"Bubba, are you stuck?"
November 22, 2013 4:53 PM Subscribe
It is difficult to be a little dog with short legs. Long sleeves lie in wait everywhere. mlyt - cute - they're fine don't worry
Previously.
Previously.
I had no idea this was a thing, but yeah, tunnel dogs. Duh. And cute!
posted by buzzkillington at 5:20 PM on November 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by buzzkillington at 5:20 PM on November 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
I was wondering why only dachshunds until buzzkillington's remark, yeah, tunnel dogs FTW!
posted by janey47 at 5:34 PM on November 22, 2013
posted by janey47 at 5:34 PM on November 22, 2013
The cat in the first video is so disgusted that this cheap ploy for attention actually worked.
posted by queensissy at 5:52 PM on November 22, 2013 [15 favorites]
posted by queensissy at 5:52 PM on November 22, 2013 [15 favorites]
OMG, the look on the dog's face in the first video when the guy starts trying to get him out of the sweatshirt.
posted by hoyland at 5:52 PM on November 22, 2013 [9 favorites]
posted by hoyland at 5:52 PM on November 22, 2013 [9 favorites]
My girlfriend, upon seeing the second video:
"I keep expecting them to come out with wings."
posted by no mind at 6:07 PM on November 22, 2013 [8 favorites]
"I keep expecting them to come out with wings."
posted by no mind at 6:07 PM on November 22, 2013 [8 favorites]
I love the tail waggles.
posted by maryr at 6:42 PM on November 22, 2013 [7 favorites]
posted by maryr at 6:42 PM on November 22, 2013 [7 favorites]
In the first video, I love that Poncho's face says, "I sincerely do not know how this happened. Soooo...I think I am just going to lie here. No, no, it's okay. Just leave me. Oh, wait..there's help? Yay! No, really, thanks! Seriously, this is soooo embarrassing. Well, that seals it. Never drinking again."
posted by Kitteh at 6:48 PM on November 22, 2013 [6 favorites]
posted by Kitteh at 6:48 PM on November 22, 2013 [6 favorites]
PUPA = A PUP
posted by SPrintF at 7:11 PM on November 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by SPrintF at 7:11 PM on November 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
Get dem waggy tails! Evidence that self-bondage is not a hominid thing.
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:13 PM on November 22, 2013
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:13 PM on November 22, 2013
I kind of wonder if Poncho is wishing she would put down the phone and pitch in at one end or the other before his neck got too bendy-wendy trying to get squeezed out of there.
posted by blue suede stockings at 7:29 PM on November 22, 2013
posted by blue suede stockings at 7:29 PM on November 22, 2013
THERE IS A BADGER SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE
I WILL FIND IT
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 7:31 PM on November 22, 2013 [13 favorites]
I WILL FIND IT
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 7:31 PM on November 22, 2013 [13 favorites]
THIS HOLE WAS MADE FOR ME
DRRRRRR
--
I believe you're mishearing.
It's GRR...GRR...GRR...
posted by leotrotsky at 8:03 PM on November 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
DRRRRRR
--
I believe you're mishearing.
It's GRR...GRR...GRR...
posted by leotrotsky at 8:03 PM on November 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Cripes.The ignorance of the pet-owners here is truly cringe-worthy. Dachshunds are hounds, and were specifically bred to hunt badgers and pursue them in their underground burrows.
Actually, the earliest known records of dogs hunting badgers are contained in woodcuts published in 1560, and the German name Dachshund (pronounced "doxhoont") was being used as early as 1681. According to Laurence Horswell, a dachshund authority, "the real origin of the breed is embraced in the 300 years (1550-1850) during which German foresters and gamekeepers, along with landowning noblemen, sought to produce a badger dog capable of ighting his prey underground."
The morphology is deliberately adaptive, fomented through selective-breeding. This hard-wired burrowing behavior shouldn't ever be surprising for a responsible pet owner. It's entirely instinctive, and this is why specialized dog-beds for these pretty cool working-dogs exist.
I've never owned a dog in my life, and even I know this much. An animal isn't a lifestyle accessory like a watch, or a phone.
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 9:46 PM on November 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Actually, the earliest known records of dogs hunting badgers are contained in woodcuts published in 1560, and the German name Dachshund (pronounced "doxhoont") was being used as early as 1681. According to Laurence Horswell, a dachshund authority, "the real origin of the breed is embraced in the 300 years (1550-1850) during which German foresters and gamekeepers, along with landowning noblemen, sought to produce a badger dog capable of ighting his prey underground."
The morphology is deliberately adaptive, fomented through selective-breeding. This hard-wired burrowing behavior shouldn't ever be surprising for a responsible pet owner. It's entirely instinctive, and this is why specialized dog-beds for these pretty cool working-dogs exist.
I've never owned a dog in my life, and even I know this much. An animal isn't a lifestyle accessory like a watch, or a phone.
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 9:46 PM on November 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
I've never owned a dog in my life, and even I know this much. An animal isn't a lifestyle accessory like a watch, or a phone.
You probably don't know how fun it is when your animal gets stuck in a ridiculous yet harmless situation and is all NO I PLANNED THIS
posted by sweetkid at 10:07 PM on November 22, 2013 [10 favorites]
You probably don't know how fun it is when your animal gets stuck in a ridiculous yet harmless situation and is all NO I PLANNED THIS
posted by sweetkid at 10:07 PM on November 22, 2013 [10 favorites]
Cripes.The ignorance of the pet-owners here is truly cringe-worthy. Dachshunds are hounds, and were specifically bred to hunt badgers and pursue them in their underground burrows.
Yes, yes. In a similar vein, I understand human beings are marvels of evolution, endowed with a boundless intelligence, creativity, and emotional depth. That doesn't make it any less funny when I see some poor sap fall flat on his keester after slipping on a banana peel.
posted by Atom Eyes at 12:56 AM on November 23, 2013 [2 favorites]
Yes, yes. In a similar vein, I understand human beings are marvels of evolution, endowed with a boundless intelligence, creativity, and emotional depth. That doesn't make it any less funny when I see some poor sap fall flat on his keester after slipping on a banana peel.
posted by Atom Eyes at 12:56 AM on November 23, 2013 [2 favorites]
> specialized dog-beds
Most of which appear to riffs on the hotdog/sausage dog idea, admittedly.
posted by scruss at 5:46 AM on November 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
Most of which appear to riffs on the hotdog/sausage dog idea, admittedly.
posted by scruss at 5:46 AM on November 23, 2013 [1 favorite]
Jack Kerouac annoys me in ways I can't even describe, but he got it right when he said that "the dachshund is a snake full of love."
Unless, of course, you're a badger.
posted by corey flood at 9:06 AM on November 23, 2013
Unless, of course, you're a badger.
posted by corey flood at 9:06 AM on November 23, 2013
As a human with the proportions of a dachshund (long long torso, short legs), I get stuck in all kinds of ridiculous positions as well. The morphology just carries certain comic responsibilities.
That said, my tiny saddlebag beagle has a deranged denning instinct that leads him to burrow into my pillowcases but he lacks the intellect to understand the concept of backing up, which is why I wake fairly often to the sound of a lumpy, whimpering pillow thudding around under my bed.
posted by sonascope at 9:24 AM on November 23, 2013 [4 favorites]
That said, my tiny saddlebag beagle has a deranged denning instinct that leads him to burrow into my pillowcases but he lacks the intellect to understand the concept of backing up, which is why I wake fairly often to the sound of a lumpy, whimpering pillow thudding around under my bed.
posted by sonascope at 9:24 AM on November 23, 2013 [4 favorites]
When you get stuck in the sleeve of a sweatshirt it's comedy. When I get stuck in the sleeve of a sweatshirt its tragedy.
posted by maryr at 10:54 AM on November 23, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by maryr at 10:54 AM on November 23, 2013 [3 favorites]
That last puppy's nose is adorable. And he seems perfectly content in his cozy sweatshirt burrito.
posted by jaguar at 11:50 AM on November 23, 2013
posted by jaguar at 11:50 AM on November 23, 2013
When you get stuck in the sleeve of a sweatshirt it's comedy. When I get stuck in the sleeve of a sweatshirt its tragedy.
This reminds me of a sign I saw on a sidewalk blackboard today: "Laugh at your problems. Everyone else does."
posted by sweetkid at 11:51 AM on November 23, 2013
Dachshunds are hounds, and were specifically bred to hunt badgers and pursue them in their underground burrows.
In a similar vein, namely the whole what a dog is bred for: Beagles need room to sniff around, Pit Bulls [I mean Staffordshire Terrier, mine are totally that and not the scary animal you're thinking of at all /sarcasm] actually default higher on the awesome/loving/obedient with regards to humans scale than most breeds, Portuguese Water Dogs love to swim, and Basset Hounds will get fat and have health issues if given a sedintary lifestyle because they're a freaking working dog breed!
Bleh, I love working dogs. I mean working dog breeds >>> toy/pleasure breeds in my book, hands down. But you have to understand what you're getting into with certain breeds, as you can't really blame your Beagle pup for chewing on everything in the house if you don't give them enough activity outside nor should you be surprised when Billy the Basset develops health problems from being in your loft all his life. Not to mention being bred from a backyard breeder that 'cut you a deal for him' by only charging you $150 bucks when he was a puppy.
Blech, I digress and am a curmudgeon. Cute videos though.
posted by RolandOfEld at 7:13 PM on November 23, 2013
In a similar vein, namely the whole what a dog is bred for: Beagles need room to sniff around, Pit Bulls [I mean Staffordshire Terrier, mine are totally that and not the scary animal you're thinking of at all /sarcasm] actually default higher on the awesome/loving/obedient with regards to humans scale than most breeds, Portuguese Water Dogs love to swim, and Basset Hounds will get fat and have health issues if given a sedintary lifestyle because they're a freaking working dog breed!
Bleh, I love working dogs. I mean working dog breeds >>> toy/pleasure breeds in my book, hands down. But you have to understand what you're getting into with certain breeds, as you can't really blame your Beagle pup for chewing on everything in the house if you don't give them enough activity outside nor should you be surprised when Billy the Basset develops health problems from being in your loft all his life. Not to mention being bred from a backyard breeder that 'cut you a deal for him' by only charging you $150 bucks when he was a puppy.
Blech, I digress and am a curmudgeon. Cute videos though.
posted by RolandOfEld at 7:13 PM on November 23, 2013
and this is why specialized dog-beds for these pretty cool working-dogs exist.
You mean the ones that look like a bun sans hotdog right? I kid, I kid.....
posted by RolandOfEld at 7:30 PM on November 23, 2013
You mean the ones that look like a bun sans hotdog right? I kid, I kid.....
posted by RolandOfEld at 7:30 PM on November 23, 2013
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