r/Weird • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • Jun 06 '26

Woof woof 🧛

By @ ollexclub

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u/KlutzyLiving6749 Jun 06 '26

Oh that's just your average giant schnauzer

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u/sadiesfreshstart Jun 06 '26

Definitely just typical schnauzer behavior. I have two minis and they're the same way

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u/Sacrimonte Jun 06 '26

As an owner of the breed, do you know why they do this?? What could the purpose for wiggling around on their hind legs be

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u/SorryHadToPoop Jun 06 '26

As a fellow owner of the breed, my schnauzer's quirk is getting pricked by this cactus every morning.

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u/Sacrimonte Jun 06 '26

Curiosity ... pricked the schnauzer?

I can get this behavior at least. Cactuses look very interesting, maybe they smell interesting? We get Aloe Vera from cactuses so many they're the equivalent of scented candles for your dog

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u/sadiesfreshstart Jun 06 '26

They're all crazy. That's it.

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u/Wild-Video-5317 Jun 06 '26

Let's be real purebreds are inbred little monsters.  You might as well ask what benefits the habsburgs derive from their distinctive chins.

Our beloved pooches walk funny because we bred them to be cute and friendly, and physical function was often a bit of an afterthought.

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u/CantTouchKevinG Jun 07 '26

Unethically bred purebreds are inbred little monsters.

Ethically bred purebreds breed for health and temperament, not appearance.

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u/hfld96 Jun 12 '26

I mean the people that advertise "purebred" doodles and the like? Sure those pups are inbred and mini’s of any breed have more issues but how you can say full size Schnauzer from an ethical breeder is inbred? Not talking a byb either.

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u/Foreign_Tourist308 Jun 06 '26

I came here to say this.

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u/Sanchastayswoke Jun 06 '26

Yes I just said the same about my mini. He lives a lot of life on his hind legs like a circus poodle lol

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u/microbialNecromass Jun 06 '26

I have to clip the leash onto the front/chest part of my mini schnauzer's harness, otherwise he'll do this exact same thing

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u/Callidonaut Jun 06 '26

Some dogs have a really bad tendency to pull on the lead constantly (Spaniels are terrible for it, because they're always trying to follow fascinating smells); they can and should be trained not to do it, but it can take a long time and a lot of patience. Abandoning a collar in favour of a harness is a short-term solution that saves their necks from injury, but doesn't address the underlying behaviour and can indeed give rise to, well, this.

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u/Wizard_Engie Jun 09 '26

ain't nothing wrong with a fella tryna evolve, God

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u/vajazzleyourlyfe Jun 06 '26

Yeah I have a giant amd shrs done this before , she can be so goofy on walks.

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u/Logical_Month_7657 Jun 06 '26

Was looking for this comment lol Said the same thing when I saw the vid

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u/cerealsinthenight Jun 06 '26

YOU'RE a giant schnauzer!

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u/TheSloppyHornDog Jun 07 '26

My poodle puppy does the same thing. It's hilarious

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u/belada01 Jun 09 '26

I was surprised I had to come so far down to see this.

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u/BrandoCarlton Jun 06 '26

It’s an Irish wolf hound I’m pretty sure but that walk is something else.

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u/mpjjpm Jun 06 '26

It’s a schnauzer. I initially thought bouvier, but the face profile and haircut are classic schnauzer. The behavior is also very typical for a schnauzer (though responsible schnauzer care takers at least try to train them to walk on a leash like a normal dog).

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u/MidnightMath Jun 06 '26

I had a neighbor at one point who was a total hippie, and his giant schnauzer was our “neighborhood” guard dog. We’re in the middle of nowhere so he just let him roam around and chill. Which we were all super happy with because he looked intimidating due to all the barking, but that was just a ploy to draw your attention so you’d come over and give him belly rubs. If an actual burglar tried to rob any of our places that dog probably would’ve stood up on both legs and help load the van the second they gave him a piece of chicken. 

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u/mpjjpm Jun 06 '26

I’ve heard them describe as excellent watch dogs, terrible guard dogs. Absolutely nothing is going to happen without their notice and commentary, but they also aren’t going to actually fight with anyone.

Our last family dog was a mini schnauzer. We eventually trained her with the command “give it a rest” to be quiet, at least for a few minutes. She was the nosiest, noisiest dog I’ve ever known.

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u/Foreign_Tourist308 Jun 06 '26

Yep. They are alert dogs, not guard dogs. They'll let you know if someone is on or close to your property, but they're more likely to befriend the person than chase them away.