Tri-color English setter looks like a 'backwards frog dog'

I have watched this video more times than I'd like to admit.

Not because anything dramatic happens, but because my brain absolutely refuses to accept what it's seeing.

At first glance, it looks like this English Setter Pippin's head is on backward. Then you notice her legs … except they don't seem to be where dog legs are supposed to be either. I spent a solid minute trying to figure out which body part belonged where before realizing the answer was simply, "Dog."

The delightfully confusing clip was shared by @hannaandpippin, and Pippin is perched over the front of the couch with both front legs dangling over the edge. But the angle creates the world's greatest canine optical illusion. Somehow she looks backward, upside down, and completely twisted into a shape that shouldn't exist outside a pretzel factory.

The best part?

She looks perfectly comfortable.

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Meanwhile, the caption simply asks, "Girl, what are you doing?"

It's the exact question everyone watching is asking too.

The Comments Absolutely Delivered:

• "Did you assemble her incorrectly?"
• "Just elbows everywhere."
• "Those IKEA directions can be confusing."
• "What an adorable nightmare you have there."
• "Why it got frog legs?"
• "Why is she a grasshopper?"
• "I feel like I'm looking at a backwards dog frog!"
• "Is that a frog dog?"
• "Is her head on backwards?"
• "How is she backwards and forward at the same time?"

Personally, I lost it at "Those IKEA directions can be confusing."

That perfectly explains what's happening here.

Someone skipped Step 14.

Why Dogs Sleep (and Sit) in the Weirdest Positions

Dogs are surprisingly flexible, and they'll often twist themselves into positions that look wildly uncomfortable to us but feel perfectly normal to them. Whether they're draped across the back of the couch, curled into what appears to be a cinnamon roll, or somehow folded completely in half, they're usually just finding the spot that feels safest and coziest.

Some dogs also develop favorite lounging positions that become part of their personality. It may not make any anatomical sense to the rest of us, but if they're relaxed, breathing comfortably, and able to get up normally, it's usually nothing to worry about.

Pippin may have temporarily broken my brain ...

But she also reminded me that dogs have a very special talent for turning "What on earth am I looking at?" into comedy gold.

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