also a trick that doesn’t take much setup or involve a ton of strength which was good at the time, since I was dead tired.

How did being blindfolded add to the experience?

I have been working on blindfolded skating for a few years now. It’s pretty interesting because you don’t think about how much of a role your eyes play in keeping your balance. So it took me a while just to feel comfortable jumping and landing in different positions on the board. It just takes practice.

Where did you perform for your newer record?

About a week after I submitted the first video for the record I started to get ready for a show we were heading to in Dallas. It was a big Christian Youth Conference of a few thousand students. They had asked me to do about a 20 min performance and speaking session.  On the way I was telling another team member about the record and thought it might be something fun to try and break in front of the crowd.  It actually didn’t go well the first session due to a couple of things so I came back the next morning and tried again.  The second time went better and I ended up beating the record on the first attempt. The crowd seemed to have fun with it as well.

Do you have any ideas for future records? Any plans to break your current records?

I haven’t really looked into a lot of the other skateboard records on URDB, but I have plans to try and do a URDB themed contest on my freestyle. I am hoping to set a record and then challenge the people who visit the site to beat it. Whoever has the record at the end of a set amount of time would be the winner and get some sort of prize.

Help us set a world record: Most People Wearing Fake Mustaches In A Book

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