Hypothetical question about giraffes

[Curlygirl06]

Dh and I were having a debate about giraffes (wild evening here!).
If you had a pet giraffe and you took it out for a walk, would you put a collar and lead up the top by its head, or down the bottom of its neck by its body?
One of us thinks it should go up by its head, so that you could gently pull its head down if you were going under a low bridge, for example, or pull it to the side if you were going round a corner so it could see where its going.
One of us thinks it should be by the body as otherwise you'd have a bloody long lead (duh, it's a giraffe so obvs!) and you could guide it just as well from the bottom as up the top.
YANBU of course it should be at the top by the head.
YABU of course it should be at the bottom of its neck near the body.

Good point!

I don't know, but I bloody love you and your husband. Best thread in ages! 😄

I love giraffes

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I agree with harness rather than collar and lead. Love that you and DH have given this so much thought 🤣

The subject of giraffes comes up a lot, due to a very funny family joke. However, I'm always starting random conversations of a similar nature, poor dh is used to it by now!

You don't take it for a drive in your convertible...

Head lead, like alpacas on an alpaca walk.

Preferably made out of spider silk for the ultimate strength to weight ratio. Would need some product development. There's probably a Nobel Prize in it for someone.

But you'd just get a longer lead, surely? Mind you, don't think Pets at Home do 18 foot leads but there could be a gap in the market.

But how many giraffes have seen a bridge and would know that you can duck your head, squeeze underneath it and come out the other side?

I voted YABU. I think it should have a harness or reins, like dogs and babies have. It would be much more comfortable!

Obviously, if you put a collar on at the base it would just slide all the way up and come right off over the head, because the base is wider than the top.

By the bottom x

Well, they duck under tree branches and things like that, so i'm thinking they must have some awareness of what other "high-up things" they can get under?

Only if the giraffe did a headstand, surely?

I would not credit giraffes with the sense to duck under bridges. You'd have to go round.

Now that’s an image 🤣

Hmm bit more like leading a horse, but it's at the top!

The next random conversation needs to be if zebras wore pj's would they be striped vertical like their fur ( and skin ) or for a change do they want it horizontal.

And giraffes, hmm I think at the top of the neck .

Vertical stripes. Every zebra knows horizontal stripes make them look fatter.

Depends on the angle at which you are pulling, torque, friction, and force.

I wouldn't chance it.

Obviously you tickle it's knees so it bends down - whilst you climb on it's back. If you've ever read ' White Giraffe' by Lauren St John you will know, you then go galloping about in the dark. Giraffes can leap over things, so bridges would be no problem!

Now that's the kind of logic we need, well done!

Good question. The only fact I know about giraffes is that they have the same number of bones in their necks as humans do ( eight I think).

Another good point.

You could give the giraffe credit for managing its own neck . It’s had more practice than you. Collars go at the base of the neck.

Ffs what a pointless fucking debate, have you really nothing better to talk about.

Obviously you go with a harness