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

[hlthe2b]

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[CottonBear]

1. Wow! Perfect form!

[North Shore Chicago]

2. My goodness!

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

[padah513]

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

[Roland99]

5. HA!

[lunatica]

20. LOL!

[AZ8theist]

4. AMAZING!!

[ronatchig]

6. Wow gonna have to

Get that puppy a bigger pool!

[amuse bouche]

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

[Brother Buzz]

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

[NurseJackie]

16. ...

[mdbl]

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

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

[Marthe48]

8. Joyful to watch!

Thanks for sharing

[Fla Dem]

9. WOAH!!! Incredible!

Super strength in those back legs!

[targetpractice]

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

[Nitram]

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

[targetpractice]

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

[Nitram]

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

[Star-Thrower]

15. At

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]

17. 10!

[retread]

18. Happy whippet!!

[Demovictory9]

19. He flew

[BootinUp]

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

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

[softydog88]

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

[hlthe2b]

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

What a great experience for that teen as well.

[progressoid]

25. Cool!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

26. It's like he's flying.

That is cool!

He whipped it,whipped it good!

[StClone]

27. Compare to human record

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

[oswaldactedalone]

30. Beat Bob Beamon, too

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.

[Harker]

28. Love the exultant expression

at splashdown.

[BainsBane]

29. Greyhounds are aerodynamic.