I'm a world champion short leg jumper

My legs are typical for a Westie (remembering that I am an exemplar of my breed). My legs are short. On the other hand, my half-brother Bertie has very long legs for a Westie. So long that he could be a Schnauzer. Do not ever say that in front of his human mum, she gets very defensive. She paid for a Westie not a Schnauzer.

Back to my legs. Yes, short but able to leap tall buildings? Well not buildings but sofas, chairs, beds in a single bound. It is impressive. Trust me.

I am sure that if there was a World Champion Short Leg Jumper event that I would win. I am very good at jumping. Especially when my human mum says "One, two, three, up". That is a signal for me to go. And I rise to the challenge. One. Two. Three. Up steps, down steps. Onto beds. On sofas. Into cars.

I have a very distinct technique. I position myself close to the object to be jumped, place my front paws on said object and then push. I have very strong chest muscles so they power push me up and over. None of this run up or leaping from a distance for me. One powerful upward trajectory.

Bertie's human dad says I have Velcro paws because they hold on while my body jumps.

Most dogs should be able to jump two or three times their body height. Easy peasy. Obviously, long legged dogs have an advantage so I do not pretend that I can match a Whippet or a Greyhound.

The Guinness World Record for the highest jump by a dog is 1.91m (75.5in) by Feather, a female Greyhound. Nimble is an Australian Kelpie who scaled a 2.95m (116.14in) wall but that was not in a Superman-style single bound. He scrambled up a wall which is not the same. Whippet Sounders (that's his name) holds the record for a 2.74m (81in) vertical jump and jumped over 10.97m (36 feet) in a dock diving event which is jumping from a dock into a swimming pool to retrieve an object.

That is all very impressive, but when it comes to short legged Westies, I am up there with the best.