Dalmatian pup puzzled by 'cheese challenge'

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Remember when people were throwing cheese at their babies? Now they are throwing cheese at their dogs.

RELATED: Everything is bad: Parents are throwing cheese on their kids

A woman in Canada tried out the "cheese challenge" on her Dalmatian pup Apollo. Kristen Read shared video of the viral trend on Facebook.
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It shows Read tossing a slice of cheese at Apollo's nose. The adorable pup is surprised and falls back. He's ok. Luckily he had a soft landing on the couch behind him.

Apollo then made the most of the situation by eating the cheese slice.
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The internet is very divided when it comes to this latest social media prank with some calling it a good laugh, others not so much.

Celebrities like Chrissy Teigen also joined the conversation saying, "I love a prank as much as anybody but I cannot get myself to throw cheese at my adorable, unsuspecting baby who has all the hope and trust in the world in me."
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