What does Ryan Lochte like to do when he's not in the pool?

These days, it's watching movies on his couch — with his dog Carter.

"He likes action movies," Lochte said.

Carter, it turns out, is a large Doberman. "He's a big baby," Lochte said, taking questions a couple of hours after he had to settle for an Olympic silver behind Michael Phelps in the 200-meter individual medley. "But he thinks he's a lap dog. He's 92 pounds. I don't get it."

And will Lochte be bringing Carter any souvenirs back from London?

Lochte smiled: "Five medals."

— Maria Sanminiatelli — Twitter http://twitter.com/SanMin68

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