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July 6, 2017 8:24 PM Subscribe
Act I: Puppies vs. Stairs
Act II: Air-Pedaling Puppy
Act III: Puppies Learning to Howl [music and wee howling]
Act II: Air-Pedaling Puppy
Act III: Puppies Learning to Howl [music and wee howling]
#6 looks like he's made out of the carpet he's walking on!
posted by janey47 at 8:32 PM on July 6, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by janey47 at 8:32 PM on July 6, 2017 [3 favorites]
I am pretty sure all the stair puppies need me to give them snuggles for being such awesome dogs. Even if some of them aren't puppies any more. They were all so good at stairs!
There is always some terrible person to explain why dogs do the pedaling thing (they're panicking!) but mostly, dogs respond to our reactions -- we think it's cute so they think it's fun. I don't think that dog seems upset and I think a lot of times, dogs want to be like us and do what we do. Except, you know, they're dogs.
And all those little ferocious babies howling. Good pups.
posted by darksong at 9:59 PM on July 6, 2017 [1 favorite]
There is always some terrible person to explain why dogs do the pedaling thing (they're panicking!) but mostly, dogs respond to our reactions -- we think it's cute so they think it's fun. I don't think that dog seems upset and I think a lot of times, dogs want to be like us and do what we do. Except, you know, they're dogs.
And all those little ferocious babies howling. Good pups.
posted by darksong at 9:59 PM on July 6, 2017 [1 favorite]
I just want to say thank you, Johnny Wallflower, for this post and for all your recent posts. Thank you.
posted by goofyfoot at 11:57 PM on July 6, 2017 [6 favorites]
posted by goofyfoot at 11:57 PM on July 6, 2017 [6 favorites]
One of the cutest things I've ever seen was a video of two dogs at the top of some stairs. One of them was kind of scared and looked like he couldn't figure out how to get down...so the other one, in a pretty clear "Here, you do it like this" display, trotted down the stairs and back up. He did this a few times until the other dog got the idea and/or courage and joined him at the bottom. Good dogs.
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 5:43 AM on July 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 5:43 AM on July 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
A baseball cap for a pupper? With floppy ear holes? Yup, that made my Friday.
posted by gladly at 6:27 AM on July 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by gladly at 6:27 AM on July 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
I just love Poms with puppy cuts and I love that peddling little Pom omg.
posted by Room 641-A at 6:37 AM on July 7, 2017
posted by Room 641-A at 6:37 AM on July 7, 2017
This morning, as I refreshed the main page, I thought to myself, "Oh, God,I hope Johnny Wallflower has some good pups to share today." And, indeed, good pups these are.
posted by meese at 8:37 AM on July 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by meese at 8:37 AM on July 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
Here's the desktop version of the first link.
posted by grumpybear69 at 9:21 AM on July 7, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by grumpybear69 at 9:21 AM on July 7, 2017 [3 favorites]
Yeah, I wouldn't call myself a dog whisperer or anything, but it's hard to look at the pedaling dog's body language and see anything other than a relaxed, playful pup who's doing the weird arbitrary human thing 'cause the human is doing it. Having an actually panicking dog, even of that size, strapped to your chest while biking would be a very different experience.
posted by praemunire at 10:00 AM on July 7, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by praemunire at 10:00 AM on July 7, 2017 [2 favorites]
I follow an instagram account of a woman in Seattle who fosters kittens. (no doubt many of you do, as well, I think it is the most popular foster kitten account on insta). It is a rite of passage for the kittens to learn to navigate the stairs in the most adorable way possible. This video is my all time favorite for so many reasons, not least of which is that Eli, once escaping and rolling down to the second step, feels the need to return to the top to begin his official descent, step by step.
posted by janey47 at 10:23 AM on July 7, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by janey47 at 10:23 AM on July 7, 2017 [2 favorites]
One of the cutest things I've ever seen was a video of two dogs at the top of some stairs. One of them was kind of scared and looked like he couldn't figure out how to get down...so the other one, in a pretty clear "Here, you do it like this" display, trotted down the stairs and back up. He did this a few times until the other dog got the idea and/or courage and joined him at the bottom. Good dogs.
This one? It's one of my all-time favorite things on the internet!
posted by lunasol at 12:08 PM on July 7, 2017 [7 favorites]
This one? It's one of my all-time favorite things on the internet!
posted by lunasol at 12:08 PM on July 7, 2017 [7 favorites]
That's the one! I love seeing animals teach each other how to do stuff.
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 1:16 PM on July 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 1:16 PM on July 7, 2017 [1 favorite]
There's another one like that where the little dog is all "Holy crap! MIND. BLOWN." that I just love.
posted by praemunire at 3:05 PM on July 7, 2017
posted by praemunire at 3:05 PM on July 7, 2017
I like how the big dog waits til the little dog is down the stairs and then starts chewing on it lol...I have a dog like that. "You're jumping off the bed? Here, I will lie in wait to pounce on you..."
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 7:18 PM on July 7, 2017
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 7:18 PM on July 7, 2017
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