There’s a reason why dogs are considered man’s best friend. Dogs possess only the purest and most admirable traits we admire in humans: Loyalty, empathy, curiosity, perseverance, poop-eating … okay, well maybe not poop-eating … and, of course, trust.
Our canine companions trust us so much that unfortunately (for them) makes them prone to extreme gullibility, which can manifest itself in both hilarious and adorable ways—as we saw with the “Dogs Reacting to Magic” videos from a few years back.
Take the #WhatTheFluffChallenge, which is currently sweeping the internet.
The conceit is simple. One stands in a doorway holding a blanket (or a large towel would also work) while making sure their dog gets a good look at them holding the blanket, then lifts the blanket over their head while simultaneously jumping to the side, making it appear to the poor confused pooch that its person has vanished into thin air. Voilà!
Let’s see how it went, shall we?
#WhatTheFluffChallenge. Leo is a 🌟 pic.twitter.com/P8mIV8KyzT
— Tate (@NotStraightTate) June 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/oliviadoerr/status/1009635988576956416
Excuse my Christmas blanket. 🤣#WhatTheFluffChallenge pic.twitter.com/0Gz0hlQl5N
— Tiffany™ (@MissTiffanyL) June 22, 2018
When the PXY pup rolls thru, ya gotta do the #WhatTheFluffChallenge. pic.twitter.com/p5M6sQzsP9
— 98 PXY (@98PXYRochester) June 21, 2018
Ziggy is definitely not having this shit:
https://twitter.com/kikitraveler30/status/1009950636081852417
This poor Aussie doesn’t know what the what:
https://twitter.com/rebeccaaikio/status/1009140599482650624
And naturally, there were more than a fair share of #fails:
Only got em once #whatthefluffchallenge pic.twitter.com/cbCMdMD5lc
— Katy Byrd (@katyebyrd) June 20, 2018
Well… that was a fail 😂 #WhatTheFluffChallenge 🐶 pic.twitter.com/ZbwjwYNIFn
— Meagan Aguayo (@meagan_aguayo) June 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/rootbeerfIoat/status/1009939413865033729
However, it goes without saying that we recommend that you don’t try this trick with cats because as we all know, cats do not give AF.
https://twitter.com/rizieqdivist/status/1009655123667181568