text: Let's hear it for the Soft Kronche™ — Cute Overload
  Let's hear it for the Soft Kronche™
  Do you know what I mean? The "Soft Kronche™" is when a dog takes a really slow, soft bite on something—real gentle-like—I love that. They're like: "Is eet OK to bite?" Like when they take a treat, it's a responsible, soft, kronche.
  Oh… the eyes. The sweet soft little "cronche". You just wait, he'll (she'll?) start CRONCHE!!!-ing it soon enough, and then we'll have photos of the ensuing tug-o-war.
  Okay, just shoot me now. That "paws up" kittypic almost did me in. This finishes it off.
  Tse paws, and the litle ears, and the eyes… aww I wants it.
  Where do I get one? 😉
  July 4, 2006 at 7:09 pm
  omg! the eyes! the paws! the fur! the size! the hand is probably bigger than the head…
  my 7 yr old dog does the same kronche kind of bites..
  It's cute on it's own…then you notice it's size in relation to the human paw beside it and suddenly it becomes the UBER CUTE OF DOOM!
  Could those little claws be any cuter?! And those please play with me eyes! Lovin' it!
  Those soft bites don't come natural, I've had to spend many hours teaching mine to take things "nicely" as I tell them.
  Lulu – Yes!!! Must touch the Uber Cute NOW!!, even though it will melt me into helpless puddle of goo!!!!!!
  SoftKronche sounds like some kind of ice cream treat, or chocolate bar. Now I'm hungry.
  You're my hero, Meg. 🙂
  wait.. is that his BACK paw on the chewie? I'm confused…
  How adorable is that?!!? Just thinking about Soft Kronche makes my teeth go all chewy. "Nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeh."
  Yes, Cuteness Lover, that is exactly what we tell our dogs. "Nicely". It's so funny, if we repeat it a couple of times they get so "careful" that only their lips open up to take the treat.
  My G-pig Zoe had 5 babies on Thursday night! Just after my daughter and I left on vacation! The little bugger. My son called to tell us they were born. Sooooo cute! 🙂
  I've been going to this site ever since slashdot mentioned it..lol.
  Let's not forget the every day item making it look small… The thumb nail is almost as big as the nose! OMG!!!
  amelionaire says:
  Now that puplette IS anerable, but the toy does look unfortunately like it's a big ole pair of testicles…..
  (C'mon – I can't be the only person who thought this, surely?!) Perhaps this was deliberate, to limit the Head-Explosion Factor…?
  Cutener, I don't mean to get personal, but if your testicles look like THAT, perhaps it's time to get your gear to a doctor.
  Heh! When my pug takes a treat, it's like a violent treat-annihilating tsunami of fury. She's a bit maniacal, though. The day she "cronches" will be the day I take a nap without constantly fearing a dog making out with me. Is it weird that I've learned to like sleeping with a pillow on my face for safety?
  Thanks, Q…we are enjoying our babies to the max!
  Meg….which animals do YOU have at home? You definitely understand and have perfected the terminology…..moist nosicles and soft kronches, …honk-shu, muzzlepuffs….oh soooo perfect!! 🙂
  …and the ultimate…….squeeeeeeee
  July 5, 2006 at 3:00 am
  I liked the question about which of his feet was on the toy…. I like to imagine (look closely at the picture) that he has only THREE feet!
  Just because the other back leg is hidden doesn't prove it exists. Muah-ha-hah.
  I have no ani-pals at home! None! C.O. is my virtual pet.
  In the past and growing up, however, we had cats, a dog and LOTS of aquarium fish.
  I think everyone knows the Soft Kronshe, right? It's not rocket surgery!
  As I say when I see puppies at work…
  Dawww…lookit dat face!!!!
  I think retrievers were bred (and trained) not to "bust birds" — that is, bring them back more-or-less intact to the hunter with the shotgun. Their instinct, like with most predatory animals, would probably be just to eat it. The fact that they can overcome their "nature" the way we humans do (in some limited way) may not be rocket surgery… but it surely is brain science.
  This little one is called Tara . A friend pointed out that Tara is "A Rat" backwards. She was only about 10 week old and less than a kilogram when the photo was taken.
  Yes, grrrromit, it is a bit weird to sleep with a pillow on one's face. But I'm won't criticise your adaption to a hostile environment. Wanting a pillow may well be a survival trait.
  I have only one thing to add: LOWER LIP!!!
  TIny, soft, slightly moist and completes the worried look.. Awwwwww! Know what I mean?
  Chamcent says:
  Awwww omg so adorable!!
  Question…what breed of dog is this?
  Aaaack! The eyes! The ear flops! and the PAWS! I'm on a Peace Corps assignment in Albania, and my previous host family's dog had puppies just before I left them, and ever since I saw that litter, I can never get enough PAW imagery! *plays with teensy claws*
  *misses previous host family and Da Pups*
  Hey, J.Bo, I don't have any testicles, what with being a woman and all, but I'll bear your advice in mind….. ;p
  Iddle cutey-paws! **head explodes**
  Jack Russel (not pure bred)
  look at his huge eyes
  i no how cute he is this cute aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  One of my two dogs does the Soft Kronche. He is a 10 yr. old terrier mix and looks vaguely like this little guy, except with huge ears. Similar soulful eyes, though!
  oh sweet sweet puppah,
  you're two colored fur,
  is so soft and fluffah,
  my heart is all a-purr!
  Cute black leetle nose,
  big moist puppah eyes,
  In my rack you could doze,
  While I count leetle puppah sighs..
  Well, Meg, I am sure-tainly glad that CO is your virtual pet!
  I especially love the fact that all this kyootness is expressed in words, phrases, and syllables many of which have never been seen (or spelled) before!
  And the creativity that ensues! Amazin'! 🙂
  oh and let the countdown begin…my sis-in-law made a wunnerful announcement yesterday….she's having puppahs! yes, in 'bout a week she will have 2 anerable aussie cattle dog pups…a blue & red..I promise to take snorgleablicious pics for all.
  omg, that is so cute it made me actually type omg! i so totally want to "soft kronche" that doggie's leettle nose.
  July 6, 2006 at 2:25 am
  this pup is so cute. i've never owned a pet before and am looking to own my first house soon. priority one is getting a dog.. and i want one exactly like this. what breed is this and how big would he or she get? thanks 🙂
  harmp….harmp…*tinygrowl*…haaarmp…
  Of all the cute dogs that have appeared on C.O., this one has got to be the tops. Tara – so sweet! So tiny! Such soft floppy ears! (Tristan G please tell us she still has all of her tail?)
  July 6, 2006 at 9:25 pm
  Naj–someone up there said it's a Jack Russell mix. Warning: saying they're energetic is like saying the Pope is religious. In other words, true, but a mighty understatement.
  This pup is making my ovaries go 'splodey, I can't stand it!
  I am very familiar w/ the Soft Kronche. I had a dog who loved to eat french fries. She would bite into them really gentle like. I called her the Gentle Fry Eater.