John Harshman is very proud of his America Bulldog Spaghetti because not only has she come through some surgery a whlle back with flying colors but she hasn't lost an ounce of her zest for life. She had a broken leg and had some pins put in to repair it.

But now she can "do a handstand," said John, sometimes able to balance on her front paws for as long as three seconds at a time. She learned this trick because she loves to get low to the ground and sniff things which causes her center of gravity to shift forward.

Spaghetti is only 5 months old so she still does act like a pup. "She's a crybaby," says John.

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