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hlthe2b

(102,214 posts) Wed Oct 7, 2020, 04:52 AM Oct 2020

WOW! Must See: Dog jumps 31 feet (!) to set new world's record for farthest leap by a dog

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WOW! Must See: Dog jumps 31 feet (!) to set new world's record for farthest leap by a dog (Original Post) hlthe2b Oct 2020 OP

Wow! Perfect form! CottonBear Oct 2020 #1

My goodness! North Shore Chicago Oct 2020 #2

Lol and he did it in slow motion! Amazing! padah513 Oct 2020 #3

HA! Roland99 Oct 2020 #5

LOL! lunatica Oct 2020 #20

AMAZING!! AZ8theist Oct 2020 #4

Wow gonna have to ronatchig Oct 2020 #6

Dave Letterman used to host these contests. I miss Dave amuse bouche Oct 2020 #7

Remember, this is only an exhibition, this is NOT a competition -- please, no wagering. Brother Buzz Oct 2020 #10

... NurseJackie Oct 2020 #16

I miss how the world was when Dave was on mdbl Oct 2020 #24

Joyful to watch! Marthe48 Oct 2020 #8

WOAH!!! Incredible! Fla Dem Oct 2020 #9

He wags his tail mid jump! n/t targetpractice Oct 2020 #11

Like a flying squirrel, he maintains balance and makes slight changes in trajectory using his tail. Nitram Oct 2020 #12

Interesting... I just thought he was happy. n/t targetpractice Oct 2020 #13

I'm sure flying through the air does indeed make him a very happy dog! Nitram Oct 2020 #14

At Star-Thrower Oct 2020 #15

10! BHDem53 Oct 2020 #17

Happy whippet!! retread Oct 2020 #18

He flew Demovictory9 Oct 2020 #19

I wonder if he thinks he can jump over the pool. Cause it almost looks BootinUp Oct 2020 #21

Here's a video ESPN did about Spitfire. softydog88 Oct 2020 #22

That was GREAT! Thanks for sharing. An amazing dog. King of the whippets for sure! hlthe2b Oct 2020 #23

Cool! progressoid Oct 2020 #25

It's like he's flying. I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2020 #26

Compare to human record StClone Oct 2020 #27

Beat Bob Beamon, too oswaldactedalone Oct 2020 #30

Love the exultant expression Harker Oct 2020 #28

Greyhounds are aerodynamic. BainsBane Oct 2020 #29

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

1. Wow! Perfect form!

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 04:58 AM

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North Shore Chicago

(3,312 posts)

2. My goodness!

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 06:04 AM

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Thought he was going to run out of pool. What a performance and his name suits.

padah513

(2,500 posts)

3. Lol and he did it in slow motion! Amazing!

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 06:29 AM

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Roland99

(53,342 posts)

5. HA!

Reply to padah513 (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 07:17 AM

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lunatica

(53,410 posts)

20. LOL!

Reply to padah513 (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 12:04 AM

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AZ8theist

(5,452 posts)

4. AMAZING!!

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 06:36 AM

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ronatchig

(575 posts)

6. Wow gonna have to

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 07:19 AM

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Get that puppy a bigger pool!

amuse bouche

(3,657 posts)

7. Dave Letterman used to host these contests. I miss Dave

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 07:47 AM

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Brother Buzz

(36,412 posts)

10. Remember, this is only an exhibition, this is NOT a competition -- please, no wagering.

Reply to amuse bouche (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:13 PM

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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

16. ...

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 05:33 PM

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mdbl

(4,973 posts)

24. I miss how the world was when Dave was on

Reply to amuse bouche (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 12, 2020, 11:24 AM

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I could never have imagined where it would end up today.

Marthe48

(16,933 posts)

8. Joyful to watch!

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:24 AM

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Thanks for sharing

Fla Dem

(23,642 posts)

9. WOAH!!! Incredible!

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 11:40 AM

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Super strength in those back legs!

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)

11. He wags his tail mid jump! n/t

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:15 PM

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Nitram

(22,781 posts)

12. Like a flying squirrel, he maintains balance and makes slight changes in trajectory using his tail.

Reply to targetpractice (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:49 PM

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targetpractice

(4,919 posts)

13. Interesting... I just thought he was happy. n/t

Reply to Nitram (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:50 PM

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Nitram

(22,781 posts)

14. I'm sure flying through the air does indeed make him a very happy dog!

Reply to targetpractice (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:59 PM

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Star-Thrower

(309 posts)

15. At

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 04:29 PM

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first I thought it was a Borzoi, then notice the tail. Awesome! I've had 4 Borzois and they do leap like that. Don't know if they could have done that, possible I suppose.

BHDem53

(1,061 posts)

17. 10!

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 05:41 PM

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retread

(3,761 posts)

18. Happy whippet!!

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 07:40 PM

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Demovictory9

(32,445 posts)

19. He flew

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 08:11 PM

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BootinUp

(47,139 posts)

21. I wonder if he thinks he can jump over the pool. Cause it almost looks

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 09:31 PM

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like he is disappointed when he starts dropping to the water.

softydog88

(126 posts)

22. Here's a video ESPN did about Spitfire.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 01:40 PM

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hlthe2b

(102,214 posts)

23. That was GREAT! Thanks for sharing. An amazing dog. King of the whippets for sure!

Reply to softydog88 (Reply #22)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 02:21 PM

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What a great experience for that teen as well.

progressoid

(49,969 posts)

25. Cool!

Reply to softydog88 (Reply #22)

Mon Oct 12, 2020, 11:31 AM

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I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)

26. It's like he's flying.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Mon Oct 12, 2020, 07:31 PM

Oct 2020

That is cool!

He whipped it,whipped it good!

StClone

(11,683 posts)

27. Compare to human record

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Thu Oct 15, 2020, 11:45 AM

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Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4 1?4 in) (1991).

oswaldactedalone

(3,490 posts)

30. Beat Bob Beamon, too

Reply to StClone (Reply #27)

Sat Oct 17, 2020, 10:33 AM

Oct 2020

Powell broke the record, but Beamon demolished the existing record with the “aberration jump” by more than two feet, in 1968. It took the judges 20 mins. to get the measurement right because they couldn’t believe it. Part of the time was locating a tape measure to verify the distance by hand.