Anybody ever see a cow sit like a dog?

NCWayne

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The heading is the question. Have any of ya'll ever seen a cow sit down like a dog, with her hind end on the grown, and her legs in front keeping her upright?

I've seen a lot of cows in fields over the years, and my Dad was raised on a farm that had several cows, but I asked him about it earlier tonight, and neither of us can ever remember seeing one sit like that. How about any of y'all?
 
Yes. You might really want to get rid of it. I had a bull do that. He ended up lame and could barely walk or support himself doing his job. I took him to a vet who pointed out he had a deformed leg. When he was younger and lighter it didn't bother him as much but the only way he could sit without pain is like a dog. When he got older and heavier he had major problems. Had to get rid of him and he wasn't very old and lost out on several calves.
 
Yes, but it's usually not good. Symptom of a possible injury to a front leg, or even of internal pain, such as a wire in the gut (basically trying to get confortable). Will probably have difficulty rising, but cows CAN learn to rise like a horse! Jim (lifetime experience with beef cows).
 
I have seen it, but as others have already said, something is not right with a cow that will do that.. I have had several cows that will try to get up front end first. Not a problem for a cow out on pasture, but can be a issue if the cow is trying to do this in a milking barn stall.
 
There are some oddball cattle out there that will sit like that with no apparent reason or injury. Certainly not common, but not unheard of.
 
Yep! My wife watched this steer of ours stand up front end first once. Sat there for a few seconds and then got up the rest of the way. He's normal otherwise and is now out on pasture.
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(quoted from post at 00:30:50 06/06/19) I have seen a Charolais steer jump a gate like a deer.
Seen that happen a few times here. One of the cows were sitting like a dog last week. Was in the middle of lying down when we came by in the tractor. She was staring then finished lying down.
 
Only saw it happen once, and that was right after dad put an '06 bullet between his eyes! Otherwise, only ever saw cattle get up back-end first. Now, horses and mules on the other hand, I have seen set on their rump often. Our neighbor even had a horse that he trained to sit on command. Believe that, if you will!

Mac
 
I was out bow hunting for deer about 10 yrs ago. A young deer came by. She was a light color, nearly blond. I had never seen one that color. She squatted down like a dog doing it's business. I had seen that before or since.
 
Yes I have, only once though. I had one doing that in the pasture a few years back. I had to do a double take because I thought I was seeing things. Lol. It is a rare opportunity I would say. I wish I had a camera with me the day I seen that. Kow Farmer Kurt
 
Update to my first post. I passed the field again today, and it wasn't a cow I saw, it was a bull. The way he was sitting the other day, it was impossible to tell the gender.

That said, he was a massive animal. I'd give him 2000+ lbs easy. Looking at him walking around today I didn't see any obvious abnormalities. All I can guess is he just enjoys sitting in the corner of the field, watching traffic on occasion.
 
He wouldn't happen to be from the Aberdine bloodline would he? My vet said they are know for this. A cows leg has a natural curve to it. They have a tendency to have legs that are to straight and put to much pressure on the joints. That's what happened to mine a structure fracture.
 
I don't have any idea. All I know is that he lives in a field on Hwy 152, right at the Iredell county line.
 
For whatever reason, it seems to be much more common with bulls than cows.
Aberdine are simply angus.
 
My uncle had an Aberdeen Angus bull for his herd, and he sat like that. I'd heard his name was Gus. One day we were walking in the pasture and I saw a bull. I asked my uncle if that was Gus. He replied, "Of coarse that's Gus. They're ALL Gus. AnGUS!"
 
I don't recall ever seeing one sit like a dog but years ago I had a problem with cows trying to get up like that. We had steel stanchions with a swivel at the top and a short chain at the bottom and these cows would push up on their front legs then try to raise the rear end. I had to take the stanchions out for them and put in a crosspipe with a chain and collar. Then they could swing their bodies enough to get up front end first. They were all guernseys that did it and all daughters or granddaughters of Tannery Hill Champions Claude.
 

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