Truth & Rumors > Soccer
Dog taught Ronaldinho skills
Ronaldinho has revealed that a dog helped him to learn to play football and to develop the silky skills and tricks that made him into one of the best players ever. The Brazilian explained that a pooch in his neighbourhood in Porto Alegre, Brazil would keep him company after the other boys in the area had gone home and would chase the ball around with him.
Web's Best Blogs
-
Joe Posnanski
SPL (Self Promotion Links)
I dont know why this excited me but if you go to The Machine link on Amazon now, you will…
-
James Mirtle
Hockey Canada snubs Savard again
-
Pro Football Talk
Poppinga On Roster Bubble?
The generous contract Packers linebacker Brady Poppinga signed last offseason could put his roster…
Stub Hub
The 2009 schedule has been released. Search for tickets!
Truth & Rumors
MOST POPULAR
-
1
Dr. Andrews: Favre wants to be a Viking
- Views
- 6210
- Comments
- 1135
-
2
Cutler puts off endorsements
- Views
- 23993
- Comments
- 202
-
3
Lakers interested in Knick
- Views
- 66917
- Comments
- 85
-
4
Will Bradley make U.S. team moves?
- Views
- 4766
- Comments
- 75
-
5
Red Sox trade hinges on Lowell
- Views
- 15084
- Comments
- 61
Most Active Users
Comments + Blog Posts + Throwdowns
Message Boards
-
NFL > Tennessee Titans
Steve "The Air" McNair
- Views
- 412
- Replies
- 14
-
NFL > Chicago Bears
genaral
- Views
- 121
- Replies
- 8
-
NCAAF > Kentucky Wildcats
Football: What will the Cats…
- Views
- 83
- Replies
- 4

Shanon Lersh
Taylor Walker

Comments (51) Add A Comment
And here I thought he had learned his skills from a donkey.
HEE HAWWWWW HEEE HAWWWWW!!!
Arsenal69
Campbell , CA
Total Comments (103)
Clearly the DUMBEST story i've ever read!
BernieParent=JESUS!
Killadelphia, PA
Total Comments (1272)
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA???!?!?!?!???!???!??!?!?!?
CHOKE SLAM!!!!!!!!!
Stauff Nation
Chicago, IL
Total Comments (1809)
Man's best friend... never lets you down.
Nooner
Total Comments (58)
In that case, I think I'll start bringing wild dogs to my practices to help my kids...
MSFC3221
Richmond , VA
Total Comments (196)
Thank you Stauff Nation. They clearly deserve that as well as the crippler crossface or maybe the figure four - some kinda submission hold is in order here as well!!
MadridistAmericano
Decatur , GA
Total Comments (944)
They left out that after he finished training with the dog, they ate him.
Governor08
Total Comments (43)
Yeah, this is actually true. It was turned into a movie "Airbud 8: Dog Tricks & Horse Teeth"
Ronaldinho's Dog
Falls Church, VA
Total Comments (329)
wow, and thought football players were stupid.
I EFFIN RULE
Total Comments (720)
I didn't read the story but the headline caught my eye...I had no idea the bounty hunter was a soccer player
Weapon X
Total Comments (20987)
The Brazilian version of "Air Bud" taught 'Dinho. How do you say "Air Bud" in Portugese, anyway?
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
Total Comments (17495)
Like Rocky chasing the chicken around.
Hova- Amigo do Ar, I guess. Or Bud do Ar.
Jazinho
Total Comments (3272)
And actually, it makes perfect sense. A dog aggressively trying to steal a ball is a pretty good opponent thus makes a good training method. I like this story.
Jazinho
Total Comments (3272)
From the article-
'For a dog, he was good. He could keep hold of the ball, but he didn???t know the rules because he was a dog. He was the best dog in the area, though ??? he had a very good right foot!'
Jazinho
Total Comments (3272)
I don't know why those question marks showed up. Fannation hates copy/paste.
Jazinho
Total Comments (3272)
This is not as absurd as you think. I've seen a lot of kids in Costa Rica playing soccer with their dogs. Especially in the more rural places, where there aren't many other kids. Most Dogs love soccer.
THUG is on Vacation
Total Comments (3402)
you all mock this...but it is true...I play with my dog and if you can keep it away from him you can keep it from anyone. the dog is relentless and fast and more difficult to deal with than any defender I've ever faced.
did it make me star for the brasilian national team? no. but I can certainly see how he could have developed his skills this way.
Evertonius
Total Comments (1166)
Good boy!
Treats is the secret...mopre treats.
AllStarz
Total Comments (17271)
did I mention my dog is a chihuahua? he's really aggressive too.
Evertonius
Total Comments (1166)
Comment
Remember to keep your posts clean. Profanity will get filtered, and offensive comments will be removed.