This dog is having the time of his life “skating” across an icy lake

There are a lot of great things about being a dog — they’re almost always happy, they get free treats and they get to chase cats.

However, we probably never thought about this bonus of being a canine. They have built-in ice skates.

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When this pup went to the local pond that had frozen over, he couldn’t stop running around and prancing over the icy surface. Unfortunately, he quickly realized that it’s a lot easier to lose your footing on ice than on land. But that was perfectly okay after he discovered that paws are perfectly good for sliding around.

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