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Dog Too 'Tall' For Water Bowl Resorts To Drinking Out Of Something Else
A dog named Oliver has left internet users in stitches with his unusual way of drinking water, which his owner says is normal for him, due to his height.
In a post shared on Instagram in June, under the username @oliversophiezoi, the borzoi can be seen standing in front of the sink in the bathroom, drinking water right from the faucet without showing any difficulties.
"Just a normal day in a tall noodle household," reads layover text shared with the clip. A caption adds: "Can I get you a napkin, sir?"
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A borzoi lays on his blanket. The way a tall dog of the same breed drinks water from the sink has left internet viewers in stitches. A borzoi lays on his blanket. The way a tall dog of the same breed drinks water from the sink has left internet viewers in stitches. Getty ImagesThe American Kennel Club (AKC) says Borzoi dogs are a breed of large, elegant sight-hounds that can run as fast as 35 to 40 miles per hour. An adult male stands at least 28 inches at the shoulder and weighs 75 to 105 pounds.
This breed, which was once known as the Russian wolfhound, was initially bred to be swift and tough enough to pursue and pin their ferocious lupine quarry. They are affectionate family dogs, good with children and other canines.
"The sight of a cat or squirrel on the run will quickly stir their pursuit instinct, and fenced-in running room is a must," the AKC says.
Moreover, these dogs are not the easiest to train, and even though they don't bark much, they do need lots of mental stimulation because of their high energy levels.
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The video quickly went viral on social media, getting viewers from across Instagram. It has so far received over 1.1 million views and more than 71,500 likes on the platform.
One user, Ginvaz.Originalz, commented: "Nah he's clearly just a baby in a miniature bathroom."
Hektorborzoi posted: "It's important to stay hydrated. Well done. I have to go practice now. / Hektor."
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Slamonnjupiter added: "Hey, there's a horse in your house."
Another user, borisstroganofftheredeemer, wrote: "We do this with food too when you aren't looking!"
Katneymarkovich commented: "Ohh, there was a hiccup too. Please tell us more about the Tall Noodle."
Georgetherescuegreyhound wrote: "Water in high or unusual places is the best kind!"
Thesparklehounds added: "Mine considers me to be his napkin and vigorously rubs his snoot on me."
Newsweek reached out to @oliversophiezoi for comment via Instagram comments. We could not verify the details of the case.
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Brazil's Latest Sports Star Is A Dog Who Mastered Footvolley — A Combination Of Soccer And Volleyball
Rio de Janeiro's main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near standstill on one stretch of sand. People held up their phones to record athletic feats they'd never before witnessed, or even imagined.
The game? Footvolley, a combination of soccer and beach volleyball. The athlete? A 3-year-old border collie named Floki.
Floki sparks wonder among bystanders, because he hangs tough in a game that even humans struggle to get a handle on. Footvolley rules are essentially the same as beach volleyball, but with a slightly lower net and, like soccer, players are forbidden from using hands and arms. Floki springs up from the sand to drive the ball with his mouth. He has become something of an internet sensation in Brazil, with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok.
Floki has become a viral sensation in Brazil. AP The pooch has mastered the beach game of footvolley. APFloki's owner, Gustavo Rodrigues, is a footvolley coach, but swears he didn't plan this. He had wanted an American Bully, a decidedly less sprightly breed. Floki came into Rodrigues' life instead and quickly revealed his potential when, at just 2 months old, he started jumping after birthday balloons.
Rodrigues started Floki out on what's called "altinha," where a group standing in a circle juggles a soccer ball for as long as possible. In 2023, Floki made his debut in the much more complex, competitive game of footvolley — a hobby enjoyed by some Brazilian soccer stars after they retire, including World Cup winners Ronaldinho and Romário.
"He does things that even some professionals don't — like positioning on the court," said Rodrigues, 26. APFootvolley players need poise, agility, coordination, timing, finesse. Covering one side of the court between just two people means quick sprints back and forth on soft sand under the baking sun. It's no mean feat, but Floki was a natural. A star was born.
"He does things that even some professionals don't — like positioning on the court," said Rodrigues, 26. "Sometimes the ball goes from one side (of the court) to the other, and he doesn't keep his back turned to it. He turns toward the ball to always hit it straight on."
It's clear this high-energy pup lives for this game. Even resting under the shade of the beach's caipirinha bar, he was laser-focused on the action of the adjacent court's match.
When playing, he barks at Rodrigues to pass him the ball and seems to at least understand the basic rules. At times, rather than passing back to Rodrigues for the third and final touch their opponents expect, he sneaks the ball over the net himself to score a point. Then he jumps into Rodrigues' arms to celebrate.
When playing, he barks at Rodrigues to pass him the ball and seems to at least understand the basic rules. AP Floki jumps into his owner's arms to celebrate earning a point. APOne of the awestruck onlookers Sunday was Luiza Chioli, who had traveled to Rio from Sao Paulo. She already knew the famous Floki from TikTok, but hadn't expected front-row seats to watch him while sipping her gin and tonic.
"Seeing social media, we had thought it was just cuts, that they used the best takes," said Chioli, 21. "But we saw he played, performed the whole time, did really well. It's really cool."
As Floki's follower count has grown, partnerships and endorsement deals have come rolling in. Rodrigues and Floki live in the inland capital Brasilia, but often travel to Rio — footvolley's mecca — and other Brazilian states to show off his skills, do marketing appearances and create monetized social media content.
His Sunday began with almost an hour playing beside former footvolley champion Natalia Guitler, who's been called Queen of the Beach. Between attempts to film her doing a trick pass to him, he scampered for drinks of water or to dip in the ocean. By the end, both she and Floki were scrambling for shade.
"We're dead," she said as she collapsed onto the sand next to a panting Floki. Someone passed her a phone to check out the best clips for her Instagram, where she has almost 3 million followers.
"Me and my bestie @dog_altinha playing footvolley," she wrote in a later post showing their long rally, and which included her bicycle kicking the ball over the net.
After a rest and another footvolley session, Floki headed to a more remote beach to do a marketing shoot for Farm, a fashion designer that's become the paragon of Rio's breezy tropical style, both in Brazil and abroad.
Then Floki was on Instagram hyping a brand of dog popsicles, gnawing a banana-flavored one himself, and giving an altinha demonstration to mall shoppers. His evening stroll along Copacabana's beachside promenade showed him straining against his leash, still evidently bursting with his boundless energy.
With their weekend marketing blitz in Rio over, Rodrigues and Floki would head back to Brasilia, where their influencer hustle takes a back seat to the hustle of playing competitive matches. They win about one in every three, Rodrigues said, and their opponents are always desperate to avoid being beaten by a dog.
"It generates talk, and people make fun," he said. "No one likes to lose a point to him, so people play their hearts out against us."
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