Standing Up

Mommy2MaggieMae · 08-31-2011, 10:10 AM

Anyone ever see their basset stand up like this? The video link I posted is of Maggie doing it a couple of years ago. I haven't been able to snap a picture or video in time lately. She does this allllllll the time. Excuse the excitement in my voice in the video... that was the first time I had ever seen her do it.

Maggie Sitting on her Back Legs - YouTube

Also, here's a picture of her doing it around the same time I took the video. Like I said, she does it all the time but I can never get my phone in time to snap a pic before she hears me and sits back down. haha

Esther · 08-31-2011, 10:32 AM

too kewl
my buddy BobtheDOg (ATB, RIP) was a great sitter-upper
me and all my predecessors have been "crumblers" not "sitteruppers"

SophieB · 08-31-2011, 10:35 AM

Sooo cute!!! Our Lottie has done that (as well as being able to sit for absolutely ages) since she was about 5 months old. Lucie does it too now and again, but being a bit longer in the body, she can't sit for very long and I try not to encourage Lucie from doing it in case she hurts her back but Lottie does it constantly!!

Mom2Flash · 08-31-2011, 10:57 AM

Flash does it everyday when I come home from work, he runs up to me, stands up and then sits down on his butt. He can't balance himself though, so I have to squat down and let one of his paws rest on my knee.

Princess Buttercup · 08-31-2011, 11:31 AM

Oh I wish PB would do that! They kinda look like humans. She stands on her hind legs though every morning to greet me. Probably because she gets in trouble for putting her paws on the bed. So now she just stands up on her hind legs & pirouettes in the middle of the room. "Ooh excitement my human is getting up!!" It's pretty much like a standing ovation every morning!

Mommy2MaggieMae · 08-31-2011, 12:19 PM

Ohh SophieB, love those pictures!! So cute!!

I forgot I had a pic of my dad's beagle/basset, Abbi, doing this. I remember she was begging for something he was eating... she does this whenever he is eating. haha We don't call her "Abbinoxious" for nothing!

Mikey T · 08-31-2011, 12:24 PM

"Sitting Pretty" can be a dangerious trick to teach a basset and not for the obvious reason. My mother tried to teach Toughy (worlds slowest agility dog) this trick . On the first attempt he fell over bacwards, no he was not hurt, but from that day forward it was obvious she could not be trusted and he never listened to her again, unless of course she had his food bowl in her hand,

CatherineM · 08-31-2011, 01:35 PM

My last basset did that all the time. New puppy doesn't. He prefers to see how high he can stand up on his back legs.

mhvonalmen8908 · 08-31-2011, 01:59 PM

Virga does this as long as I'm holding onto her paws. She can't balance on her own. But it's cute when she does it.

Mommy2MaggieMae · 08-31-2011, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey T

"Sitting Pretty" can be a dangerious trick to teach a basset and not for the obvious reason.

I actually didn't teach Maggie how to do it, she just started doing it one day.

08-31-2011, 10:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mommy2MaggieMae Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 137	Standing Up Anyone ever see their basset stand up like this? The video link I posted is of Maggie doing it a couple of years ago. I haven't been able to snap a picture or video in time lately. She does this allllllll the time. Excuse the excitement in my voice in the video... that was the first time I had ever seen her do it. Maggie Sitting on her Back Legs - YouTube Also, here's a picture of her doing it around the same time I took the video. Like I said, she does it all the time but I can never get my phone in time to snap a pic before she hears me and sits back down. haha Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Laura

08-31-2011, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
SophieB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 839	Sooo cute!!! Our Lottie has done that (as well as being able to sit for absolutely ages) since she was about 5 months old. Lucie does it too now and again, but being a bit longer in the body, she can't sit for very long and I try not to encourage Lucie from doing it in case she hurts her back but Lottie does it constantly!! Last edited by SophieB; 08-31-2011 at 10:53 AM.

08-31-2011, 12:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mommy2MaggieMae Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 137	Ohh SophieB, love those pictures!! So cute!! I forgot I had a pic of my dad's beagle/basset, Abbi, doing this. I remember she was begging for something he was eating... she does this whenever he is eating. haha We don't call her "Abbinoxious" for nothing! Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Laura

08-31-2011, 01:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
mhvonalmen8908 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 671	Virga does this as long as I'm holding onto her paws. She can't balance on her own. But it's cute when she does it. __________________ Megan & Chris -Mom & Dad to Doppler (2 year old Basset/Redbone/Golden mix) and Virga (1 year old Basset)

08-31-2011, 10:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
Esther Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,040	too kewl my buddy BobtheDOg (ATB, RIP) was a great sitter-upper me and all my predecessors have been "crumblers" not "sitteruppers"

08-31-2011, 10:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mom2Flash Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 78	Flash does it everyday when I come home from work, he runs up to me, stands up and then sits down on his butt. He can't balance himself though, so I have to squat down and let one of his paws rest on my knee.

08-31-2011, 11:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Princess Buttercup Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 364	Oh I wish PB would do that! They kinda look like humans. She stands on her hind legs though every morning to greet me. Probably because she gets in trouble for putting her paws on the bed. So now she just stands up on her hind legs & pirouettes in the middle of the room. "Ooh excitement my human is getting up!!" It's pretty much like a standing ovation every morning!

08-31-2011, 12:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mikey T Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: West Warrwick, RI Posts: 7,729	"Sitting Pretty" can be a dangerious trick to teach a basset and not for the obvious reason. My mother tried to teach Toughy (worlds slowest agility dog) this trick . On the first attempt he fell over bacwards, no he was not hurt, but from that day forward it was obvious she could not be trusted and he never listened to her again, unless of course she had his food bowl in her hand,

08-31-2011, 01:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
CatherineM Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 692	My last basset did that all the time. New puppy doesn't. He prefers to see how high he can stand up on his back legs.

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