I'm a loser, too!
Umm... I mean I tend to lose things like sunglasses, keys, iPods etc.
I have a Nano but I use my Gen-1 and 2 Shuffles when working out. Not so upsetting if I drop a dumbell on it, or forget it in a locker...

I actually had a friend's lab nearly swallow my first shuffle... had to put it out of his throat gently by the ear cable/cord so it wouldn't go all the way down his gullet. Wiped off the dog spit, it worked fine!