Weather Forecaster Struggles to Contain Playful Pup Who Steals the Show

Weather reporters don't always have it easy, from getting blown around while broadcasting a story on blizzard conditions to surviving a scary, gigantic spider on a camera lens. But today's story goes to the dogs.  

Mike Sobel is a weather reporter from Global Edmonton Morning News in Canada. On Friday morning, a dog from the Edmonton Humane Society was on hand during the newscast to promote pet adoption. Sobel playfully invited the 18-month-old mastiff mix named Ripple to co-host his weather report when things started to head south.  

The rambunctious puppy jumped up and down while a distracted Sobel tried to carry on the report, saying, "Ripple sit. Sit Ripple. Ripple's not sitting that's for sure." You can hear Sobel's co-workers having a good laugh in the background.

Ripple strongly tugs at its leash while it thrashes Sobel around the set. Then, just when you think it couldn't get any worse, Ripple successfully chews through the leash and jumps up on Sobel, who ends the report quickly by saying, "We'll be back with more in just a moment."  

The video has been viewed more than 2.2 million times on YouTube. Sobel seems to be taking the mishap in stride. He tweeted a link to the video and thanked Ripple for the Internet fame. No word yet on whether Ripple has found a forever home.