Post of the Year · 28 November 2002
I’m sure all dogs do the post-nap stretching thing: hind legs stay put while front paws walk forward until chest touches ground, then a long sigh or yawn.
My dog Oliver does this, but – with consistency unlike any other dog I’ve met – at the moment of maximum stretch, with his ass in the air, he turns his head to look around, almost as if to make sure someone is watching, pauses a beat, then farts: sort of a quiet ffit.
Whereupon he collapses into a sphinx pose and resumes staring at whoever is in the room. After a few seconds, every single time, he cocks his head at an angle, looks a little alarmed, and starts to sniff the air.
A Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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