h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, can they?

From personal experience is yes but only just - not vertically by any means but about (going by memory) 20 degrees-ish...after that they have to start stepping backwards, which is always funny to watch

Is this a reference to Shaun of the Dead?
It's true, by the way.

Starts humming "Don't Stop Me Know"...


...where's me pool cue?

"Is this a reference to Shaun of the Dead?"
You don't think I just happened to be randomly wondering if dogs can look up, do you?

I haven't actually seen SOTD, but I can verify that if dogs look up while wearing on of those neck-brace-collar-funnel plastic things, then the plastic thing fills with water and the dog drowns.

B

You, EV? Independant thought?

How long have I known you now? Almost 5 years?

Yes, ok, I admit, you're one of the sharpest, wittiest researchers I know...

Weeeell. A friend on MSN saw the film before I did, and left me puzzled for a few days when they signed in with 'Dogs Can't Look Up' following their usual sign-in name- you may've just been curious as to what the hell they meant, like I did.

Seriously funny film.

Shaun of the Dead - Best zombie movie ever. Don't tell my boyfriend, but if Simon Pegg wants I'll have sex with him.

I was going to put 'have his children' but you don't need to have sex to do that. It would kind of defeat the purpose. Of having his children.

Actually I've just seen a picture of him in heat.....Can you take a thing like that back?

Would that be proper post ettequite (God that's a dodgy word.)

A picture of Simon Pegg in heat?

Or a dog in heat?

If you've got food in your hand, a dog will look anywhere you want it to.

Well, then it *can* look up if it needs to: but only by standing up on its hind legs with its head vertically up. It doesn't have the pivotal orientation priveleges we do as humans.

Nah, just tested my dog, he can look directly upwards. His eyes are pointed at the ceiling.

Aw. Well, I'm thinking about Beagles, or Jack Russels here. I can't imagine they'd be able to look straight up on all fours. Which breed is your dog?

does it look up when standing on all four legs?
because a dog i know looks up by sitting down, so it's body is at a better angle to look up (if you get what mean...)
but i think it does that as it's just lazy.

Justin

I think it would have to be something that interested the dog to make it look something up!
Like the phone number to a pet shop or something..................


Ah, you look up as in up!!!

Leaves the room shutting the door quietly behind him!

Simon Pegg, not a dog. Wouldn't have sex with a dog. That would be mingy.

...or indeed 'Mongy!' (scruffy looking dog belonging to the Boswell family in 80's sitcom "Bread")


I reckon dogs can look up, as someone said earlier it depends where the food is.

I'll test it out now...
*starts looking for food, and wherever the dog's gone*

Ok, that experiment was rather a faliure...

Holding the food in a position that caused it to have to look up to see it, the dog looked up to about an angle of 45 to 50 degrees, then sat down to look at the food. when i moved the food higher (to try to make it look up more), it just stood on it's hind legs... It did this about 5 times.

So, in conclusion, it doesn't seem that dogs (at least this one) can/likes to look up.

Also, the dog needs a bath (it really smells bad)

Justin