Meet the first pooch to hold a speedrun gaming record!

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

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

He broke a speedrunning world record. 😮

Such a good boy!

PB became the first dog to hold a speedrun record on 13 July 2023 by completing Nintendo’s 1985 platformer Gyromite in just 25 minutes 29 seconds. 🎮

But how did he do it?

JSR told GWR: “This took years of training.

“I 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.” 🧠

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 🧀
• Peanut butter (of course) 🥜
• Chicken 🍗

Fun fact – Peanut Butter’s name might just sound like the food, but it also stands for the popular gaming abbreviation for ‘personal best’, PB. 🏅

During the record attempt, PB was entirely responsible for moving Gyromite’s main character, Professor Hector. 

JSR, who instructed PB through the game, described it as a “nearly PERFECT run”. 

“He is the bestest boy, and he trains and works so hard for me!” 👏

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

How cool is that? 🤩

When PB isn’t playing video games, he enjoys playing hide and seek, fetch, tug-of-war and catch.

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

So cute!

Congratulations, Peanut Butter, you are Officially Amazing! 🥳

Are you a gaming pro like PB? See if you can get a pawfect score on our Dogs Quiz.