Just to get things straight, Steve-O did not just go to Peru to find and adopt a street dog. He went there for a show that he was shooting on rock-climbing, and decided that he needed an animal companion. He bought two bags of dog food and started wandering around the city to find street dogs that would accept a handout from him, and eventually found Wendy. I guess no one told Steve-O by this point that dogs are either going to shy away from humans or just follow them because they figure they’ll get fed. It’s obvious that they will definitely remain loyal when given affection but initially it seems like Wendy kept coming around simply because she knew Steve-O would give her food and companionship.
At one point however she did manage to lead several other dogs to Steve-O, no doubt because they were just as hungry and thought that he would feed them. You’ll notice that there’s only one sequence in which the other dogs are shown. I’m not about to say that Steve-O is completely full of it but he was definitely careful with his edits and didn’t show anything but the love and affection he supposedly has for Wendy, which is really touching when you put it out there. Dogs can be a great friend to have around if you give them the affection and care they desire, but I really think that he’s reading too much into it at first. Wendy was hungry, he was feeding her, she needed a place to stay, he gave her that. And once he helped bathe her, slept in the same tent and bonded with her, of course she was bound to stick around. Dogs are funny sometimes, they’ll either want nothing to do with humans or they’ll act like you’re their best friend within minutes of meeting each other.
Steve-O’s career has certainly taken a different turn from his Jackass days when he was one of the poor saps that had to do some of the grossest skits. Do any of you remember how he had to sit in a honeybucket that was filled with all sorts of nasty bile and waste while it was being flung skyward? Or how about when he had to snort wasabi? This guy has had to go through some of the absolutely worst things in his career, and all in the name of amusement. It would seem that he’s still doing this but to a much lesser degree since searching around for a street dog to befriend isn’t all that bad. Climbing up a mountain with four other celebrities isn’t that bad either compared to what he used to do. But at this point I’m starting to wonder if the reason he’s going gray is just because of age or if all the stuff he’s done up to this point has really taken a toll on him. You’ve got to agree that he’s done a lot of stuff that could possibly mess a person up pretty badly. At least now he seems to be calming down a little.
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