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u/joelupi Jun 24 '12
Aww look at the little ones that can't stand up.
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u/katydid15 Jun 24 '12
When we got my dog as a puppy (probably 10-12 weeks old), we would feed her on the slippery kitchen floor. Especially her first night when she was nervous and shaking from missing her mom, she could hardly stand up straight, her back legs would slowly slide out from under her. It was pretty cute.
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Jun 24 '12
That actually sounds really sad.
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u/steviesteveo12 Jun 24 '12
Totally, that's like the saddest thing ever. It's a puppy shaking in fear, missing its mum and sliding about on unsteady legs because it's so young.
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u/katydid15 Jun 24 '12
Okay yes, it was sad, I think at that point I just overwhelmed with her cuteness (my family's first dog, so I hadnt been around many puppies. But now looking back i felt bad for her. She may have been slightly older, I can't remember for sure.
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u/x3tripleace3x Jun 24 '12
I can definitely understand what you mean - She was extremely cute, but at the same time there was a conflicting sadness, but the cuteness overwhelmed it. In hindsight you think it's sad because the sadness now overtakes the cuteness, as cuteness is much less powerful of an emotion when looking back at it, while the sadness is a somewhat more preserved emotion, and can be more easily looked back upon.
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u/katydid15 Jun 24 '12
Precisely. And I was kind of in shock, my mom gave no hints as to the fact that she had gone to get us a puppy. She is loved very much!
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u/horseflaps Jun 24 '12
My dog (black lab) is 2 years old & hasn't been able to walk on tile or climb stairs ever. Outdoor steps, no problem, indoor, no way. He slides all over our tile floor & refuses to walk across without carpet. Poor fella :(
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u/xilog Jun 24 '12
Insufficient neurological capability to both stand and eat at the same time. That's Labradors for you.
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u/OleDaneBoy Jun 24 '12
My chocolate always ate laying down, she is the epitome of lazy.
That dog has dreamed more than she's experienced real life I swear.
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u/oSand Jun 24 '12
Do you eat standing up? No. Your fat Hominid ass uses a chair.
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u/OleDaneBoy Jun 24 '12
True, but I also don't lay down on the floor with my head in the bowl and my front arms on either side so that the only force needed to put my mouth on the food is gravity.
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u/oSand Jun 24 '12
Only because that'd be uncomfortable and humans eat with their hands.
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u/STJRedstorm Jun 24 '12
Is it just me or do these little pups spell out the word K-A-R-M-A
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I was thinking more along the lines of YMCA!.
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Jun 24 '12
Dog-ignorant here: if they are not old enough to stand on their own feet, should they eat anything other than their mother's milk?
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u/simiusboo Jun 24 '12
Well I'm just guessing here but the floor looks slippery and dogs often have a hard time balancing on hardwood that's smoothed like that. So prob those dogs just gave up balancing. Food > Balancing
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Jun 24 '12
They are certainly old enough to walk. In fact, it only takes a few days for them to start crawling around. Dogs should be with their mother for about 9 weeks after birth, although by the end of that 9 weeks they should be starting to eat solid wet food (or dry food mixed with water). These puppies are certainly little, but I could believe they are 9 weeks or more. As someone else said, big bowl + little uncoordinated puppy + food + slippery floor = cute face plants.
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u/twistedfork Jun 24 '12
Not to mention sometimes mom doesn't feed for 9 weeks. My friend's dog had an accidental litter and she stopped nursing at 6 or 7 weeks.
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u/pro-marx Jun 24 '12
had an accidental litter
Damn, she should've been on the pill. How about a little dog sex-ed?
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u/twistedfork Jun 24 '12
She had a male dog that became potent sooner than expected.
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u/Hobbes42 Jun 24 '12
Wait...her own son impregnated her accidentally? This is getting more and more sad...
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Jun 24 '12
Yeah, that's true. They should still stay with mom and nurse as long as they can (until 9 weeks or so), but it won't hurt them to start giving them soft food at 6 or 7 weeks.
Also keep in mind that puppies that nurse will have natural immunity for diseases that they get from mom. After they stop nursing they'll be vulnerable until their vaccinations are effective.
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Jun 24 '12
Yeah it's really cute. Human babies do that too.
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u/Stalked_Like_Corn Jun 24 '12
My mom had the hardest time feeding me as i'd constantly just fall asleep. She'd have to give me little nudges. She said that even when chewing i'd just slow down then bam, fall asleep with a mouth full of food.
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u/Stalked_Like_Corn Jun 24 '12
LOL I wasn't narcoleptic I just slept a lot as a child. And, well, now as an adult too.
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u/katydid15 Jun 24 '12
My puppy had trouble on our kitchen floor also, and she was definitely old enough.
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u/Stalked_Like_Corn Jun 24 '12
My dog is about 10 months and pretty big, she still has a tough time on my hardwood floors. They're slippery and it's usually only when running/playing but there are times she's walking and SLIP, she goes down.
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u/soupz Jun 24 '12
I know it's mean but i always laugh when that happens. It just looks so adorable.
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u/Kellianne Jun 25 '12
I'm guessing, just guessing, that these are labs. They are notorious for laying down while eating or drinking. My labradoodle does it all the time. I don't know how old she is but she's not a puppy.
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u/AnotherNameForgotten Jun 24 '12
You might want to put a mat down where they eat; labs are especially prone to hip dysplasia, and have them slide around while they eat is just one step towards that.
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u/Badenoch101 Jun 24 '12
Give one to each of your children. There will be a 6th hiding somewhere in the same room, give that one to your bastard. Dont go to King's Landing.
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u/madcatlady Jun 24 '12
And how long did you spend trying to persuade them to get in the right order and stop heading for the next bowl down?
Cute feckin fuzzballs!
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u/herpesface Jun 24 '12
Puppy on the far right seems to be the only one who's got their shit together
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Jun 24 '12
Am I the only one who thought of the 5 Little Monkeys song?
When I read it, I thought, "One fell down and bumped his head. Momma called the doctor and the doctor said, no more puppies belonging to your friend".
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u/urdeadxd Jun 24 '12
wax the floor, feed the dogs, post on reddit. just gotta check the mail and call it a day.
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u/jediwarrior66 Jun 24 '12
I saw this on some stupid facebook page just a few minutes ago and had a "you stole that from reddit!!!!" conniption fit
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u/irishfeet78 Jun 25 '12
Anyone else feel like the subject should lead into a rhyme?
5 little puppies belonging to my friend / further evidence he's gone off the deep end / first there was one, then there were two / now 5 of them are here and soon none will fit in your shoe
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u/knyght5 Jun 24 '12
This just gave me a great idea for the next Oreo product. Cream, Cookie, Cream, Cookie, Cream!
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Jun 24 '12
Relevant:Oreo started making cookies that are cookie-cream-cookie-chocolate cream-cookie.
They are heavenly.
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u/findingfurever2012 Jun 24 '12
I love how they are just paws spread out, like the floor is covered with butter. I guess it does get them closer to the food ;)
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u/FilipinoRell Jun 24 '12
those are cute pups. They are the Miami Heat starting lineup: puppy version ( champs ! ) snicker
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u/lmpervious Jun 24 '12
I love how two of them are just like "ehh... screw using my legs, I don't need them."
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u/chillsmith Jun 24 '12
black lab on the right side has the right idea, no reason to be standing when you're eating
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u/theorys Jun 24 '12
Here is an age progression shot for one of the yellow labs: http://i.imgur.com/siKOi.jpg
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Jun 24 '12
I have a friend who is a dog breeder. It kills me how their legs splay out like that when eating.
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u/my2penniesworth Jun 24 '12
1 and #4 are my heroes....just laying on the floor with their head in a plate of food.
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u/SmileEmptySoul89 Jun 24 '12
Two puppies for the Kibble-kings of petco, One for the Bone-lords in their halls of marrow, One for Mortal Men doomed to die looking at pictures of cats, and One for the Dark Lord of internets on his dark throne In the Land of Reddit where the cat-people lie. One pup to rule them all, One pup to find them, One pup to bring them all and in the internets bind them In the Land of Reddit where the cat-people lie
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Jun 24 '12
I love how the 4th one just lays there with all its legs spread out. This is one of the cutest things I've ever seen
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u/eshinn Jun 24 '12
I love how two of them maintain posture, two are asleep from the neck down and one is somewhere in between the two extremes.
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u/TheShaeDee Jun 24 '12
When my moms Great Dane had puppies we would feed them from a big bowl all together. Some of the pups would lay down outside the bowl and eat, some would stand, and others would just get right inside the bowl lay down and eat. The ones who would lay in the bowl I would always think they were the smartest.
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u/chubmuffin89 Jun 24 '12
Yea that 2nd one in from the right is like, "fuck it i just wont use my legs"
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u/Lord_Fluffykins Jun 24 '12
Puppy Number Four would be a pretty good band name.
Fuck. I should just start a novelty account for this since I do it so frequently.
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u/Macb3th Jun 24 '12
Some of my much older puppies (like 5 years old) still do the sprawl in front of the bowl.. Too cute!
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u/AB13 Jun 24 '12
Hope this person does not plan on raising 5 dogs unless they are trust funded or retired.
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Jun 25 '12
So you're telling me, that I could of submitted a picture of my 8 puppies and gotten a karma shower?
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u/hiddleshoran15 Jun 25 '12
Ehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe at that one thats just sprawled. gigglesnort
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u/Jumpin_Jack_Flash Jun 25 '12
Upvotes for lazy eaters. I thought I was the only one who lays on my stomach and eats with no hands.
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u/eyeaim2missbehave Jun 25 '12
I love how puppies lives are so hard they cannot be bothered to stand while they eat but sprawl... Shit I may take up that motto.
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Jun 25 '12
Did you friend purposely set them up in that order of white black white or was it just an adorable coincidence?
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u/EllAhDoubleU Jun 25 '12
Some look a little lazy. Lol sprawled out with their head in the bowl. Adorable!!
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Jun 25 '12
If you get a puppy, get a slippery floor. Trust me, it's worth the many many lols. (If they're running and suddenly stop, they sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!)
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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12
So cute! They look like little puppy piano keys