If you’re a person who likes to get down and funky, you’ll know that “car dancing” is a completely different sect of dancing all together. You only have so much space, so you have to modify your moves to fit your range of motion in that space.
Apparently, even dog’s have certain car dance moves.
This YouTube video is proof. It shows a German Shepherd jammin’ out to some music and dancing in the car. Her moves are very subtle and only involve her ears. A perfect move for car dancing!
This pup perfectly moves her ears to the beat and it’s hilarious. But Psychology Today says that this German Shepherd was not dancing at all.
“Disney cartoons notwithstanding, very few animal species besides human beings dance – that is, move their bodies in synchrony with an external musical beat. The closest relatives of human beings, chimpanzees, don’t dance. Cows and horses don’t dance. Neither do aardvarks. Nor zebras,” Dr. Christopher Peterson writes on their website.
“Cats don’t dance. Neither do dogs, which is interesting given the co-evolution of canines and human beings. The evolutionary purpose of dogs is to be pleasing to human beings, but apparently, natural selection drew the line at them dancing with us.”
The article does say that research may suggest that birds, however, might “dance” or sway to the beat or rhythm of a song.
The dog in this video may just be responding to the vibrations in the music which were causing her ears to react. Dogs have more than a dozen muscles in their ears which allow them to tilt, turn, raise and lower independently. According to CareCredit, dogs also move their ears to hear better and express how they are feeling.
“Guardian and working breeds such as the Collie or German Shepherd were developed to watch for trouble. It’s not likely their hearing differs much from other breeds, but these breeds certainly may choose to listen more carefully than other breeds,” CareCredit writes.
The video of this dog’s adorable reaction to the music ended up going viral.
“Very funny. Probably too loud for dog and it is adjusting the ears to avoid that loud part of the song. Heck, if I can hear your car music as you drive by my house and my doors and windows are closed then it’s too loud as well,” one YouTuber wrote.
Watch this adorable pup and his sweet moves in the video below.
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