Can YOU hula the hoop?

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Last night I saw a commercial – I don’t remember what it was about – but part of it was this dad trying to hula-hoop and his little girl rolling her eyes.

Well – it got me wondering… and there is this little mini-hula-hoop that I got for the 6 yr old who comes with her Grandma to my Monday night group… So I got up and gave it a try.
I tried just ‘hula-ing’ to start it off – I tried giving it a spin to spin to start it off – I tried both together… I kept trying, maybe 15 or 20 times – each time it ended up around my knees almost instantly.
Well, eventually I gave up and turned around to go back to my nice, comfy, completely adult recliner – and there was Gilligan - my border collie-x.
He was standing in the middle of the room, his head was turned to the side with his nose pointed a little down so that he had to look out of the back corner of his eye at me – standing there with a mini hulu-hoop around my middle grinning like a fool….

If it’s possible for a dog to look ashamed and embarrassed by something someone else did – that is the expression he had on his face. Exactly the same (doggy version) of a teen wishing his parents were invisible. He might as well have said “Oh my gawd! I can’t believe that you actually stood there – where everyone can see you – and did that! What is wrong with you?!?!”
Then he turned around and slinked off behind the chair.

I laughed so hard I had to go to the bathroom!
 

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That's bad Cane when you embarrass the dog! :lol: When my kids were little, we bought hula-hoops and spent hours playing with them. I was still pretty good then, haven't hula-hooped in a long time though. I'll take note and hide from the dogs! :gig
 

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That is so funny! A former boss of mine told me that when she undresses in front of her dog, he covers his eyes with his paws.
 

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Last night I saw a commercial – I don’t remember what it was about – but part of it was this dad trying to hula-hoop and his little girl rolling her eyes.

Well – it got me wondering… and there is this little mini-hula-hoop that I got for the 6 yr old who comes with her Grandma to my Monday night group… So I got up and gave it a try.
I tried just ‘hula-ing’ to start it off – I tried giving it a spin to spin to start it off – I tried both together… I kept trying, maybe 15 or 20 times – each time it ended up around my knees almost instantly.
Well, eventually I gave up and turned around to go back to my nice, comfy, completely adult recliner – and there was Gilligan - my border collie-x.
He was standing in the middle of the room, his head was turned to the side with his nose pointed a little down so that he had to look out of the back corner of his eye at me – standing there with a mini hulu-hoop around my middle grinning like a fool….

If it’s possible for a dog to look ashamed and embarrassed by something someone else did – that is the expression he had on his face. Exactly the same (doggy version) of a teen wishing his parents were invisible. He might as well have said “Oh my gawd! I can’t believe that you actually stood there – where everyone can see you – and did that! What is wrong with you?!?!”
Then he turned around and slinked off behind the chair.

I laughed so hard I had to go to the bathroom!
:yuckyuck and NO I can no longer hula-hoop. I could do it all day when I was young. Can't at all now. :( sad
 

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@canesisters, you could probably do it just fine if you weren't using such a teeny hoop. A bigger one would be easier to keep in motion. I don't know the technical physics involved, you'll just have to trust me. :D

Get a bigger hoop and your dog will go from embarrassment to pride!
 

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Carol, I bet you can still hula hoop. It's like riding a bike, it will come back to you. I actually have a weighted one that is supposed to be good for your core. ;)

Mary
 

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Carol, I bet you can still hula hoop. It's like riding a bike, it will come back to you. I actually have a weighted one that is supposed to be good for your core. ;)

Mary
Working in an Elementary school there is always a hula hoop around the gym where I serve lunches. (And I usually arrive before gym class is out.) The kids love it when I TRY to shoot hoops (Can't do that either.) The Hula hoop gets them in hysterics. :lol: Oh Well ... let it never be said Mrs. R is no FUN. ;)
 

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I actually tried a week or so ago. I bought a hula hoop to teach my dog to jump through, and decided to try using it for its intended purpose. Nope...can't do it.
 

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