An Australian Shepherd named Chardonnay decided to prove that the human back is a perfectly suitable running track.
In Edmonton, Canada, 56 people lined up in a long row and bent over so that their backs formed a kind of living track. Then four-year-old Chardonnay jumped onto the first participant and raced forward.
She covered all 56 people in about 16 seconds.
The result was officially recognized by Guinness World Records — Chardonnay set a world record for the number of jumps between people performed by a dog in one minute.
It all started with a simple trick
The dog's owner, trainer Jennifer Fraser, began teaching Chardonnay to jump onto her back several years ago. For successful attempts, the dog received a treat or her favorite toy.
Gradually, a simple trick turned into a real athletic skill.
During the record attempt, Chardonnay, weighing about 17 kilograms , literally raced along the living track, and after the finish jumped into her owner's arms.
And judging by the dog's reaction, she perfectly understood that something extremely important had happened.
And 56 is not the limit yet
The funniest thing is that Jennifer considers the current record rather modest.
According to her, with a sufficiently long chain of volunteers, Chardonnay could quite possibly cover more than a hundred people in a minute.
So current record holders might want to start preparing.
And humanity — to look for a few dozen more people willing to briefly turn into a running track for a very talented Australian Shepherd.
Perhaps this is one of those world records where it is especially hard to tell who deserves more applause: the dog that ran across 56 backs, or the 56 people who voluntarily agreed to it.
