9/26/2003: Record-setting dog ears

Undertoad · 09-26-2003, 02:17 PM

It's been covered widely elsewhere, but it has to be covered here too, not just because 'spode sent it along but because this puppy covers two different common IotD categories: remarkable dogs, and world records.

This guy is Mr. Jeffries, ears measuring 29.2 cm (11.5 in), and he will be in the Guinness book this year. Why's he called Mr. Jeffries? Well his owner is Phil Jeffries, but maybe the owner is a bit showbiz about this dog. It turns out he is the grandson of Biggles, the face of Hush Puppies shoes. And it turns out that the human Mr. Jeffries has insured the ears for L30,000 ($47,800).

I think it's worth it.

Naturally the world is divided by dog people and non-dog people, but the dog people are further subdivided. There are those who prefer the "normal" looking dogs: the labs, the goldens, the cockers; and those who prefer the "wierd" looking dogs: the bulldogs, the chihuahuas, the pugs, the dachshunds, and yes the bassetts. Count me among the latter subdivision.

Of course, none of it matters to the dog.

Pie · 09-26-2003, 02:31 PM

How'd they get that "flying canine" effect?

Here's my personal favorite dog -- I guess she's "a dog-looking-dog". She doesn't have a tail, tho. (Australian Shepherd)

- Pie

Undertoad · 09-26-2003, 03:18 PM

Ah, but... Who's a pretty girl? Who's a pretty girl?

daniwong · 09-26-2003, 03:24 PM

I love both of the pics of the Dogs - they are super cute. But I am a doggie or a kitty person. (More of a cat person) Actually I am just an animal person. I would rather spend more time with animals than some induhviduals I know.

OnyxCougar · 09-26-2003, 04:53 PM

I'm a cat lover type with the furth division of "weird" cat lover type...the manxes, calicos and BEEG cats, but also the Hairless cat. That's a cool lookin cat!

OnyxCougar · 09-26-2003, 04:56 PM

Here's a better pic.

darclauz · 09-26-2003, 04:56 PM

i am solid on the dog side of things. i think cats are disposable pets...and so did all those egyptian wives, who said...yeah! and your cat, too!

i told geo if he went before the cat.... he would get the royal treatment from me too...i would bury his cat with him.

darclauz · 09-26-2003, 04:58 PM

mmmmmmmmmmm.

NICE hairless kitty.

LUVBUGZ · 09-26-2003, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pie
How'd they get that "flying canine" effect?

Here's my personal favorite dog -- I guess she's "a dog-looking-dog". She doesn't have a tail, tho. (Australian Shepherd)

- Pie

What a cutie-pie, Pie. What's her name?

LUVBUGZ · 09-26-2003, 05:16 PM

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Originally posted by OnyxCougar
I'm a cat lover type with the furth division of "weird" cat lover type...the manxes, calicos and BEEG cats, but also the Hairless cat. That's a cool lookin cat!

Is that your cat OC? It's pretty freaky even for a hairless (ie. one blue, one brown eye, and those spots

)

OnyxCougar · 09-26-2003, 05:20 PM

No, I can't have pets at my apt, and Steve is allergic. We're thinking about seeing if a hairless is an option for his allergies, tho.

LUVBUGZ · 09-26-2003, 05:21 PM

What's weird about Manxes and Calicos? Have you ever personally seen a male Calico? They are extremely rare, has to do with the genetics.

LUVBUGZ · 09-26-2003, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by OnyxCougar
No, I can't have pets at my apt, and Steve is allergic. We're thinking about seeing if a hairless is an option for his allergies, tho.

I posted something about this in an IotD Hairless Cat thread. I'm not sure if Sphynx cats have "dander" which is what people are usually allergic to, but I know of people who have these allergies and do fine with Sphynx cats.

Happy Monkey · 09-26-2003, 06:06 PM

Careful! You do know that fur is the natural mitigator of the evil that cats exude, right? It even causes allergies to warn off people especially succeptible to evil! Hairless cats leave you defenseless!

daniwong · 09-26-2003, 06:13 PM

Ok - I like Cats. But the hairless one's kinda scare me. Reminds me of that episode of Friends when Rachel gets a hairless kitty. (Yeah - I'm a Friends addict - wanna make something of it??!!)

09-26-2003, 02:17 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	9/26/2003: Record-setting dog ears It's been covered widely elsewhere, but it has to be covered here too, not just because 'spode sent it along but because this puppy covers two different common IotD categories: remarkable dogs, and world records. This guy is Mr. Jeffries, ears measuring 29.2 cm (11.5 in), and he will be in the Guinness book this year. Why's he called Mr. Jeffries? Well his owner is Phil Jeffries, but maybe the owner is a bit showbiz about this dog. It turns out he is the grandson of Biggles, the face of Hush Puppies shoes. And it turns out that the human Mr. Jeffries has insured the ears for L30,000 ($47,800). I think it's worth it. Naturally the world is divided by dog people and non-dog people, but the dog people are further subdivided. There are those who prefer the "normal" looking dogs: the labs, the goldens, the cockers; and those who prefer the "wierd" looking dogs: the bulldogs, the chihuahuas, the pugs, the dachshunds, and yes the bassetts. Count me among the latter subdivision. Of course, none of it matters to the dog.

09-26-2003, 02:31 PM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	How'd they get that "flying canine" effect? Here's my personal favorite dog -- I guess she's "a dog-looking-dog". She doesn't have a tail, tho. (Australian Shepherd) - Pie Attached Images __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

09-26-2003, 03:24 PM	#4
daniwong Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 196	I love both of the pics of the Dogs - they are super cute. But I am a doggie or a kitty person. (More of a cat person) Actually I am just an animal person. I would rather spend more time with animals than some induhviduals I know. __________________ Mistress of all that is claim related.

09-26-2003, 04:53 PM	#5
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I'm a cat lover type with the furth division of "weird" cat lover type...the manxes, calicos and BEEG cats, but also the Hairless cat. That's a cool lookin cat! Attached Images __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

09-26-2003, 04:56 PM	#6
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Here's a better pic. Attached Images __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

09-26-2003, 03:18 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Ah, but... Who's a pretty girl? Who's a pretty girl?

09-26-2003, 04:56 PM	#7
darclauz Breathing into a paper bag Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 334	i am solid on the dog side of things. i think cats are disposable pets...and so did all those egyptian wives, who said...yeah! and your cat, too! i told geo if he went before the cat.... he would get the royal treatment from me too...i would bury his cat with him. __________________ Taking up smoking to lose weight.

09-26-2003, 04:58 PM	#8
darclauz Breathing into a paper bag Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 334	mmmmmmmmmmm. NICE hairless kitty. __________________ Taking up smoking to lose weight.

09-26-2003, 05:20 PM	#11
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	No, I can't have pets at my apt, and Steve is allergic. We're thinking about seeing if a hairless is an option for his allergies, tho. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

09-26-2003, 05:21 PM	#12
LUVBUGZ Not aging gracefully. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 530	PS What's weird about Manxes and Calicos? Have you ever personally seen a male Calico? They are extremely rare, has to do with the genetics. __________________ You can't catch me...don't even try...go do something else...see ya next year. Mama Loves You Baby Girl ~ May You Rest In Peace

09-26-2003, 06:06 PM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Careful! You do know that fur is the natural mitigator of the evil that cats exude, right? It even causes allergies to warn off people especially succeptible to evil! Hairless cats leave you defenseless! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-26-2003, 06:13 PM	#15
daniwong Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 196	Ok - I like Cats. But the hairless one's kinda scare me. Reminds me of that episode of Friends when Rachel gets a hairless kitty. (Yeah - I'm a Friends addict - wanna make something of it??!!) __________________ Mistress of all that is claim related.

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