I will never again mock dogs.

[rug]

[Taverner]

1. Dogs, cats, they are our only reliable link to our animalism

Keep them all

[nolabear]

2. *facepalm*

[Major Nikon]

3. I've never seen a cat eat a baby ruth from the literbox

[marzipanni]

4. Promise?

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The front and hind ends sometimes have a dispute.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

8. hahahahahah!

Hahahahaahahahahhahaahhahahahaahahhahhahahahahahahahhahahhahahah

*gasp*

Hahhahahahaahahahahahahhahahahaahahahahahaahahaahahaaahahahahhah

[nolabear]

10. Omg I can't breathe!

[MrsBrady]

11. i know....

that was so funny

[TorchTheWitch]

12. I'm embarrassed to admit my dog does something similar

He often treats his feet as if they are entirely separate creatures to stalk and attack. He doesn't get aggressive about it though like this dog... mine just finds it funny as hell and usually gets so filled with joy over it that he jumps up and starts chasing his tail. I know when it's coming because he'll start staring at his feet with the same kind of hunting interest that he gets about squirrels or bunnies or... um... actual real separate creatures. He also involves all four of them though seems to always end up being more interested in the hind end ones.

He's also figured out the great pleasure of the butt spin on the kitchen floor. My first Akita used to do this for kicks sometimes, but I figured that was just another of his wacky quirks. Usually it just starts out with him trying to reach around to sniff or clean his bum, but since he can't get any real grip on the kitchen floor he starts sliding around in a circle... and then he discovers it's WAY more fun to spin around in circles on the floor and whatever he was interested in about his butt is forgotten for the shear joy of butt spinning faster and faster. Very recently he's figured out that he can butt spin in both directions in the same spinning session, too. I think he's a bit koo-koo, but all the weird things he does are all out of happiness... and never fail to crack me up. It is a bit embarrassing that he often likes to have an audience other than just mewhen he's doing something nutso... "OMG, WHAT is your goofy dog doing??? BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" breaks up a lot of my conversations with people.

[marzipanni]

13. LOL x 5

I love your description, and I'd love to be in your dog's audience. He obviously has a sense of humor, and is smart enough to entertain himself. Do his feet move when he looks at them, to keep his attention?

I heard a segment on NPR about a dog study at a university in Austria. Five Border collies were brought in, and one had a ball thrown for her by her owner, then by the person doing the dog study. They left the dog alone in the room and observed her through a one-way mirror. She continued to play with the ball, entertaining herself, and that is an indication of intelligence.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/clever-dog-lab.html

Sally, our border collie-heeler mix, can toss a toy and chase it for herself. One of the best investments I have ever made was a 75% off, $1.27 dog-toy stuffed squirrel from C.V.S.. Sally tosses it repeatedly and bites its tail and body which both have squeakers inside. She's 12, but her youthful behavior comes out every day at least once when she brings a tennis ball, tire, or the squirrel,and barks to tell me it's time to play.

If I do something weird, like walk like a chicken or do a silly dance to music in the kitchen, Sally stares at me and I sense that she feels about the same way about my odd behavior as my 18-year-old son does, but can't express it by saying, "Mom, you're so weird."

[UTUSN]

5. Well, thanks for (finally) seeing the light. n/t

[Duer 157099]

6. can't stop laughing n/t

[BlancheSplanchnik]

7. the Looneytoons sound

When Sylvester gets clobbered in the face when he steps on a rake.....

But this is much funnier!

[Arugula Latte]

9. That reminds me of the post-election Republicans.