Comments on: Boston Terrier pup flips over into food bowl http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 00:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Hubert Figuière http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1615329 Hubert Figuière Tue, 25 Dec 2012 18:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1615329  Mine used to do that also when she was little. Boston Terriers rules !!  Mine used to do that also when she was little. Boston Terriers rules !!

]]> By: Anon http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1613797 Anon Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1613797 Really?  To me, this video is just sad.  It seems inhumane to breed animals whose heads are so disproportionately big that natural birth is risky at best.  (Apparently it causes problems when eating, too.)  If you need an experienced veterinary surgeon just for whelping pups, that might be a sign that the breed standard needs to be adjusted. Really?  To me, this video is just sad.  It seems inhumane to breed animals whose heads are so disproportionately big that natural birth is risky at best.  (Apparently it causes problems when eating, too.)  If you need an experienced veterinary surgeon just for whelping pups, that might be a sign that the breed standard needs to be adjusted.

]]> By: Leo http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1613380 Leo Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1613380 Awwww yeee, face down, ass up! Oh that's right, it's a boston terrier puppy.  Awwww yeee, face down, ass up! Oh that’s right, it’s a boston terrier puppy. 

]]> By: Fef http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1613350 Fef Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1613350 It's not a heavy-head-on-one-end-of-a-fulcrum effect. From the shoulders up, puppy's posture is pretty normal, even while the lower back starts hyperextending. Muscle hypertonicity: Also seen with Bichon-Frise, and may be similar to the genetic tendency for episodic falling seen in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a breed burdened with reconciling its pompous name with funny videos of ridiculous falls. It’s not a heavy-head-on-one-end-of-a-fulcrum effect. From the shoulders up, puppy’s posture is pretty normal, even while the lower back starts hyperextending. Muscle hypertonicity: Also seen with Bichon-Frise, and may be similar to the genetic tendency for episodic falling seen in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a breed burdened with reconciling its pompous name with funny videos of ridiculous falls.

]]> By: class_enemy http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1613191 class_enemy Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1613191  Homeschooling is apparently not all it's cracked up to be.  Homeschooling is apparently not all it’s cracked up to be.

]]> By: howaboutthisdangit http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1613190 howaboutthisdangit Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1613190 Puppy needs some pint-sized ankle weights.  Or maybe a some sort of chin tripod. Puppy needs some pint-sized ankle weights.  Or maybe a some sort of chin tripod.

]]> By: petz79 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1613161 petz79 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1613161 Apparently they do that a lot: http://animalsbeingdicks.com/post/19951789683/flipping-out Apparently they do that a lot:
http://animalsbeingdicks.com/post/19951789683/flipping-out

]]> By: voiceinthedistance http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1613003 voiceinthedistance Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1613003 It should be obvious to this puppy that his head is acting as a lever to the fulcrum of his front legs, and the mass of his head is too great to overcome the additional length offered by his hind quarters.   I mean, has this puppy been taught nothing?   I think this reflects quite poorly on the state of canine education in the United States. It should be obvious to this puppy that his head is acting as a lever to the fulcrum of his front legs, and the mass of his head is too great to overcome the additional length offered by his hind quarters.  

I mean, has this puppy been taught nothing?  

I think this reflects quite poorly on the state of canine education in the United States.

]]> By: thatbob http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1612994 thatbob Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1612994 "His head is about the right size.  It's just that his tail is too small," said a Tyrannosaurus rex. “His head is about the right size.  It’s just that his tail is too small,” said a Tyrannosaurus rex.

]]> By: Cameron Postelwait http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1612985 Cameron Postelwait Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1612985 just the shot of dopamine i was looking for.  thank you. just the shot of dopamine i was looking for.  thank you.

]]> By: Tavie http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1612974 Tavie Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1612974 I want. I want. can I have? o, puppy... I want. I want. can I have? o, puppy…

]]> By: Aaron Swain http://boingboing.net/2012/12/20/boston-terrier-pup-flips-over.html#comment-1612934 Aaron Swain Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201871#comment-1612934 Apparently this happens to Boston Terriers a lot.  Apparently this happens to Boston Terriers a lot. 

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