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Meet Peanut Butter (aka PB), a 4-year-old Shiba Inu from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. šŸ•

In 2020, he was adopted by Twitch streamer JSR, and has since accomplished something that no dog has ever done beforeā€¦

He broke a speedrunning world record. šŸ˜®

Such a good boy!

PB became the first dog to hold a speedrun record on 13 July 2023 by completing Nintendoā€™s 1985 platformer Gyromite in just 25 minutes 29 seconds. šŸŽ®

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But how did he do it?

JSR told GWR: ā€œThis took years of training.

ā€œI wanted to train him to do something special, when I realized as a puppy that he was much smarter than most other dogs I've seen.ā€ šŸ§ 

As a speedrunner himself, JSR decided the obvious option would be to share his skills with his beloved pooch.

So, he made a custom controller with big buttons and taught PB how to use it, frequently rewarding him with his favourite treats:

  • String cheese šŸ§€
  • Peanut butter (of course) šŸ„œ
  • Chicken šŸ—

Fun fact ā€“ Peanut Butterā€™s name might just sound like the food, but it also stands for the popular gaming abbreviation for ā€˜personal bestā€™, PB. šŸ…

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During the record attempt, PB was entirely responsible for moving Gyromiteā€™s main character, Professor Hector.Ā 

JSR, who instructed PB through the game, described it as a ā€œnearly PERFECT runā€.Ā 

ā€œHe is the bestest boy, and he trains and works so hard for me!ā€ šŸ‘

PB has also raised over $30,000 for charity with his speedrunning videos.

How cool is that? šŸ¤©

When PB isnā€™t playing video games, he enjoys playing hide and seek, fetch, tug-of-war and catch.

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The talented pup also loves receiving belly and back rubs from his human dad, who adopted him when he was only 4 months old. ā¤ļø

So cute!

Congratulations, Peanut Butter, you are Officially Amazing! šŸ„³

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