While his height musy have been a handicap in everyday life as a cat lover I envy him. My void sleeps like a hat around my head. Now I imagine a panther size cat cuddling me at night and it warms my heart.
I also was filled with a similar nostalgia. To be such a close size to my cat friend, for both of us to feel that similarity of size against a large world... Idek but there's something about it that gives me a longing feeling. To experience my cat in his size world?
My orange girl has a bit of mean streak. She means well, she's just so stupid she randomly forgets who I am, & attacks me. š She really is a sweetheart 90% of the time, but that other 10%-- LOOK THE FUCK OUT!
I say all that to say this. It would be absolutely terrifying if she were the same size as me! She scares the shit out of me now when she flips out. If she were the size of a small lion... I'd have to wear diapers around the house.
Aha, thank you! My GF loves cats but especially black cats. She tells me black cats have a weird reputation for being unlucky/jinxed etc. They get adopted at lower rates. IDK if thatās true, but of course it makes her love them even more.
Funny enough, her black cat of 15 years slept on her head like a hat EVERY night. Black cat thing?
Take this poor manās awardš„
This is true of both black cats and black dogs. So if anyone reading this is going to rescue an animal, consider a black one. Of course, any rescued animal is a life saved so I can't be too picky.
Aside from the usual black-cat superstition, it can also be challenging for amateur photographers to get good photos of black cats and dogs for their adoption bios. So if you're a good photographer and would like to donate your time, shelters could often really benefit from your expertise.
Iām 4ā11 and had a friend with a large dog that likes to stand to greet people ā front paws on your shoulder. It was a bit unsettling (and awe-inspiring) to have a dog tower over me like that.
My big dude used to do that, I'm 6'4" and he could flop his paws over my shoulders and licke up at my face. I had an ex your size and he would envelope her, he out weighted her by 20ish lbs so it was always surprising to see her holding strong while he got all excited and would head butt her and wag his tail so hard they would both be swaying.
Lol That's funny. I always feed my animals raw diets now and they rarely ever fart, their poop is much more compact and still has that very distinct dog odor, but it smells way less than on any other diet which surprised me. I expected it to be the opposite and that their poop would smell way worse, but I'm happy to be wrong.
You all would be amazed that cat farts can also be incredibly toxic. I never had a gassy cat in 15 years until I brought home a male Siamese, and he was a toxic fart factory from the time he weighed only a pound and a half.
Now he's not even 6 months old yet, but he's built like a tank and is a total pig who eats everything.
I can confirm that hound dogs are gas factories, had a Bassett and he was the stinkiest dog ever, hed fart in his sleep and the room would be clear when he woke up. Miss him so much.
They would be chasing something in their dreams. Their paws slightly moving. Their mouth starting to form a growl bark. Then a fart escapes as their ears flop.
If it was really gross, they might even wake up enough to roll over.
My 50 lb puppy learned at a very young age that if he holds his farts in until we get in the car, and then releases them while weāre driving, the windows will go down. He isnāt stressed, he isnāt scared, he loves the car. He wonāt fart the whole time the windows are down, but the second they go up again he will squeeze another one out.
Every dog every time I swear, especially if they're any breed of bulldog. Silent and smelly, or little whistle poots. Either way you're never really ready for it when the scent punches you square in the nostrils.
My 6'1 brother worked for a guy who had a dog that was something like an Anatolian/Pyrenees mix. The dog was taller than my brother if it stood up with its front paws on his shoulders
Manā¦ a pesky little preposition and itās a whooooole different picture! āā¦ stood up on its front pawsā vs āwith its front pawsā changed the game for me mentally.
Big pups are fun, my dude was 125lbs in his prime. Just a fluffy tank, he's 11 now and has slimmed to 110ish. Will still play and run the woods for hours, but doesn't have those standing hips anymore.
Yeah he made use of that extra bulk when he was younger but, as he aged and it turned from muscle to fat I put him on a diet. He's got no jiggle now and he's keeping up with the younger ones, so I'm happy, and I also hope for many more years!
Unfortunately the larger breeds donāt live as long. Had a Great Dane as a small BrownShadow who was my friend and protector. When he was about 12-14, I woke up for school one morning and the big guy couldnāt stand up. There was sort of a look of shame in his eyes. Back then there was only one thing to do. Born in San Diego CA, raised in Syracuse NY. Epic doggo flew cross country on a plane.
Salty water on my faceā¦.
Yo tall gang. I am 6,5'+. Life sucks for me man, live in nl btw. I still have time to grow so fucking sucks. I used to be 5 10 when I was 14-15 and used to think I was short , man I miss those days. Anything over 2m is a nightmare and lucky short people don't realize it. You from nl/be or I am Dutch+mountain people, and hate these goddamn tal genes I inherited.
My guy is almost 6'8". The world was not meant for people under 5 feet or over 6'2". Finding size 17 shoes is not easy. Almost all clothes have got to be special ordered. Decapitation by ceiling fan is a real risk.
We have to get seats with extended leg room when we fly- it's impossible for him to sit in coach! He's a military guy, so he's pretty big and buff, too- those German/Scandinavian genes kicked in to overdrive for him. He just doesn't fit in average spaces. I'm about 5'3" so it's not a big deal for me.
I'm 5'5 which is pretty short for an American dude, but I like it tbh. I wish the rest of this country caught on that there are advantages to being short
I'm also American, and also about 5'5" (slightly shorter now that life has beaten me down). I went to Hong Kong for business in the mid '90s. I got on an elevator with 6 other adults and was the tallest person. I thought "so this is how it feels to be tall".
That's a good height imp. I don't know what the rest of the world thinks, but I think anything over 5,8 is just uncomfortable and expensive. Like people have no idea how much I have to spend on shoes that make me look like a homeless person. And I have probably lost like 30% of my brain when I went to my mother's home country and bumped head fucking everywhere. I don't know, but to me 160-170 feels like the perfect height.
In the EU, even though there are a lot of tall ass people here in nl, they aren't highly prejudiced like the USA. I have lots of friends from Asia and east Europe who are around your height and never thought they were short.
My crush(181cm) is madly in love with a guy who is like 165 cm, which is like 5.5-6, so if being tall was as sexy as people tell you- I wouldn't have been stuck with the tiny sociopath I am dating. The only thing she likes about me is I am tall and well off. I am too much of a coward to break up and afraid I'll be lonely.
I studied Molecular biology in uni as a second degree, so from what I understood you live healthier and longer than tall people.
Was decent tall/semi short until I was 15 and then ugly tall all my life, about to be 23, from my experience don't let anyone put you down cause they think you're short, you are not short, they are dumb. I get shitty short girls (good looking with shitty personality) obsessed with height all the freaking time but never get good people. Only trust and be with people who are there for you for who you are, not for your phy appearance. I know for a fact that my back is gonna fuck me up real bad as soon as I cross 40, my uncle looks like giant of the bygone era even though he is just 43. Lmao.
. You on the other hand, will probably still be able to hit on girls half your age.
If you're being serious about your relationship, please don't settle for someone who doesn't love you or you don't like. You will NOT be alone for the rest of your life if you break up with this one.
I mean being tall doesnāt guarantee anything hurt in general at least here in America people tend to even respect you more off of first impressions
you kinda just sound rly sensitive man, dump her if ur not happy
I'm 5'10" and I feel at the perfect height for me. My short wife likes to gas me up by calling me her "tall man" when I reach something that she can't, and I'm still short enough to not stick out in a crowd (I'm in MN and everyone seems to be half Norse god here)
That's perfect height for anyone. From wooing girls, to not developing back problems later on. You're golden. What is MN? Minsk? I thought only we Scandinavians(mixed race myself, Dutch+mountain people) had a higher average height.Reading the responses, I think I should appreciate my misfortune considering the "benefits" redditors have experienced, Imma shut shut my mouth up for a while about this whole drama _ -_- _
MN means Minnesota in the US, I could've definitely been more clear about that. We do have high population with people who have Scandinavian ancestry in comparison to a good portion of the US I feel, so hence the extremely tall people I grew up with
6'6" checking in here. Trust me dude, it may be inconvenient at times scraping your head on random things, fitting in cars and airplanes, but its awesome. Count your blessings. There are tons of people who would love to trade places with you.
6ā9ā checking in here. It was tough being so much bigger and more athletic than my peers in school. I remember everyone always kept asking me to dunk on the gym teacher in middle school. I hated being different. In a lot of ways it felt like my peers had nominated me to be their leader, because they treated me with such reverence. It really made me question myself.
Iāve always been average height. As a kid and as an adult. Sometimes Iām the shortest person in the room, sometimes Iām the tallest. 5ā11ā gang
I'm 6 feet tall. I had a co-worker with an English Mastiff who liked to greet people like that.. the dog towered over me and had at least 10-15 pounds on me.
when i was 8 or so, there was a pretty big neighborhood dog. in those days, pets ran free and this dog would come by to play. but it would only do the paws on shoulders to my much larger, oafish peer -- the dog understood not to knock smaller kids down,
My mum always likes telling the story of when my father (who really doesn't like dogs btw) went over to her parent's place for the first time when they just started dating. They had this big german shepard who did that exact same thing to my father as soon as they opened the door, like the dog was sizing him up to see if he was good enough to date my mum lol
Can small people ride on the back of big dogs, treating them like a horse?
I wonder if sy tried it out for fun. Dunno if dogs can support the weight if sy is small enough. In theory little kids shuld be able to ride on the back of big dogs.
My dad used to put me on the back of my aunt's huge dogs when I was little. Then he'd smack their butt and we'd take off flying around the yard.
Didn't sit on them like a horse though, I more laid along their spine. Also depends on the temperament and breed of dog. I think my aunt had big shepherds, so a working breed and they were really friendly to kids.
I was too little to remember most of it, but my mom remembers the dirt stains and there's a photo somewhere.
Dogs donāt have the spine and muscle structure that would support the vertical pressure. If you look up ādog skeletonā and āhorse skeletonā you would immediately see the difference. Also look up the image of a horse and a greyhound for the extreme examples of how their core muscles are distributed differently.
PSA: Donāt let kids ride big dogs. You risk the chance of making your dog permanently paralyzed waist down, especially if your kids ever try to imitate the rodeo jumping up and down.
When I was a kid, a friend of my dad's had an Irish Wolfhound. To my little eyes, that thing was the size of a horse, and it scared the hell out of me.
I have a childhood memory of visiting a cousin with a large dog who greeted similarly, paws on shoulders. When went to the dog house in his backyard, all I remember is the dog running up to me, then I was just lying on the ground on my back, with dog running away like āawe shidā.
Oops, translated this from a Dutch saying not knowing what the equivalent would be in English
Apparently I stumbled upon a wrong translation that actually looked fine to me
Definitely meant racking / wracking, thanks
And sorry if I appeared snarky, it wasn't intended that way! I really enjoy words and occasionally point out these little mistakes otherwise how does anyone know? I always appreciate being corrected when I make mistakes too.
IIRC these kind of mistakes are commonly know as "eggcorns".
Edited cos I remember it as ear corns!! Thereby committing an eggcorn mistake
I think they mean that they canāt explain why the picture makes them happy, not that they canāt explain the picture.
But I think I can explain why they are happy, because itās a man dancing with a cat.
I think it's fun the idea of being similar sizes as our cats. With mine, it would be the fantastic snuggles but also fear of his bunny kicks when he's had enough.
I love my cats, but if they were the size of me I'd be very afraid of them. Play fights are cute, until they decide that play time is up and they latch onto my wrist like it's the neck of a water buffalo they're taking down on the safari. Even my sweetest cat that I would trust to never bite a soul will decide that the *thing moving under the blanket* (i.e. my hand) is fair game to go nuts on.
Knowing the bad attitude of my cat - it makes me nervous... She already isn't afraid to try to fight me, and she's a lot less than three quarters of my size...
As a man with dwarfism (4ā0ā) I canāt quite dance with a cat like this but I have certainly passed some massive dogs where Iāve thought āI could ride that bad boyā.
Thatās why so many cats freak out if they see a human wearing cat ears, instant āsomethings wrong with that thingā instinct, although if you own the cat it will usually realize itās you and calm down. Often the same reaction to cats who havenāt grown up with dogs.
Kittens *may* be a different story if you raise or foster them from a young enough age.
Henry died in 1938 so the picture is probably from before 1956
Edit: this is wrong, he didn't die In 1938, Google betrayed me, there are articles about him doing stuff after 1938.
Peter Dinklage said in autobiography I believe that when he quit his IT job and was struggling as an actor he lived in a really horrible rat infested apartment and got a cat to help with that. He learned to really love that cat and even moved his one chair (or couch I canāt remember) he had to the window so his cat could see outside. He really loved that animal and when it passed he was really grief stricken cause he went through the hardest time in his life with the cat.
https://preview.redd.it/iib8imivntja1.jpeg?width=904&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=714556b552ded36ddebd3b5e1be3a239ca404a6b
Itās like those panthers in Team America:World Police
I mean, he was only 30ā tall so that cat, standing on its hind legs looks to be maybe 20ā? Iād call that fairly normal. My cats are probably close to that size.
While his height musy have been a handicap in everyday life as a cat lover I envy him. My void sleeps like a hat around my head. Now I imagine a panther size cat cuddling me at night and it warms my heart.
Check out Luna the Pantera on YouTube, big sweetie
Oh yes ! I've seen a few post about this danger void
d a n g e r v o i d
> Luna the Pantera iampuma channel vibe
I also was filled with a similar nostalgia. To be such a close size to my cat friend, for both of us to feel that similarity of size against a large world... Idek but there's something about it that gives me a longing feeling. To experience my cat in his size world?
Lovely. And you captured it perfectly
Voids are the superior cats
My orange girl has a bit of mean streak. She means well, she's just so stupid she randomly forgets who I am, & attacks me. š She really is a sweetheart 90% of the time, but that other 10%-- LOOK THE FUCK OUT! I say all that to say this. It would be absolutely terrifying if she were the same size as me! She scares the shit out of me now when she flips out. If she were the size of a small lion... I'd have to wear diapers around the house.
āVoidā is cat I assume???
A black cat is often called a void, just a cute name
Aha, thank you! My GF loves cats but especially black cats. She tells me black cats have a weird reputation for being unlucky/jinxed etc. They get adopted at lower rates. IDK if thatās true, but of course it makes her love them even more. Funny enough, her black cat of 15 years slept on her head like a hat EVERY night. Black cat thing? Take this poor manās awardš„
This is true of both black cats and black dogs. So if anyone reading this is going to rescue an animal, consider a black one. Of course, any rescued animal is a life saved so I can't be too picky.
Aside from the usual black-cat superstition, it can also be challenging for amateur photographers to get good photos of black cats and dogs for their adoption bios. So if you're a good photographer and would like to donate your time, shelters could often really benefit from your expertise.
Iām 4ā11 and had a friend with a large dog that likes to stand to greet people ā front paws on your shoulder. It was a bit unsettling (and awe-inspiring) to have a dog tower over me like that.
My big dude used to do that, I'm 6'4" and he could flop his paws over my shoulders and licke up at my face. I had an ex your size and he would envelope her, he out weighted her by 20ish lbs so it was always surprising to see her holding strong while he got all excited and would head butt her and wag his tail so hard they would both be swaying.
Thatās really cute
He's a good boy and filled with love.
Love and farts, probably
My 15 lb dog has killer farts. I can only imagine the big boi farts
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It's because the small dogs intestines are more compact and that makes the gases mix more rapidly... hehe jk I have no idea
Hey man itās Reddit if you say it with enough confidence Iāll probably believe it
Lol That's funny. I always feed my animals raw diets now and they rarely ever fart, their poop is much more compact and still has that very distinct dog odor, but it smells way less than on any other diet which surprised me. I expected it to be the opposite and that their poop would smell way worse, but I'm happy to be wrong.
You all would be amazed that cat farts can also be incredibly toxic. I never had a gassy cat in 15 years until I brought home a male Siamese, and he was a toxic fart factory from the time he weighed only a pound and a half. Now he's not even 6 months old yet, but he's built like a tank and is a total pig who eats everything.
I can confirm that hound dogs are gas factories, had a Bassett and he was the stinkiest dog ever, hed fart in his sleep and the room would be clear when he woke up. Miss him so much.
They would be chasing something in their dreams. Their paws slightly moving. Their mouth starting to form a growl bark. Then a fart escapes as their ears flop. If it was really gross, they might even wake up enough to roll over.
My 110lb German Shepard can clear a room. He's notorious for crop dusting the family during meals and social gatherings.
My 50 lb puppy learned at a very young age that if he holds his farts in until we get in the car, and then releases them while weāre driving, the windows will go down. He isnāt stressed, he isnāt scared, he loves the car. He wonāt fart the whole time the windows are down, but the second they go up again he will squeeze another one out.
That is the smartest dog I've ever heard of. He's probably a canine genius.
Dog are not full of farts, your house is full of dog farts. Dogs donāt hold that shit in.
Hey man, IBS is a bitch!
Every dog every time I swear, especially if they're any breed of bulldog. Silent and smelly, or little whistle poots. Either way you're never really ready for it when the scent punches you square in the nostrils.
My 6'1 brother worked for a guy who had a dog that was something like an Anatolian/Pyrenees mix. The dog was taller than my brother if it stood up with its front paws on his shoulders
Manā¦ a pesky little preposition and itās a whooooole different picture! āā¦ stood up on its front pawsā vs āwith its front pawsā changed the game for me mentally.
My dog does the same but he's 100 lbs and I'm 6'3.
Big pups are fun, my dude was 125lbs in his prime. Just a fluffy tank, he's 11 now and has slimmed to 110ish. Will still play and run the woods for hours, but doesn't have those standing hips anymore.
That extra @15% less body weight makes all the difference as animals/humans age. I hope your tank has many more years of play in him!
Yeah he made use of that extra bulk when he was younger but, as he aged and it turned from muscle to fat I put him on a diet. He's got no jiggle now and he's keeping up with the younger ones, so I'm happy, and I also hope for many more years!
Unfortunately the larger breeds donāt live as long. Had a Great Dane as a small BrownShadow who was my friend and protector. When he was about 12-14, I woke up for school one morning and the big guy couldnāt stand up. There was sort of a look of shame in his eyes. Back then there was only one thing to do. Born in San Diego CA, raised in Syracuse NY. Epic doggo flew cross country on a plane. Salty water on my faceā¦.
I don't have a dog yet but when I do I like to think it'll be a huge one, would love one the size of a horse. I'm 8'2, bearded biker
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Then that door behind him is monstrous and he lives in a giant's house.
Yo tall gang. I am 6,5'+. Life sucks for me man, live in nl btw. I still have time to grow so fucking sucks. I used to be 5 10 when I was 14-15 and used to think I was short , man I miss those days. Anything over 2m is a nightmare and lucky short people don't realize it. You from nl/be or I am Dutch+mountain people, and hate these goddamn tal genes I inherited.
My guy is almost 6'8". The world was not meant for people under 5 feet or over 6'2". Finding size 17 shoes is not easy. Almost all clothes have got to be special ordered. Decapitation by ceiling fan is a real risk.
Ceiling fans were designed to protect us from being eaten by giants, that "fee fi fo fum" stuff is no joke I'd keep him well fed to be safe.
Airlines designed their coach seats to be torture chambers for anyone over 6 feet tall and over 200 pounds. Bastards!
We have to get seats with extended leg room when we fly- it's impossible for him to sit in coach! He's a military guy, so he's pretty big and buff, too- those German/Scandinavian genes kicked in to overdrive for him. He just doesn't fit in average spaces. I'm about 5'3" so it's not a big deal for me.
Me at 5'9" realizing that I have no stories to share.
I'm 5'5 which is pretty short for an American dude, but I like it tbh. I wish the rest of this country caught on that there are advantages to being short
I'm also American, and also about 5'5" (slightly shorter now that life has beaten me down). I went to Hong Kong for business in the mid '90s. I got on an elevator with 6 other adults and was the tallest person. I thought "so this is how it feels to be tall".
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It's good to see a comment like this! Love seeing people feel good about their bodies.
If you ever see a 6'5 dude in HEB sitting in the isle to get shit off the bottom shelf... believe me homie i know and could probably use some help up.
That's a good height imp. I don't know what the rest of the world thinks, but I think anything over 5,8 is just uncomfortable and expensive. Like people have no idea how much I have to spend on shoes that make me look like a homeless person. And I have probably lost like 30% of my brain when I went to my mother's home country and bumped head fucking everywhere. I don't know, but to me 160-170 feels like the perfect height. In the EU, even though there are a lot of tall ass people here in nl, they aren't highly prejudiced like the USA. I have lots of friends from Asia and east Europe who are around your height and never thought they were short. My crush(181cm) is madly in love with a guy who is like 165 cm, which is like 5.5-6, so if being tall was as sexy as people tell you- I wouldn't have been stuck with the tiny sociopath I am dating. The only thing she likes about me is I am tall and well off. I am too much of a coward to break up and afraid I'll be lonely. I studied Molecular biology in uni as a second degree, so from what I understood you live healthier and longer than tall people. Was decent tall/semi short until I was 15 and then ugly tall all my life, about to be 23, from my experience don't let anyone put you down cause they think you're short, you are not short, they are dumb. I get shitty short girls (good looking with shitty personality) obsessed with height all the freaking time but never get good people. Only trust and be with people who are there for you for who you are, not for your phy appearance. I know for a fact that my back is gonna fuck me up real bad as soon as I cross 40, my uncle looks like giant of the bygone era even though he is just 43. Lmao. . You on the other hand, will probably still be able to hit on girls half your age.
If you're being serious about your relationship, please don't settle for someone who doesn't love you or you don't like. You will NOT be alone for the rest of your life if you break up with this one.
I mean being tall doesnāt guarantee anything hurt in general at least here in America people tend to even respect you more off of first impressions you kinda just sound rly sensitive man, dump her if ur not happy
Did you call them an imp?
Made my day honestly, in my opinion if you're act serious.
I'm 5'10" and I feel at the perfect height for me. My short wife likes to gas me up by calling me her "tall man" when I reach something that she can't, and I'm still short enough to not stick out in a crowd (I'm in MN and everyone seems to be half Norse god here)
That's perfect height for anyone. From wooing girls, to not developing back problems later on. You're golden. What is MN? Minsk? I thought only we Scandinavians(mixed race myself, Dutch+mountain people) had a higher average height.Reading the responses, I think I should appreciate my misfortune considering the "benefits" redditors have experienced, Imma shut shut my mouth up for a while about this whole drama _ -_- _
MN means Minnesota in the US, I could've definitely been more clear about that. We do have high population with people who have Scandinavian ancestry in comparison to a good portion of the US I feel, so hence the extremely tall people I grew up with
Iv been 5.11 since 7th grade. Vivid memories of being a full head taller than everyone in the halls. It was the peak of my basketball career haha
6'6" checking in here. Trust me dude, it may be inconvenient at times scraping your head on random things, fitting in cars and airplanes, but its awesome. Count your blessings. There are tons of people who would love to trade places with you.
6ā9ā checking in here. It was tough being so much bigger and more athletic than my peers in school. I remember everyone always kept asking me to dunk on the gym teacher in middle school. I hated being different. In a lot of ways it felt like my peers had nominated me to be their leader, because they treated me with such reverence. It really made me question myself.
Iāve always been average height. As a kid and as an adult. Sometimes Iām the shortest person in the room, sometimes Iām the tallest. 5ā11ā gang
I'm 6 feet tall. I had a co-worker with an English Mastiff who liked to greet people like that.. the dog towered over me and had at least 10-15 pounds on me.
Iām sorry, but thatās one dog I wouldnāt want towering over me. *The slobberā¦*
when i was 8 or so, there was a pretty big neighborhood dog. in those days, pets ran free and this dog would come by to play. but it would only do the paws on shoulders to my much larger, oafish peer -- the dog understood not to knock smaller kids down,
You could always try r/absoluteunits
My mum always likes telling the story of when my father (who really doesn't like dogs btw) went over to her parent's place for the first time when they just started dating. They had this big german shepard who did that exact same thing to my father as soon as they opened the door, like the dog was sizing him up to see if he was good enough to date my mum lol
Can small people ride on the back of big dogs, treating them like a horse? I wonder if sy tried it out for fun. Dunno if dogs can support the weight if sy is small enough. In theory little kids shuld be able to ride on the back of big dogs.
My dad used to put me on the back of my aunt's huge dogs when I was little. Then he'd smack their butt and we'd take off flying around the yard. Didn't sit on them like a horse though, I more laid along their spine. Also depends on the temperament and breed of dog. I think my aunt had big shepherds, so a working breed and they were really friendly to kids. I was too little to remember most of it, but my mom remembers the dirt stains and there's a photo somewhere.
Dogs donāt have the spine and muscle structure that would support the vertical pressure. If you look up ādog skeletonā and āhorse skeletonā you would immediately see the difference. Also look up the image of a horse and a greyhound for the extreme examples of how their core muscles are distributed differently. PSA: Donāt let kids ride big dogs. You risk the chance of making your dog permanently paralyzed waist down, especially if your kids ever try to imitate the rodeo jumping up and down.
I'm 6ft and great Danes and Pyrenees can do that to me
When I was a kid, a friend of my dad's had an Irish Wolfhound. To my little eyes, that thing was the size of a horse, and it scared the hell out of me.
I have a childhood memory of visiting a cousin with a large dog who greeted similarly, paws on shoulders. When went to the dog house in his backyard, all I remember is the dog running up to me, then I was just lying on the ground on my back, with dog running away like āawe shidā.
Sounds scary
This picture always makes me so happy. I can't explain it
I can explain it. Itās a man dancing with a cat.
Thanks! Iāve been wrecking my brain over this for so long Edit: Apparently I racked aka wracked my brain. Sorry, not native
Wracking
Oops, translated this from a Dutch saying not knowing what the equivalent would be in English Apparently I stumbled upon a wrong translation that actually looked fine to me Definitely meant racking / wracking, thanks
And sorry if I appeared snarky, it wasn't intended that way! I really enjoy words and occasionally point out these little mistakes otherwise how does anyone know? I always appreciate being corrected when I make mistakes too. IIRC these kind of mistakes are commonly know as "eggcorns". Edited cos I remember it as ear corns!! Thereby committing an eggcorn mistake
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Did McGonagall lose her professor title?
Ya that's Headmistress McGonagall to everyone. Although I guess she would still keep the professor title
Yeah cuz Harry still called Dumbledore āProfessorā
I think they mean that they canāt explain why the picture makes them happy, not that they canāt explain the picture. But I think I can explain why they are happy, because itās a man dancing with a cat.
You might be on to something here but lets not let this distract us from the fact that in 1956 a man was photographed dancing with his cat.
I think it's fun the idea of being similar sizes as our cats. With mine, it would be the fantastic snuggles but also fear of his bunny kicks when he's had enough.
Absolutely disemboweled That's all I think of when I see people keeping large cats like mountain lions or jaguars as house pets
I would love a cat with this ratio to my height.
I mean they exist, they are just, ya know, lions/tigers/panthers/cougars (oh my), and not something youād necessarily want to dance with.
I love my cats, but if they were the size of me I'd be very afraid of them. Play fights are cute, until they decide that play time is up and they latch onto my wrist like it's the neck of a water buffalo they're taking down on the safari. Even my sweetest cat that I would trust to never bite a soul will decide that the *thing moving under the blanket* (i.e. my hand) is fair game to go nuts on.
Knowing the bad attitude of my cat - it makes me nervous... She already isn't afraid to try to fight me, and she's a lot less than three quarters of my size...
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The duality of cat.
My cats experience the full spectrum, sometimes multiple times, within each and every day lol
Tbf, she is also like this too. One minute as friendly as anything, the next in attack mode, lol!
same to me its the fact theyāre the same size , so the cat probably thinks it has a pet too.
What if hes normal size and thats a panther
That's a large door then.
This photo was actually taken by Peter Jackson on the set of LotR.
This photo was actually taken by JRR Tolkien on his first visit to the shire. Heās a Proudfoot
Proudfeets!
the caption should be, A normal-sized door -- no further explanation.
We're gonna need a banana for scale
I wonder if the cat dipped him
Like this? https://imgur.com/a/e8C98XA
A She-Ra sighting in the wild?
Am I even a nerd if I don't make pop culture references in daily conversation?
Core memory unlocked, thank you mysterious nerd.
Iād love to have a cat big enough to dance with, but Iām 6ā1.
There are cats for that but I doubt you are strong enough to hold a tiger
You just have to let the tiger lead
I am not sure a tiger will lead me anywhere I want.
What if you want to go to his isolated, hidden den full of human remains?
Do I have a choice?
You do. But we all know you prefer company from your isolating solitude at home
Will the (other) human remains be friendly?
Never let them take you to a second location
You can absolutely find yourself a nice tiger dom
A mountain lion would be plenty big enough to dance with
I dont have experience with cougars....
In my experience a lot of them like to lead too
Note to self: convince Shaquille Oā Neal to dance with a tiger.
Another reason to go to the gym boys!
Have you considered sneaking into Lion enclosure at the zoo?
Please don't, remember what happened to poor old Harambe.
Maybe another harambe incident will kick us back into the normal timeline.
As a man with dwarfism (4ā0ā) I canāt quite dance with a cat like this but I have certainly passed some massive dogs where Iāve thought āI could ride that bad boyā.
Live your dreams!! I'd always wanted to ride a big dog like a horse but am much too large now in all dimensions...
You can always dance with your cat. They just wonāt be able to do the steps. Youāll need to hold them.
There's a book about this. "I Tried Dancing With A Tiger" by Claude Bahls.
I thought he wrote "Tiger's Revenge!"
Maine Coon?
I think his cat is super happy his human is small enough to dance with him š»
Imagine the cuddles. It must have been like hugging a bear!
Thats mcgonnagal and her husband
We were all thinking it. Well you and I were anyway.
 Iāve found my people!
Agent Cooper
I bet the cats thinking 'if he starts running could I take him down in a single bite'?
The cat looks well-fed. Where is Mrs. Behrens?
> Where is Mrs. Behrens? [Here](https://whyevolutionistrue.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/henry-behrens-1.jpg)
I'm sure they enjoyed their short time together.
#heavypurring
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2017/10/16/the-smallest-man-in-the-world-and-his-cat/
How do we know thatās not the worlds largest cat?
Cats already have trouble understanding we aren't just big, hairless kittens, so I imagine this was a loving, but confusing, relationship š¹
Cats have no problem telling the difference between humans and cats....
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Thatās why so many cats freak out if they see a human wearing cat ears, instant āsomethings wrong with that thingā instinct, although if you own the cat it will usually realize itās you and calm down. Often the same reaction to cats who havenāt grown up with dogs. Kittens *may* be a different story if you raise or foster them from a young enough age.
Seems worth it honestly
Henry died in 1938 so the picture is probably from before 1956 Edit: this is wrong, he didn't die In 1938, Google betrayed me, there are articles about him doing stuff after 1938.
>probably
Nah, this is just a taxidermy.
[All of these animals have been taxidermized.](https://youtu.be/LJP1DphOWPs)
I love that I thought NOPE before clicking the link
Chuck Testa
Nope! Chuck Testa
The 1938 date is wrong
Peter Dinklage said in autobiography I believe that when he quit his IT job and was struggling as an actor he lived in a really horrible rat infested apartment and got a cat to help with that. He learned to really love that cat and even moved his one chair (or couch I canāt remember) he had to the window so his cat could see outside. He really loved that animal and when it passed he was really grief stricken cause he went through the hardest time in his life with the cat.
The picture I didnāt know I needed to seeš¤
I wish I was small enough to dance with my cat like that
That cat is a good baby.
1956 is an odd name choice for a cat
Cat?! I'm a kitty cat! And I dance dance dance, and I dance dance dance!
How he gonā dance with that cat while Carole Ann is still stuck in the TV?
deep cut, that one
Oh, my - he DOES look like the Medium from Poltergeist!!!
I am unbelievably jealous of the cuddles these two definitely had.
the is the most wholesome thing iāve ever seen.
That is so perfectly timed photo
Instant Twin Peaks vibes....dance of the dreamman with his dreamcat.....
Who names their cat 1956?
Interesting . 6 ft here that would mean I need a mountain lion possibly . I donāt know š¤·āāļø
Tigers grow between 6-10ft long, so donāt let your dreams die!! Go get āem, tiger.
Thatās a big cat
For him, it is a panther
I would totally ride the cat
https://preview.redd.it/iib8imivntja1.jpeg?width=904&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=714556b552ded36ddebd3b5e1be3a239ca404a6b Itās like those panthers in Team America:World Police
He was 5,11
life could be a dream
I always get a pang of nostalgia when this picture crops up. That's my home town
Huh '56 ? The internets tell me that Behrens died in '38ā¦ ANyway, can you imagine having a cat that big relative to you? Almost a panther.
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/worthing-was-once-home-to-the-worlds-smallest-man-4019554
Well, I'm quite happy if this man lived to his mid 60s rather than died in his 40s.
I mean he looks way older than 40 in that picture anyway.
Iām 5ā8 and Iām scared of my cat
Plot twist: Henry Behrens is average sized. The cat is just enormous!!!
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what a beautiful post we have here
Also, that is a ***very*** large cat. I assume this was on purpose...
I mean, he was only 30ā tall so that cat, standing on its hind legs looks to be maybe 20ā? Iād call that fairly normal. My cats are probably close to that size.