See, the painfully beautiful thing happened to this home dog during quarantine days
A dog named Rolo was so happy his family was working from home during the coronavirus pandemic that he sprained his tail from “excessive wagging.”
The condition, called Happy Tail Syndrome, has been around long before the pandemic began.Rolo, who is already on the mend, has since become an internet sensation and even caught the attention of Jennifer Aniston.
The coronavirus pandemic has turned all of our lives upside down, but it’s also given us more time to spend with our favorite pets. And one family’s dog was so excited that everyone was working from home that he accidentally sprained his tail after excessively wagging it.
Emma Smith, who lives in Essex, UK, noticed something was up with her beloved 7-year-old dog Rolo when his tail was suddenly down. The excitable Dachshund had been overjoyed that Smith and her family were all home due to coronavirus restrictions, to the point that he hurt his own tail.
‘So my dog has been so happy that everyone is home for quarantine, that his tail has stopped working, so we went to the vet and the vet said ‘he had sprained his tail from excessively wagging it’ ??????
— Emma smith (@Emmasmith77xx) March 20, 2020
Happy Tail Syndrome is actually a real condition, and it began long before the coronavirus pandemic sent everyone inside with their furry friends.The syndrome is common in dogs with “thick, powerful tails and short hair,” such as Labradors and pit bulls.
Happy Tail Syndrome does not often occur in breeds with a curved tail, such as boxers or pugs.
But the syndrome has “everything to do with personality,” Carrie Uehlein, a doctor of veterinary medicine at The Veterinary Hospital of Davidson in North Carolina.
She said dogs who get Happy Tail Syndrome are often “bright, energetic, and super excited to see people.”
“They will not stop wagging their tails, no matter how much it may hurt them,” she added.
Smith’s posts about Rolo quickly caught major online attention, receiving over one million likes on social media at the time of writing – including from Jennifer Aniston. Smith assured Rolo’s new fans that he was currently on pain relief and should be “healed within a week.
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Rolo has since become an internet sensation, so Smith decided to create an Instagram page so that all his new followers could check in on his progress. His bio reads: “Follow my journey getting my wag back.”
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