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Excited dog plays with baby

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:09:15 -0800

Have you ennui? Then watch as: Excited dog plays with baby

By: amethysts

amethysts — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:12:37 -0800

That made my day. I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever feel the need for kids and dogs if I can just watch them on youtube.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:12:48 -0800

Shelties are the best dog in the world.

By: Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:13:05 -0800

So sweet it makes my teeth hurt.

By: dilettante

dilettante — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:14:43 -0800

Good dog!

By: Mister Moofoo

Mister Moofoo — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:15:14 -0800

I finally know what I want to be when I grow up. What do you mean, I can't be a dog?.

By: Malor

Malor — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:18:21 -0800

User alert: if you're allergic to cute, you'll go into full anaphylactic shock from that video. I've seen that linked at least three times now, and I watch the whole thing every time. Great fun. What a neat dog.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:18:25 -0800

GONE-ui.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:19:10 -0800

Okay, so I *really* needed that today. Thanks! My dog does that all the time. Dogs are so awesome.

By: SPrintF

SPrintF — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:21:00 -0800

Shetland Sheepdogs are herding dogs. Herding behavior is basically predatory stalking minus all the biting. As you watch this video, consider that the dog is doing an outstanding job of keeping the baby under control. That said: sooooo cute!

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:23:11 -0800

*Nods.* I'll see you an excited cat playing with a ball.

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:26:01 -0800

It seems to me, when puppies play-fight with each other it is distinctly different behavior from genuine, bloodletting fighting. So maybe this is "play-herding" and does not have the aggression or nipping that you would get during actual herding.

By: amethysts

amethysts — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:26:34 -0800

Oh, when the baby starts crawling towards him in earnest and the dog does that frantic-head-wave move that dogs do when they're almost delirious with joy.

By: Madame Psychosis

Madame Psychosis — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:31:16 -0800

Now THAT is the definition of "good with kids." Awesome.

By: bewilderbeast

bewilderbeast — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:31:35 -0800

Oh man, when the baby falls down and the dog drops to the ground! This is the best dog.

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:31:49 -0800

Also the dog licked the baby. Licked the baby!

By: TooFewShoes

TooFewShoes — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:34:13 -0800

Love it! I saved that to my favorites so I can watch it when I'm feeling down.

By: christopherious

christopherious — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:35:07 -0800

My only direct experience with a Sheltie is one I encounter in my neighborhood while walking my dog. The owner brings it to the local park and stands on the lawn while the dog runs around and around at top speed on a retractable leash, barking shrilly and incessantly, non-stop. You can hear the barks for blocks around. As my dog and I get near and the other dog spots us, it goes absolutely nuts and barks even more loudly and shrilly, straining the leash, while the owner just watches and does nothing. I can't tell what my dog thinks of all that. The (very cute) Sheltie in that youtube looks rather sane by comparison.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:37:02 -0800

Dog: "House apes are just SO ADORABLE when they're that age!!" Cat: "Meh."

By: amethysts

amethysts — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:45:02 -0800

I just got sucked into a never-ending vortex of babies and cats and dogs harassing each other. I have got to turn this computer off.

By: weezy

weezy — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:57:36 -0800

Kid + excited dog = that carpet is doomed.

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:04:45 -0800

Slightly off-topic, but when I was a kid I had a Sheltie. The dog used to go completely off her nut whenever my grandfather visited (a few times a year).

By: Kat Allison

Kat Allison — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:04:52 -0800

The dog+baby video is adorable and all, sure, but Greg_Ace's link is hilarious, and Sadie is definitely wins for Most Patient Cat, as well as Best Sustained Deadpan Under Trying Circumstances.

By: davejay

davejay — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:07:07 -0800

And that is the very definition of a good dog.

By: knave

knave — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:13:28 -0800

This one, uploaded by the same user, is awful, mean, and fucking hilarious.

By: sallybrown

sallybrown — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:43:08 -0800

What's so great about this is the dog is clearly humoring the baby and loving it, like an adult human playing peek-a-boo. The dog never gets so excited that he loses control. He's just doing whatever he can to make the baby happy.

By: bicyclefish

bicyclefish — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:44:34 -0800

* Dog and baby each sold separately. Recommended for ages 25-40. Ask your parents before calling. Baby may grow up.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:54:39 -0800

That dog was totally intentionally entertaining that baby.

By: CrazyLemonade

CrazyLemonade — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:57:15 -0800

By: Tashtego

Tashtego — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:59:02 -0800

Dogs are the best people.

By: RobotVoodooPower

RobotVoodooPower — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:02:34 -0800

I got some burritos at the grocery store, but I think the store brand is better, the other one had too much MSG. And no bits of corn.

By: Rhomboid

Rhomboid — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:08:48 -0800

This one, uploaded by the same user I'm sorry, but this 'same user' is someone that just steals other people's videos and uploads them under their own name to drive traffic to their shitty entertainment blog. Here's the same dog/baby clip uploaded to youtube more than 2 years prior -- who knows if that was the original author or not.

By: emjaybee

emjaybee — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:10:19 -0800

Dog: OMG OMG THEY FINALLY GOT ME SOMETHING TO HERD11!!! Baby: OMG OMG MY BIG HAIRY BROTHER IS AWESOME!!1!!

By: knave

knave — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:10:38 -0800

Yeah Rhomboid, I realized that, and it's why I chose the word "uploaded" instead of giving the blogger credit for actually creating it.

By: IAmBroom

IAmBroom — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:13:47 -0800

Shelties are the ~~best~~ bitiest, most obnoxiously territorial dogs in the world. FTFY, crunchland. YMMV, but I've known several (from different homes) of whom that is true. Great with your children. Assholes to guests. Perfect for Ted Kozinski.

By: Monkeymoo

Monkeymoo — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:15:54 -0800

Thank you. Truly beautiful. If anyone is in the mood for more canine/infant interaction then check out Wolf dog sings to a baby to stop his cry

By: crunchland

crunchland — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:39:33 -0800

FTFY, crunchland. Oh, I don't know. They can be yippy, that's for sure. I had one when I was younger. She was the smartest dog I've ever taken care of. On the other hand, I used to live next door to a woman who had two, and she let them live outside in the backyard when the weather was decent, and those dogs tirelessly barked at everything.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:43:31 -0800

My parents had a Shepherd that they had to get rid of when my brother learned to walk. The Shepherd was a little too enthusiastic about shepherding my brother -- would keep him pinned in the corner of any room he was in, wouldn't let anyone but my parents near him, etc. That was a dog that needed a whole herd of sheep, and a single toddler was really no substitute.

By: The Lurkers Support Me in Email

The Lurkers Support Me in Email — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:54:46 -0800

Oh man, I loved that. Thanks! However, the ennui remains.

By: carping demon

carping demon — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:01:31 -0800

The dog's cool, but I don't like the corners on that table.

By: jamaro

jamaro — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:04:02 -0800

I like when the baby snort laughs (around 1:30). When my son was that age he would start laughing so hard that he would inevitably snort. The noise of the snort would make him laugh even harder, leading to more snorting and even more laughing and even more snorting until tears popped out of his eyes like a little cartoon character. I plan to tell that story to his first date.

By: Jimmy Havok

Jimmy Havok — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:52:18 -0800

Shelties can go both ways. My friend had one that was the worst neurotic freak, but then, she was the worst neurotic freak herself, so no surprise. I'll bet that baby's parents were just as fun as he is, and that's why their dog is so great.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:59:38 -0800

I just happened to have some good ol' Hammond B3 honky-tonk (Green Street, John Stein, if you're interested) playing in the background while reading this thread, and -- holy crap, the wolf in the video Monkeymoo linked to is howling some awesome blues in G!!

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:29:30 -0800

BTW, not actually a wolf...Malamute, maybe?

By: pracowity

pracowity — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:00:47 -0800

Yeah, but "raised by Malamutes" doesn't pick up chicks at the bar. Unless maybe that bar is the Malamute saloon. In which case, stay away from the lady that's known as Lou.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:39:57 -0800

Oh, I don't know, I think "raised by Malamutes" has kind of a nice ring to it, actually. Then again, I've never ever managed to pick up a chick in a bar, so there you go....

By: Kevin Street

Kevin Street — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:50:27 -0800

I knew a sheltie once that was a reverse guard dog. He loved it when people entered his house, but barked and howled and whined when anyone tried to leave. His owners had to hold him back or he'd nip your pant leg and hold on when you tried to go out the door. This video is super cute. You can bet that kid is going to grow up to be a dog lover. Even if he forgets what happened on the video, the idea of being ecstatically happy will be mixed up with dogs in his subconscious.

By: iamck

iamck — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:29:55 -0800

Is this something I'd need to have baby to understand?

By: Runcible Spoon

Runcible Spoon — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:22:41 -0800

A white carpet with a baby and a long haired dog? Maintenance nightmare.

By: phogirl

phogirl — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:36:51 -0800

stinkin' adorable! If a baby laughing until he snorts doesn't put a smile on your face, check your pulse. I've never had a dog but I like that one!

By: namewithoutwords

namewithoutwords — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:43:28 -0800

I have a mutt who plays that exact same game, only with me he sometimes like to jump up and bounce off of my legs, then immediately hit the ground into that crouch before taking off and doing it again. He loves this game, and we play it at least once a day. dogs are great.

By: ennui.bz

ennui.bz — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:48:41 -0800

i remain.

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:01:52 -0800

Aww, reminds me of my husky.

By: contessa

contessa — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:04:40 -0800

HEART MELTS.

By: Ruthless Bunny

Ruthless Bunny — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:05:24 -0800

AWWWW! We just adopted two kittens and we get that KYUTE kitty-playing stuff every day. I can't say I ever get tired of it. Oh, and it's it the best when the kitty with the loud purr gets on you and nuzzles you and shuts his eyes for a nap? At least until you have to get up for something and you realize that you have to wake the fuzz-ball. Ah, kids, dogs and kittens...

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:13:39 -0800

I knew a sheltie once that was a reverse guard dog. He loved it when people entered his house, but barked and howled and whined when anyone tried to leave. His owners had to hold him back or he'd nip your pant leg and hold on when you tried to go out the door. Our Jack Russell Terrier does this. If he likes you (and he will decide this quickly), YOU CANNOT LEAVE. HE MISSES YOU ALREADY. STAY!!

By: quin

quin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:25:22 -0800

My herding dog does this exact same thing with our cats. The cat's reaction tends to be less hysterical laughter and more puffing up twice their normal size and frantically spinning around so the dog can't sneak up on them, also; swatting everything in sight. This gets the dog so excited she starts to zoom around like she's been eating amphetamines all day. Unfortunately, when this happens, it invariably goes on for too long. Not because I'm cruel and want to watch a scared cat, but because I'm laughing so hard, I'm incapable of helping. (This makes me no less cruel, just not as malicious.)

By: sneebler

sneebler — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:55:51 -0800

Once my brother was looking after a friend's house out in the country. The people had two Shelties, and neither of them seemed very bright to me. Occasionally a small plane would fly over, and the bigger dog would perk up his ears, spot the plane and then set off running after it. My brother said he would basically run until he met an object that he couldn't jump over. But clearly good with kids!

By: Increase

Increase — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:12:43 -0800

Quick, someone package this up into an Improvised Cute Bomb (ICB) and lob it into the nearest conflict zone.

By: regicide is good for you

regicide is good for you — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:18:50 -0800

STOP MAKING ME LOVE DOGS