Useless and funny 'breed traits'.

Dizzy · Mar 25, 2013

Ok.... The default GSP sleeping position appears to be on the back, front legs tucked up like a little bunny and legs akimbo with lady or boy junk hanging out.

Very undignified.

Bodhi will sometimes sleep like this, but Fred ALWAYS sleeps like this. As do most gsp it seems!

How do these things become traits???

And what does your dog do???

milos_mommy · Mar 25, 2013

JRTs - known for their bouncing, which is hilarious. Pit bull smiles, IDK if they're totally useless but they're hilarious.

Dizzy · Mar 25, 2013

For example...

Paviche · Mar 25, 2013

That's too funny! Riff (who I'm 90% sure is half GSP) likes to sleep like that, except he has his front legs stretched out, not folded. The bunny fold is adorable!

Dizzy · Mar 25, 2013

Paviche said:

If they're not like that, they are straight up in the air

I have no idea how this has become a breed thing....

Hillside · Mar 25, 2013

Judging by some of the members here, male Malinois seem to only be able to get on the couch awkwardly.

Saeleofu · Mar 25, 2013

Default floor laying position for a collie is upside down (and while he's there in the corner, dachshunds need their ears reset to factory position regularly)

And default position for the couch is "collieball"

Also, after-bath baths, cat-style, are mandatory.

Boxers must be touching someone at all times.

misfitz · Mar 25, 2013

LOL, Sienna does this and I'm pretty sure she's part Sheltie.

Laurelin · Mar 25, 2013

My shelties didn't do the after bath cat thing but my papillons sure do. The shelties would just zoomie like idiots and run everybody over.

Red.Apricot · Mar 25, 2013

Hillside said:

Elsie does the opposite of that quite often; front paws on the floor, back paws on the chair.

Laurelin · Mar 25, 2013

In my experience all papillons sit on the back of the couch.

meepitsmeagan · Mar 25, 2013

Boxers are very good at pouting.

And also have strange sleeping habits.

And are lap dogs:

The cattle dogs like liking the couch. Weirdos.

ETA: Wow those are huge! I thought I fixed that problem. Dangggittt.

Georgygirl · Mar 25, 2013

Bostons are masters of the old man sit.....

CharlieDog · Mar 25, 2013

Georgygirl said:

Omg they REALLY are lol.

Boxers do this kidney bean thing when they're happy to see you. Almost every boxer I know does this.

Saeleofu · Mar 25, 2013

GOD YES.

Also very true!

Raegan · Mar 25, 2013

Tollers lack self-preservation instincts. Or an exit strategy.

houlahoops · Mar 26, 2013

Every 'houla my dad has ever had crawls on the floor. Frog position, dragging along with the front feet and letting the back legs drag. Dad calls it "steamrolled dog"

Dizzy · Mar 26, 2013

I wonder if that's where Bodhi gets her pout from then! I often call her pouty mcpouterson! Lol

Pintage · Mar 26, 2013

Laurelin said:

LOLOL. I just gave Lugia a bath the other day (it was still snowing outside w/ 6 inches on the ground) and forgot to block the dog door -- she wasn't completely dry yet and just tore outside, did zoomies with my bf's dog IN THE SNOW for 7 minutes, and when she came back inside, her hair had practically turned to icicles. She looked like a little porcupine dog, her long frozen hair sticking straight up. I was like, "jeezus, dog. YOU'RE CRAZY"

~WelshStump~ · Mar 27, 2013

A maybe not so completely useless Dachshund trait...Burrowing

Often referred to as "Classic Corgi"

And, seems the obsession to posses a round bouncing orbital object, is genetic in Beaucerons

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