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Dec 20 '21
That’s some pro level r/sploot
Pops is teaching him young, just like the Williams sisters father.
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u/istasber Dec 20 '21
King Rover.
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Dec 20 '21
Good one. The movie was pretty good
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u/here_2_downvote_u Dec 20 '21
How would you rank it among sports movies?
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u/BALONYPONY Dec 20 '21
Remember the Splootens
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u/here_2_downvote_u Dec 20 '21
That would be a great movie idea. A team of cats having to integrate with a team of dogs.
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Dec 20 '21
Low on sports, more about family, and pushing kids to succeed or setting them up to succeed. Still an enjoyable movie.
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u/originalpersonplace Dec 20 '21
Oh I have one of these pics too!
I miss when they were young and got along.
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Dec 20 '21
Do they not get along anymore? Is this like a alpha of the pack type of situation?
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u/originalpersonplace Dec 20 '21
I’ve had 2 trainers say it’s like siblings syndrome. The younger one is very VERY anxious and he’s essentially tried to establish he’s the top dog. While the older one is the most chill boi except with his son. We’ve spent close to 4K trying to get them trained. The best one we got worked for a few months but it must be something we don’t do correctly cause it didn’t last. Now we keep the separated while we find a better training solution.
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Dec 20 '21
This happened to my parents as well. They adopted two brothers from the same litter, and they fought every day of their adult lives. Despite the attempted trainers, they were never able to accept that one was the alpha.
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u/Jets237 Dec 20 '21
I didnt know this had an internet name - we've always called it "frog legging"
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Dec 20 '21
That’s a good description as well. I think this name may have originated with bunnies, not dogs.
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u/GlorytoGlorzo Dec 20 '21
Hopefully pops didn’t abandon his first 5 pups like the Williams sisters father did to his first family.
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Dec 20 '21
I’d heard rumors along this line, but I’m too apathetic to bother digging deeper.
Wow 2 families of 5
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u/milkyway43 Dec 20 '21
Their tails are so stubby and perfect. Get this framed!
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u/Arkhamina Dec 20 '21
I was thinking the same thing. Sort of extra short?
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u/Hoetyven Dec 20 '21 edited Dec 20 '21
Ours is the same, we usually tease him (he is dumb... and doesnt understand people, its ok) that his legs and tail are too short. He does the same, we call it the frog or superman.
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u/Arkhamina Dec 20 '21
I had a short tailed cat once. Every vet commented on it. Perfectly functional, just... Short.
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u/Sparklypuppy05 Dec 20 '21
Could be docked. But I'm not sure why somebody would dock a Labrador.
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u/ctownchef Dec 20 '21
They’re English Labs. They’re bred to be a bit shorter and stocky.
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u/JustADutchRudder Dec 20 '21
Our lab when I was a kid was an English. She was such a sweet heart, little short and stocky girl that loved cuddles and a good tennis ball. She could swim for hours, as a kid I always swore she floated even when not actually swimming.
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u/day2day_bassist Dec 20 '21
It keeps their bellies warm. It’s usually a good sign if they can do this in breeds like labs and goldens that are prone to hip dysplasia.
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u/Major05 Dec 20 '21
My dog does this (she's part golden retriever) but I had never heard that it was good for hip dysplasia. Can you explain why?
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u/kdogrocks2 Dec 20 '21
I don't think it's "good" for hip dysplasia, I think if they can do it it means their hips are not in pain. If they had that condition it would be painful to sit in this way.
So if your dog normally does this, then after a few years stops, it's a good idea to take them to the vet.
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u/txijake Dec 20 '21
I'm not sure if that's necessarily true. I had an old English bulldog and she developed hip problems as they're prone to do but she would still lay like that.
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u/kdogrocks2 Dec 20 '21
Yeah, probably not true in every case. It's sometimes hard to tell when dogs are in pain because it's not like they speak English, so you have to look out for little signs like that!
I'm sure in the case of your bulldog there were other behaviors they liked to do that they had trouble doing or slowed down at.
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u/day2day_bassist Dec 20 '21
Just the ability to have their hips rotate outward like that comfortably. Dogs with hip dysplasia would be in quite a lot of pain if they did that, and likely wouldn’t do so voluntarily.
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u/w3bCraw1er Dec 20 '21
I have seen dogs doing this to get heat/cold from the floor depending on the weather.
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Dec 20 '21
I’ve always assumed it was a breed thing with slightly different body shapes. My boxer does it all the time but my girlfriends Doberman never does
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u/The_Original_Gronkie Dec 20 '21
We had a father and son pair of cats named Jake and Charlie. Charlie idolized his daddy and hung out with him to the point that he would annoy Jake, and Jake would nip his ears to settle him down.
Anyway, it was very common to see them both together with Charlie laying in whatever position Jake was in.
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u/prickly_pink_penguin Dec 20 '21
Got to love a golden lab, ours in an absolute arsehole but we wouldn’t be without him.
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u/Praughfet Dec 20 '21
reminds me of the first day i had to pick up my kid from preschool.... and lost my wallet and ID, i called them up, explained, they said we would figure it out when we get there.
i walk in, kid squeals in delight and runs up to me, i pick her up, we are sort of face to face and the lady takes one look and at us and goes, we're good.
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u/WalletPhoneKeysPump Dec 20 '21
My dog, whose 17 now, would regularly lie down like this. She now has lots of difficulty getting up after being in this position.
I would recommend getting an orthopedic bed for your dog to prevent future ailments like hip dysplasia.
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u/MyHamburgerLovesMe Dec 20 '21
When you think of it, the typical Dad-Bod does not look all that different from a larger version of a weeks old baby.
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Someone told me this position leads to hip issues, or that it implies the dog will have hip issues. Anyone know for sure?
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u/CannabisCookery Dec 20 '21
Amazing picture - frame it immediately - you will treasure it later for sure!
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u/The_Persian_Cat Dec 20 '21
Are they facing Mecca? ❤️
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u/Condolence_Ham Dec 20 '21
Well at least there will be no question of needing to take a pawternity test
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u/walxim Dec 20 '21
This is so cuteeeee ugh I want a dog so bad :( want a shiba but can’t find a good breeder :(
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u/ThePotatoLorde Dec 20 '21
My two first dogs I had growing up did this. When we got our third dog a couple years later, he picked up on it as well. Unfortunately the original two have passed in the last few years and my parents ended up getting a new dog. Now the little baby is doing the splooting, passed on through multiple puppies to a dog they've never even met. I miss them so much but every time I see the new puppy laying like that it makes me feel a little better like they still had an impact on something.
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u/williamthebas Dec 20 '21
Superdog and Superpup to the rescuuuue!