Friday Night Fun
[guet post by Dana]
I’m a sucker for charming dog videos:
for this week’s dog video we’re going to play count the long bois pic.twitter.com/k9yuHGZoRT
— We Print Video (@infiniteobjects) July 24, 2020
P.S. They look like Borzois (Russian Wolfhounds), a large breed of dog. And there appears to be four of them in one house. Yikes.
P.P.S. In light of this video, I have been informed that my home is seriously lacking enough dog noses because the single nose of the 115-pound beast that lives here just isn’t enough…
–Dana
I love this video.
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/24/2020 @ 7:16 pmI swear I thought that there was only one (right most)real dog in the video. Not until the center dog shook its head, throwing the curtain back, did I let go of my conviction that three noses were puppets. (pun attempted)
felipe (023cc9) — 7/24/2020 @ 7:49 pmIt’s the wall and window that look like a stage set to me … or a puppet stage.
nk (1d9030) — 7/24/2020 @ 7:55 pmDefinitely look like borzois. Have always loved sighthounds.
Those pooches need a large field.
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Here’s my contribution to funny dogs:
https://twitter.com/humorandanimals/status/1281201347229028352?s=20
harkin (5af287) — 7/24/2020 @ 8:40 pm_
That’s hilarious, harkin.
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/24/2020 @ 9:05 pmCute dog and bonus cute baby
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1286744319764975618
Davethulhu (fab944) — 7/24/2020 @ 9:35 pmGood dogies
mg (8cbc69) — 7/25/2020 @ 2:21 amIt’s one thing to have a single horse poking through a window, but four horses. Good golly.
Paul Montagu (0a7316) — 7/25/2020 @ 9:08 amSome of the best times of my life were spent with two whippets — with their awesome sprint and elegant trot, and sudden turning on a dime, and wild excitement every time I visited (either because I’m so lovable or because they knew that an adventure was ahead).
Radegunda (e1ea47) — 7/25/2020 @ 9:24 amWish I had on film the time that one of them was warily stalking a crouching beast on the trail side and then suddenly realized it was a log. He actually looked embarrassed.
One of my favorite YouTube genres lately has been stray-dog rescues. Hope for Paws does a lot of them. If you want a happy-ending story for the day, you’ll get it there.
I saw a peculiar variation on the theme: puppies with “sad” notes around their necks, or on the box they’re in, saying “I’ve been abandoned, please take me home,” in English, though various visual clues suggest the setting is not a place where English is the primary language, and there are English captions on the video but no one says a word, and the puppies look clean and well-fed … So whoever is doing that scam hasn’t given much thought to making it look marginally authentic.
Radegunda (e1ea47) — 7/25/2020 @ 9:33 amRadegunda,
Embarrassment is a common look on the face of the fierce beast who lives here. Whether it’s a potted plant threatening him, a trash can on the sidewalk that needs to be taken down, or a child’s toy in someone’s yard that he thinks is a cat, he regularly springs in to action, and then inevitably slinks away, refusing to make eye contact with us. Bringing shame and embarrassment to German Shepherds everywhere.
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/25/2020 @ 9:59 amDana,
Radegunda (e1ea47) — 7/25/2020 @ 10:18 amA funny cat episode: I was quietly watching through a glass door as the cat, sitting on a small deck table, looked intently at a butterfly up on some vines on the wall, and carefully prepared to pounce, and pounced, and her front half fell down into the vines while her hindquarters remained on the table. She pulled herself up and looked around her shoulder toward the glass door, and I just know she was thinking “I hope nobody saw that.”
Dana, what kind of dog do you have in your home. Many, many years ago I have a sweet little Newfoundland girl. Who just weighed 135 pounds. Best dog I have ever been around; so much missed.
Simon Jester (8378a9) — 7/25/2020 @ 10:50 amSimon Jester,
He’s a German Shepherd. Big and intimidating in appearance only. In reality, he is a big clumsy goofball who loves anyone who fawns over him, and wants nothing more than to have other dogs chase him. Unfortunately, he has the social skills of a 12-year old boy, so he’s so overly-eager that his overtures are frequently met with rejection by other dogs. Poor guy. But he does have a few good-hearted neighborhood buds who overlook his lack of social skills, and chase him as requested. This is the first time we’ve only had one dog in the house. Typically it’s three. Always big, and always sounding like wild horses running through the house. One is a relief.
Dana (25e0dc) — 7/25/2020 @ 11:19 amI haven’t had a dog in twenty years, Dana, and it causes me pain. Dogs taught me how to have better relationships with people. Unconditional love is a dog thing, not a people thing. And a big dog really is emphatic about it.
When I got my second Newfie, I lived in San Diego (not great for Newfies, nor for me, honestly…though we both appreciated carne asada burritos). This dog came to me fully trained and was just superb. So I was walking down the street in Clairmont at twilight (better for dog and myself) and a sketchy person, clearly on something, started across the street toward me.
“Is your dog mean?” he slurred.
“Depends on what you have in mind,” I replied.
And my dog, who had sat instantly when I stopped walking growled deeper than I can generate.
From the other guy’s point of view, all he saw in the twilight were eyes and teeth are roughly waist level on me. He waved and went back to his side of the street.
Please give a treat to your canine symbiont. I miss the three dogs I have owned, so very much. Especially in these weird times.
Simon Jester (8378a9) — 7/25/2020 @ 12:49 pmFar Side: How to recognize the moods of an Irish setter.
nk (1d9030) — 7/25/2020 @ 3:52 pmI had a dog who jumped through a window when the pizza guy showed up at my house (wrong address) He was about a year old but over 80 lbs of overpowered canine. He jumps through the window, couple scratches, terrifies the pizza guy, then completely ignores him because clearly anyone who pisses themself is not a threat, and goes over and topples Mrs. Kerkerings trash can.
steveg (43b7a5) — 7/27/2020 @ 9:00 am