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A league sanctioned match of tug of war at the Brooklyn Avenue dog park has unexpectedly entered a seventh hour. Neither of the two pups, Rocco and Dahlia, appear to be tiring, according to beat reporters on the scene.

“This was actually supposed to be a pretty quick match,” said Sam Carpenter, who covers tug of war for the New York Daily News. “Dahlia is a full weight class above Rocco. She should have mopped the floor with him.”

Once the stalemate reached a half hour, those at the park knew they were witnessing something special.

“It’s not every day you get to see something like this,” said Carpenter. “It’s like a 15 inning game in baseball or triple overtime in hockey.”

The match was initially broadcast on ESPN2, but has been switched to their web streaming service, WatchESPN. The longest tug of war in history is a 1937 match between two Chihuahuas in Chicago that lasted over 14 hours. This is the already the longest match of the last five years.

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An area puppy named Wurlitzer is in stable condition today after his funny face froze yesterday. According to sources familiar with the situation, the dog was warned at least three times to stop making the face or risk a potentially serious freezing situation.

The puppy’s face has not yet unfrozen, but he is resting at home. 

Friends have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to pay for his medical bills, and pups around the world have shown support by snapping photos of themselves making similarly funny faces and sharing them on social media with the hashtag “#WurlyFace.”

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Geneticists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY are studying an adorable puppy that can blend effortlessly into its surroundings, seemingly at will.

“We sequenced Moxie’s genome and compared it to all the species in our data banks,” says Dr. Lauren Malvers, a researcher at the lab. “Two genes came up as a perfect match for DNA we see in chameleons. They are the switches that allow that species to change color based on its surroundings, typically to hide from predators.”

How Moxie came to posses chameleon DNA is still a mystery to scientists. “Random mutation is possible, but highly unlikely. Inter-species breeding is certainly impossible, as far as we know,” says Malvers. “We haven’t ruled out aliens.”

Researchers will continue running tests on their samples. Meanwhile, Moxie has been enjoying her unique ability to hide from roommates when its her turn to do the dishes.

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