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Balancing Act (i.imgur.com)

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[–]nonameworks 107 points108 points ago

Damn that dog has much better balance than most people.

[–]Alpha_Angel 35 points36 points ago

Indeed. Also, how the hell do you teach a dog this skill?

[–]Inhumanfrog 67 points68 points ago

you need a lot of treats

[–]beanso 26 points27 points ago

This guy doesn't use treats. He just has a frisbee-type toy that the dog really, really loves playing with.

If you do it right, dogs really enjoy training. It's excellent mental stimulation that they can't get from much else.

[–]RYtrinity 14 points15 points ago

The owner gives the dog a Tupperware lid beleive it or not. I remember watching this video a while back

[–]RyVal 8 points9 points ago

and then Photoshops him balancing on a chain.

[–]mrhandyman 9 points10 points ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBJSFs134P4&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Reddit user logic.

A cool thing happening in the outside world = must be fake.

Normal logic.

Oh that's cool a cool .gif, wonder if it's real? = .gif means it came from a video, finds the video.

[–]irvo44 -1 points0 points ago

Haha in the description of the video he says "if you would like to know more about kelpies then check out a film call "red dog", i dont know any films about border collies" umm Lassie?

[–]Iamacutiepie 3 points4 points ago

Lassie is a Collie, not a Border Collie.

[–]irvo44 0 points1 point ago

Theres a difference?

[–]VinRayd 1 point2 points ago

Easy as long as he isn't old.

[–]Rouzay 1 point2 points ago

relevant Also the whole channel

[–]mr-peabody 1 point2 points ago

Bender: "Wow, your kid is great. How hard you say you had to hit him?"

Lady: "Fairly hard."

http://i.imgur.com/lYLZn.png

[–]FubbaYouCubba -3 points-2 points ago

To teach it, film your dog standing and snip him and paste him in photoshop.

[–]tekkenjam 0 points1 point ago

That dog is bitchen.

[–]thunderling 2 points3 points ago

Well he does have a tail.

[–]studmuffffffin 36 points37 points ago

How I look when I try to go on one of those things. ignore the bee

[–]_THAT_GUY__ 30 points31 points ago

Was that Sandra bullock?

[–]MrJoshOfficial 25 points26 points ago

Skrillock

[–]fap_snap 4 points5 points ago

Grillex.

[–]goal2004 1 point2 points ago

Nah, looks more like Courtney Cox.

[–]Randyh524 5 points6 points ago

That's actually an effective method when trying to scare off bees. I read somewhere here that if you shake a bush the bees attack the bush.. I think on r/lifeprotips but anyway skrillex hair is like a bush. Ok gonna shut up now.

[–]Kreivi 0 points1 point ago

Shake a bush, bees attack bush instead of you...

Sounds like a trap to me.

[–]oskyyo 8 points9 points ago

I'm seeing it...but I'm still having trouble believing it.

[–]xeothought 4 points5 points ago

This quadruped has better balance balance than a biped ...

[–]godelski 4 points5 points ago

Silly dog, he thinks he's a bird.

[–]dsbaciga 0 points1 point ago

Bird dog?

[–]new-socks 22 points23 points ago

I can't decide if this is real or not. The movement on the chain looks strange.

[–]isofat 28 points29 points ago

It's real. The dog also does a bunch of other tricks(I think the owner refers to the tricks as dog parkour or something). http://www.youtube.com/user/nicknozzy That's his channel. Very impressive dog.

[–]FlixFlix 16 points17 points ago

I was 100% sure this was fake. Thanks for the link. I was 100% wrong.

[–]redditisdying 1 point2 points ago

http://www.wimp.com/notusual/

video

[–]BetterThanOP 3 points4 points ago

I feel like the training it took to get the dog to learn that was probably pretty mean

[–]isofat 2 points3 points ago

http://www.youtube.com/user/nicknozzy That's the channel. The owner uses some frisbee toy that the dog loves to death as a reward. You can teach dogs to do nearly anything as long as you have a reward and patience.

[–]BetterThanOP 0 points1 point ago

wow that's pretty awesome, intelligent dog. thanks for posting this

[–]anxdiety 0 points1 point ago

You cannot accomplish tricks like these with the old fashioned dominance based training methods. Through shaping exercises and positive reinforcement the amount of different things you can train your pet is outstanding. Notice I said pet as the methods work on cats as well as dogs.

[–]purefloat 2 points3 points ago

Hey, I can do that!

[–]Fellows23 37 points38 points ago

We're all super stoked for you.

[–]DeathToPennies 16 points17 points ago

Stoked to the fucking max.

[–]TRex77 15 points16 points ago

You are almost as cool as a dog!

[–]dsbaciga 0 points1 point ago

Hmm... I notice this is not a gif or a video... At least the dog had proof that he can stay on the chain.

[–]purefloat 1 point2 points ago

If you really need proof

[–]dsbaciga 2 points3 points ago

I was kidding, but consider me impressed.

[–]matike 2 points3 points ago

Nigga thinks he a bird or sometin

[–]Isthisunsernametaken 0 points1 point ago

I was waiting for one of the legs to go up too.

[–]paper_flames 0 points1 point ago

That is just fucking awesome.

[–]CareForceOne 0 points1 point ago

Give him a hate and a cane as well, finish off the look

[–]EmilyLaRae 0 points1 point ago

Hat* yes?

[–]CareForceOne 1 point2 points ago

Curse you iPhone autocorrect....

[–]Modarch 0 points1 point ago

I was begging for one foot

[–]yeahdog 0 points1 point ago

I was waiting for him to go one-legged

[–]iFartSunshine 0 points1 point ago

Wait, so the dog doesn't even take a shit? What's the point of the .gif if the dog doesn't take a shit?

[–]blackburned 0 points1 point ago

how the hell...he is more athletic than I am when I was in my prime!

[–]TehAtomicMuffiness 0 points1 point ago

All that for one Scooby Snack.

[–]OriginalHoneyBadger 0 points1 point ago

Am I the only one that thought it was going to shit?

[–]Cesar4324 1 point2 points ago

I can't even get my dog to stop tackling people as they come through the door, and this one is a damn gymnast

[–]jackisabanker 0 points1 point ago

Fixed: The Federal Budget

[–]killerado 0 points1 point ago

Can anyone make it look like he's surfing?

[–]juma606 0 points1 point ago

Well, hot dog!

[–]VelvetSkyline 0 points1 point ago

It so perfectly looped.....it causes a trance. There should be a tag for that!

[–]mac_pistol 0 points1 point ago

I love a perfectly looped gif.

[–]statich 0 points1 point ago

And here I can't even teach our pup to not shit in my room :(

[–]JC_the_NINJA 0 points1 point ago

The floor is made of lava.

[–]xjebrialx 0 points1 point ago

some dogs are more equal than others apparently

[–]twobadfish -1 points0 points ago

Does he even work out?

[–]310jewel 0 points1 point ago

I actually saw a Rottweiler balancing like this on a divider wall on a downtown L.A. Fwy once. If he fell in either direction he'd hit traffic. I saw him too late to help him. I thought that it was one of the craziest things I'd ever seen.

[–]LetsBeCannibals 1 point2 points ago

That dog is off the chain.

Oh wait

[–]WonkaCheeseburger 0 points1 point ago

It's definitely real, and I can confirm that this is the exact location it occurred. I've seen him with my own eyes!

[–]mikalshorti 0 points1 point ago

That is THE most awesome thing I have ever seen.

[–]SAGIND 1 point2 points ago

why can't I find the people in the comments with pitchforks chanting REPOST!

[–]MolsonIce 0 points1 point ago

Guaranteed that dog is the most successful panhandler on that block.

[–]amterjesen 0 points1 point ago

Chainsurfing dude http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ogVh-4iKvlA#t=14s

[–]kungpoo 1 point2 points ago

From the associated YouTube channel -

I endevour to lead a Vegan lifestyle, both me and ozzy have been doing this since Jan 2012, its not always possible, but that is my goal

I've got no issue whatsoever with people choosing to be vegan, but please don't make your carnivorous pets forgo meat in order for them to share the 'lifestyle'.

[–]magemax 0 points1 point ago

If the dog is finding all the stuff he needs in the vegan food, it does not seem more unnatural than chain surfing or living with a human.

I'm not saying it's easy to balance a veggie diet for a dog, but they seem pretty good at balancing

[–]mtbrgeek 0 points1 point ago

This is a dog balancing on a mofo chain.. Your point is invalid..

[–]darktitan22 0 points1 point ago

I was expecting him to take a crap......

[–]unknownlegend 0 points1 point ago

Same dog?

[–]Nerf_And_Ukuleles 0 points1 point ago

Viewpoint Synchronised...

[–]FISH_MASTER 0 points1 point ago

MOTHER FUCKER TIGHTROPE WALKS!!!

[–]shabio1 0 points1 point ago

I used to feel cool cause my dogs can stand for like three seconds, but NOOO

[–]darthweder -3 points-2 points ago

Edit: Nevermind, Mapes has the video This looks photoshopped... The lighting is weird

[–]Mapes 15 points16 points ago

Here's the video

[–]darthweder 0 points1 point ago

Oh, well. That proves it. Thanks for correcting me.

[–]robmus -2 points-1 points ago

looks fake

[–]Timeflyer2011 -1 points0 points ago

Yeah, but what is the point. It almost seems cruel.

[–]bigredgiant -3 points-2 points ago

Who would downvote this?

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