Most Consecutive Self-Header to Cushion-Trap Combinations by a Dog

Australia

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia / December 5, 2023

Raz, a border collie, starts this clip lying on the artificial turf of a Melbourne, Australia backyard with a tennis ball in his mouth and a mini soccer goal behind him. When a small basketball-patterned ball is tossed in from beside the camera, he rises onto his hind legs, heads it straight up off his snout, then rears up again as it falls, cushions it against his chest and pins it to the turf under a front paw. Checked frame by frame, the 9-second clip is one continuous take, with about a second between the header and the trap. The tennis ball never leaves his mouth.

Tags: trick, dog, animals, soccer, pets, header

Rules

- A combination counts when the dog heads the ball upward with its head or snout, cushions it on the way down with its head, chest or front legs, and traps it under a front paw
- A person may toss the ball to the dog to start each combination, but the header, cushion and trap must be the dog's own, with no other help
- After the trap the ball must come to rest under the dog's paw and stay under control; a ball that bounces or rolls away does not count
- Combinations must be consecutive; the count ends at the first missed header, cushion or trap
- Any lightweight sports ball may be used
- Must provide continuous, unedited video of every combination in the count
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