"It releases a hormone called oxytocin, which reduces stress."
September 21, 2017 10:34 PM Subscribe
Voiceover artist Paul Rugg demonstrates why the best way to relax is petting your dog.
After all these years, it turns out that Foamy the Freakadog was a documentary.
posted by darksasami at 11:13 PM on September 21, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by darksasami at 11:13 PM on September 21, 2017 [3 favorites]
I laughed so hard I cried.
posted by greermahoney at 11:15 PM on September 21, 2017 [7 favorites]
posted by greermahoney at 11:15 PM on September 21, 2017 [7 favorites]
Oh lord that was perfect. Between that and the Demi Adejuyigbe post, the videos in MeFi today have been terrific!
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:27 PM on September 21, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:27 PM on September 21, 2017 [1 favorite]
The dog didn't seem to cause any injury. Not a strong enough bite? Just playing?
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 12:11 AM on September 22, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 12:11 AM on September 22, 2017 [1 favorite]
omg I want a chihuahua so much.
"This dog, it vibrates?"
posted by sebastienbailard at 2:20 AM on September 22, 2017 [8 favorites]
"This dog, it vibrates?"
posted by sebastienbailard at 2:20 AM on September 22, 2017 [8 favorites]
The dog didn't seem to cause any injury. Not a strong enough bite? Just playing?
Just playing, for sure. Rugg is twiddling his fingers in front of the dog's mouth to get him to act like that. It's probably one of the standard games the dog plays.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 2:28 AM on September 22, 2017 [9 favorites]
Just playing, for sure. Rugg is twiddling his fingers in front of the dog's mouth to get him to act like that. It's probably one of the standard games the dog plays.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 2:28 AM on September 22, 2017 [9 favorites]
I was quite afraid of our neighbor's chihuahuas when I was 4-5 years old. This really brings it all back.
posted by amtho at 3:38 AM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by amtho at 3:38 AM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
I can attest that you feel quite high on oxytocin after events like liquid love, and some dances like contact improv, so yeah this works better with humans, but they are not necessarily as convenient.
posted by jeffburdges at 4:03 AM on September 22, 2017
posted by jeffburdges at 4:03 AM on September 22, 2017
I love Paul Rugg, I wish he'd do more. And, I wish that I could forget that, for many years, I thought his name was Paul Rudd, which meant movie trailers were very confusing.
posted by AzraelBrown at 4:37 AM on September 22, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by AzraelBrown at 4:37 AM on September 22, 2017 [4 favorites]
I was quite afraid of our neighbor's chihuahuas when I was 4-5 years old. This really brings it all back.
omg I want a chihuahua so much.
Same here! My auntie's aged zaftig chihuahua terrorized the fuck out of me when I was little, which only made me adore her, and chihuahuas in general, all the more. (Basically, I'm like the Will Graham of dog lovers.) These tiny crushable canines just have no patience with you or your vulnerable ankles and trivial emotions, lumbering humanoid.
posted by FelliniBlank at 7:30 AM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
omg I want a chihuahua so much.
Same here! My auntie's aged zaftig chihuahua terrorized the fuck out of me when I was little, which only made me adore her, and chihuahuas in general, all the more. (Basically, I'm like the Will Graham of dog lovers.) These tiny crushable canines just have no patience with you or your vulnerable ankles and trivial emotions, lumbering humanoid.
posted by FelliniBlank at 7:30 AM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
I have a friend with 2 chihuahuas that are like that. One of them is so old that he no longer has any teeth, so that game is a lot more fun for my friend now.
posted by Sophie1 at 7:30 AM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by Sophie1 at 7:30 AM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
Hahahha! That was so funny... Paul needs a little help from Caesar I'm afraid. That dog is a terror.
posted by cookiemaster at 7:44 AM on September 22, 2017
posted by cookiemaster at 7:44 AM on September 22, 2017
OMG this was awesome....
Paul needs a little help from Caesar I'm afraid
No. Just....ugh, no. He's a television personality, whose show is heavily edited. He's not a dog trainer, he lies about or simply doesn't understand dog body language, and certainly not a behaviorist. The people who actually study dog behavior pretty much all think he gives outdated and harmful advice. < /soapbox derail derby>
posted by biscotti at 8:32 AM on September 22, 2017 [11 favorites]
Paul needs a little help from Caesar I'm afraid
No. Just....ugh, no. He's a television personality, whose show is heavily edited. He's not a dog trainer, he lies about or simply doesn't understand dog body language, and certainly not a behaviorist. The people who actually study dog behavior pretty much all think he gives outdated and harmful advice. < /soapbox derail derby>
posted by biscotti at 8:32 AM on September 22, 2017 [11 favorites]
True story: recently my friend's 7-lb chi-terrier charged a large BEAR CUB climbing into my friend's backyard. The bear cub retreated.
Now, he was supported by his brother the 70-lb Lab.
But we all know who the bear cub was really scared of.
(And that's how my friend got some more grey hairs!)
posted by praemunire at 8:56 AM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
Now, he was supported by his brother the 70-lb Lab.
But we all know who the bear cub was really scared of.
(And that's how my friend got some more grey hairs!)
posted by praemunire at 8:56 AM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
Auntie's Zaftig Chihuahua sounds like the best Big Brother and the Holding Company cover band in the greater Fresno area.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 9:26 AM on September 22, 2017 [7 favorites]
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 9:26 AM on September 22, 2017 [7 favorites]
No. Just....ugh, no. He's a television personality, whose show is heavily edited.
Surely they were referring to Caesar, not Cesar. You know, former Follower of the Apocalypse, head of the Legion...
I mean, I don't recall anything in New Vegas mentioning that he's particularly good with dogs but he's gotta be better than Millan.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:49 AM on September 22, 2017
Surely they were referring to Caesar, not Cesar. You know, former Follower of the Apocalypse, head of the Legion...
I mean, I don't recall anything in New Vegas mentioning that he's particularly good with dogs but he's gotta be better than Millan.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:49 AM on September 22, 2017
Caesar's Commentary on Dog Training: All dogs are divided into three parts: lapdogs who inhabit the laps of man, guard dogs who are fierce defenders of the legions, and Wheaton Terriers who are adorable teddy bears who need kisses and snuggles all the time. Quis est vir bonus puer? Quis est?
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 11:16 AM on September 22, 2017 [9 favorites]
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 11:16 AM on September 22, 2017 [9 favorites]
Chihuahuas are the very, very best, and I'm not just saying that because mine is watching me type right now. I grew up with a retriever, a wolfhound, and a series of miscellaneous herding dogs, and I never thought I would become a Chihuahua person, but now I can't imagine life without one.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 2:48 PM on September 22, 2017
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 2:48 PM on September 22, 2017
Judy, the long-haired Chihuahua who runs the apartment I share with her and my husband Tommy.
posted by larrybob at 4:26 PM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by larrybob at 4:26 PM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
I was a long time "cat lady" and when I married a dog guy, I figured the dog (s) would be his. Fast forward to today, I work from home and have two beloved Velcro shitzus. My life is complete.
posted by kiwi-epitome at 7:45 PM on September 22, 2017
posted by kiwi-epitome at 7:45 PM on September 22, 2017
This had me crying! That little Chi is pretending so hard to be ferocious, you can tell it's his favorite game!
Paul needs a little help from Caesar I'm afraid
I once considered hiring a trainer to help with my big, sweet, remarkably dopey Boxer mix. The guy started talking about Cesar, and I asked him to leave. Rocky ended up taking a class with his little sister - a Pit Bull - through the local Pet Bull Project, where they respected the dogs.
posted by MissySedai at 9:04 PM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
Paul needs a little help from Caesar I'm afraid
I once considered hiring a trainer to help with my big, sweet, remarkably dopey Boxer mix. The guy started talking about Cesar, and I asked him to leave. Rocky ended up taking a class with his little sister - a Pit Bull - through the local Pet Bull Project, where they respected the dogs.
posted by MissySedai at 9:04 PM on September 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
I laughed out loud at this video, which gave my chiweenie an opening to run up and lick the roof of my mouth. Hilarity abruptly ended.
posted by Squeak Attack at 8:12 AM on September 24, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by Squeak Attack at 8:12 AM on September 24, 2017 [4 favorites]
I laughed out loud at this video, which gave my chiweenie an opening to run up and lick the roof of my mouth. Hilarity abruptly ended.
posted by Squeak Attack
Epony-glorious.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 8:20 AM on September 24, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by Squeak Attack
Epony-glorious.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 8:20 AM on September 24, 2017 [4 favorites]
That video was absolutely not what I was expecting at all.
posted by jenfullmoon at 11:26 AM on September 24, 2017
posted by jenfullmoon at 11:26 AM on September 24, 2017
My new hobby is springing interesting videos on MeFites lulled by my reputation.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:29 PM on September 24, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:29 PM on September 24, 2017 [3 favorites]
I needed that. This is a Dandelion Break™
posted by mikelieman at 3:22 PM on September 24, 2017
posted by mikelieman at 3:22 PM on September 24, 2017
Rocky ended up taking a class with his little sister - a Pit Bull - through the local Pet Bull Project, where they respected the dogs.
Am-Staff & PB mixes here from the local humane society and our local vet. Like any dog, you just have to keep in mind 2 things ( take-away from obedience classes.)
1) Stomach with legs.
2) Thought process: "Can I eat this?"
The rest is easy-peasy
posted by mikelieman at 3:28 PM on September 24, 2017 [1 favorite]
Am-Staff & PB mixes here from the local humane society and our local vet. Like any dog, you just have to keep in mind 2 things ( take-away from obedience classes.)
1) Stomach with legs.
2) Thought process: "Can I eat this?"
The rest is easy-peasy
posted by mikelieman at 3:28 PM on September 24, 2017 [1 favorite]
Let me add a couple:
3) Kiss Monster General - has a responsibility to kiss everyone.
4) Made of velcro.
Both of my dogs are like that, but the Pibble especially so. Rocky only has about 3 brain cells, so it took him longer than the Pibbles to catch on, but it was a way better training experience than he would have had with someone practicing the Cesar nonsense.
posted by MissySedai at 8:15 AM on September 26, 2017
3) Kiss Monster General - has a responsibility to kiss everyone.
4) Made of velcro.
Both of my dogs are like that, but the Pibble especially so. Rocky only has about 3 brain cells, so it took him longer than the Pibbles to catch on, but it was a way better training experience than he would have had with someone practicing the Cesar nonsense.
posted by MissySedai at 8:15 AM on September 26, 2017
demonsanddogweeds:
Umm, @why-animals-do-the-thing that IS aggression, right? Because that dog does NOT look like it wants to be petted.
why-animals-do-the-thing:
Augh, yeah, this looks like aggression to me. Which makes this video really disturbing, because it’s a very severely escalated response being played off as funny and cute since the dude isn’t actually getting hurt. This is a really prime example of what happens when people think aggressive behavior from little dogs is cute because it doesn’t do any damage and the dog ends up reacting more and more extremely in order to try to communicate that it is serious. [more]
posted by Lanark at 12:52 PM on September 30, 2017
Umm, @why-animals-do-the-thing that IS aggression, right? Because that dog does NOT look like it wants to be petted.
why-animals-do-the-thing:
Augh, yeah, this looks like aggression to me. Which makes this video really disturbing, because it’s a very severely escalated response being played off as funny and cute since the dude isn’t actually getting hurt. This is a really prime example of what happens when people think aggressive behavior from little dogs is cute because it doesn’t do any damage and the dog ends up reacting more and more extremely in order to try to communicate that it is serious. [more]
posted by Lanark at 12:52 PM on September 30, 2017
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