This dog has so much fun sliding into a pool he does it again and again and again.

You gotta hand it to Americans, they're crafty. If MTV doesn't want to show Snooki getting punched in the face, people will re-create it in as many ways possible until our craving for misogynistic violence is satisfied. Today's re-interpretation: puppies.

Adorable little dogs "singing" along to a medley of Christmas tunes? We'll take it!

Animal Fair magazine hosted its annual "Toys for Dogs" holiday party last night, an event that featured a bunch of poor canines dressed up in embarrassing Christmas costumes. Today health officials in Westchester announced they've confirmed the first case of a dog catching swine flu from his human owner. Coincidence? [Jezebel, NYDN]

This video is further evidence that puppies can do just about anything and still be considered cute. The loose translation of the anchors on-air discussion is "Man that's smelly, happy holidays."

California has a Chihuahua problem. Shelters there have been overwhelmed by the breed and few people are interested in adopting them, so animal welfare groups are now planning to fly a big bunch of them to New York since they're still popular here. (That's probably because it's the only kind of dog that fits in most NYC apartments.) But why is California teeming with Chihuahuas in the first place? It's all Paris Hilton's fault: "Experts blame the unexpected rise in abandoned California Chihuahuas partly on fans who hoped to emulate celebs like Paris Hilton, who carries one in her handbag, but later became bored with the little creatures and abandoned them." [NYDN]

A zany piece of the American video heritage: old-timey collegiate canines primp and prep before a big football game in human style: lifting weights, shaving, placing bets, and avoiding physical injury from their uptight Bulldog bookie.

This dog is very threatened by his mirror image, yet keeps coming back for more.

Q: What do a dog and a duckling have in common? A: Each other. Watch these friends for life hanging round the house.

Here's a round-up of the viral craze that's both cute and funny... Animals inspired by other animals.

Tomorrow night, a TV ratings battle for the ages. Two dogs, on two different networks, will attempt to save Christmas. In doing so, they will demonstrate the completely brainsucking, disturbingly palpable lack of originality in television programming. New lows, ahead.

Will the next challenger get in line? This bulldog does not seem to mess around when it comes to his video games. Do we think the dog learned on his own or by imitation of his owner?

There are an estimated one million dogs living in New York City, and the breeds of dogs represented are as diverse as the people who own them. But do certain canines reveal traits about their owner without that person even having to utter a word? We took it upon ourselves to ask Dan Rubenstein—dog behaviorist and co-owner of Spot (formerly The Paw Stop), a dog daycare, grooming, and training facility in Tribeca—to explain what you can glean about a dog owner just by looking at what kind of pup he's walking. Generally speaking, of course. "Owners tend to pick dogs and dog breeds that exhibit personality characteristics similar to their own," Rubenstein says, "although it's not as if they do it consciously." After the jump, Rubenstein sizes up a few popular New York City breeds, descriptions you can compare to one of the boldfaced people who happens to own one.

From the new web series Pets Teach Science, comes a video featuring dogs illustrating the structure of atoms. Something tells me that this series will cause everybody to want to learn about physics.

Watch as children gleefully giggle at watching a small dog chase a ball on a string around and around the kitchen.

There's no better way to say welcome home than with an ecstatically happy crying golden retriever.

And now they fight balloons. Can we really call this progress?

After his original breakout video was appropriated by evil corporate behemoths—he didn't even get a chance to show everyone his sick new kickflip—Armstrong Flooring gave Skateboarding Bulldog an all new tape. Rad. But is it the original pooch?

Every morning we'll give you something to start your day off right. First up is this adorable video of a puppy who's fallen and can't get up. Get your awww's ready:

Attention, Manhattanites! If you're out walking your dog—or thinking about innocently petting one on the sidewalk—be wary of a wheaten terrier named James. He belongs to Eliot Spitzer. And he's not exactly friendly. When this reporter unsuspectingly tried to pet him last night near the Metropolitan Museum, his dog walker issued a firm warning. "Those are the former governor's dogs," she said. "And that one," she said pointing to the aforementioned, seemingly sweet terrier. "He's mean, and he bites!"