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Zoology Question

posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 12:06pm on 2005-06-21 under ,

Do dogs' tail-wagging muscles ever get tired?

I just had this mental image of a dog going, "Oh! Ow! Tail cramp!"

Or a dog telling another dog, "I was so happy when they got home that I smiled until my tail hurt."

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posted by [identity profile] rms-butterfly.livejournal.com at 04:35pm on 2005-06-21
I don't know, but several years ago my beagle-mix (Crumby, short for Crumbcake) appeared to have "broken her wagger." That is, for a while, it looked like it hurt her to wag. Not sure if that was from over-wagging at some doggie-joke or what, but she eventually recovered, with no loss of wagging function.

'berta
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posted by [identity profile] rendancer.livejournal.com at 05:50pm on 2005-06-21
that is so painfully funny! What an image. Poor things if it's true!
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posted by [identity profile] old-hedwig.livejournal.com at 06:34pm on 2005-06-21
Dogs spend more than half their time asleep. I suspect they refresh/regenerate any over stressed muscles during that time.
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posted by [identity profile] realinterrobang.livejournal.com at 07:39pm on 2005-06-21
Everybody's talking about animals! Over at my journal, we've segued from hedgehogs to swallows, and here you are talking about dogs. (Oh! My dad said the other day, "If you see a Newfie puppy, let me know..."!)

I suppose I ought to throw in some sort of reference to my horse, just to make things even. ;)
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posted by [identity profile] designgirl.livejournal.com at 09:26pm on 2005-06-21
it's such a great picture. I loved that.

I'll bet they don't get tired. I can shake my leg all day. Too bad it isn't because I am happy.
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posted by [identity profile] figmo.livejournal.com at 12:59am on 2005-06-22
I've noticed Lady starts wagging her tail less as she goes on. I presume it's because her "wagging" muscles get tired.
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