Skadie the Norwegian Lundehund Bends Her Neck

[TomaxMindbender]

I just tried that on my dog and I broke her neck. Thanks you killed my precious Muffy.

[crazygut]

@TomaxMindbender You apparently did not read the warning at the bottom of the description.

[kelaltieri]

hahah, I love all those toes.  :) Great to see this awesome breed at the WKC show this year. Finally some recognition! :)

[redmoth121]

thank you very much for this video. i read up on this dog and wanted to see an example

[jovina89]

My parents' dog is of this breed, and when we play with something above her, she lays her head back like this to see what we do xDD

[babygirlkisses1]

Their jointed at the nape (no idea what that means) of the neck and my lundehund can almost do it on its own so :O

[backyardandrew]

wow! how long did it take to teach her to do that?! jk sweet dog

[hitheresunshine]

I just read about these awesome dogs today, in my dog breed book, and I think they're pretty awesome! :D Cute too. It's cool that I could find a video on youtube featuring one of their strangest and most entrancing features. X3

[QFizzV8Fizz]

They can close their ears aswell :D

[webkinzrockinroll]

wow!

[perrytheplatfreak]

Norwegian Lundehunds can do that without the help of a human!

[rvchester]

that's not A TRICK! YOU'RE THE ONE BENDING HIS NECK! jaj it's ok though, these dogs can do that, and even twist there heads 180 degrees.

[crazygut]

I am bending her neck, however it is a natural movement for her,as you can see i amnot forcing it, she is falling asleep in this video. lundehunds are very flexible and can indeed contort their bodies so that their heads are back, it is roumored that they could "uturn" in puffin caves this way.

[yemenykid313]

@crazygut yes they can "uturn" in puffin caves

[SmellPurple]

Additionally, these dogs are freakishly flexible, able to turn their heads a 180 degrees, bend their face backwards to touch their spine, lie totally flat with all four legs out to the sides, and rotate their legs over their heads. Plus, they can clamp their ears completely shut for protection from the elements. Sounds like these pooches could find jobs in the circus!

[crazygut]

I think you are mis informed. while lundies are flexible, i am not sure they can turn their heads 180 degrees. it is the tops of their heads that can touch their backs. Their ears do not "clamp" as mouch as they can close. I have never seen a luncdehunds legs rotate OVER their heads, as you said they can spread their legs to 90 degrees of their body. All of this made them excellent cliff dwellers in their native norway.

[LeftyMacK3]

LOL. The adjustment of the camera makes it sound like you snapped the dog's neck. Sweet dog though.

[FFnintendoteampwns]

Cute dog! ^_^ that was pretty cool! Thats an awesome dog!

[RealDefentertainment]

can you show the legs too?

it`s kind of cool isn`t it

[crazygut]

I doubt that, skadie and modi can both fit into a 4inch by 5 inch Tunnel that is under my bed.. they also have a strong drive to chase "prey" squirrels, rats, doves etc...

[kieblack]

Eventhough lundehund's are fleximble, people should never bend their neck. Many years ago some judges at dog show's tried it too because lunde's should be able to do so but it's forbitten novadays.

[crazygut]

I have never heard that, anything a dog can do naturally doesnt hurt them. if the dog is resisting maybe. but both my lundies sleep with their necks jammed back sometimes...

[kieblack]

Yeah, you can find them in very strange positions :D

I think that recommend is something to do with, you know, developement? Because they don't need to be that flexible anymore. Almost the same thing with their size, nowaday's lunde's are a bit too tall (and a bit tubby). They couldn't fit to lunde's nests anymore, heh :D

[dogbreedforum]

Nice video, I've added it to our forum

[marsmannix]

great illustration of the flexiblity of this wonderful little breed!!!

Can you do one of their arms?

[FlahMorf]

Wow :O

[FlahMorf]

That's kool, double jointed ?

[crazygut]

nope just flexable