He’s very level-headed! Harley the sausage dog can balance anything on his head – even a pint of Guinness 

  • Harley seen balancing objects including footballs, oranges and loo rolls
  • The Dachshund's bizarre talent has won him a global internet audience
  • Owners, from Belfast, owe talents to flat head and 'passion' for balancing

By Rory Tingle For Mailonline

Published: 09:33 EST, 18 November 2016 | Updated: 09:39 EST, 18 November 2016

Harley the sausage dog can balance anything on his head - whether it is a football, a jar of paint, or even a pint of Guinness. 

Now the Dachshund's bizarre talent has reached a global internet audience after his owners posted photos of him in action.

Jen Scott, and her boyfriend Paul Lavery, from Belfast, credit Harley's talents to his flat head and sheer passion for balancing.

Harley the sausage dog can balance anything on his head - whether it is a football, a jar of paint, or even a pint of Guinness. Pictured: owner Jen Scott, and her boyfriend Paul Lavery

Harley the sausage dog can balance anything on his head - whether it is a football, a jar of paint, or even a pint of Guinness. Pictured: owner Jen Scott, and her boyfriend Paul Lavery

Now the Dachshund's bizarre talent has won him a global internet following after his owners posted photos of him in action. Here, he balances a pint of Guinness
Harley is seen balancing three baps on the top of his head

Now the Dachshund's bizarre talent has won him a global internet following after his owners posted photos of him in action. Pictured: Harley balances a pint (left) and three baps (right)

Known to admirers as Harlso The Incredible Balancing Hound, he has reached his 4,600th follower on Instagram. Here he balances a lightbulb
Harley balancing some dog biscuits

Known to admirers as Harlso The Incredible Balancing Hound, he has reached his 4,600th follower on Instagram. Here he balances a lightbulb (left) and dog biscuits (right)

Mr Lavery, 27, said Harley began balancing things on his head, including this lettuce as a way of getting treats
Harley with Wotsits on his head

Mr Lavery, 27, said Harley began balancing things on his head, including this lettuce (left) and Wotsits, (right) as a way of getting treats

'It all started with a toy chicken and Harley was a natural,' he told Belfast Live. Here, he holds a carrot
Harley with a glass of water

'It all started with a toy chicken and Harley was a natural,' he told Belfast Live. Now he has moved on to carrots (left) and glasses of water (right)

Known to admirers as Harlso The Incredible Balancing Hound, he has reached his 4,600th follower on Instagram.

Mr Lavery, 27, said Harley began balancing things on his head as a way of getting treats. 

'It all started with a toy chicken and Harley was a natural,' he told Belfast Live. 

Ms Scott is now entering him for a test to appear in The Guinness World Records. 

She said: 'We are just waiting for the application form and to find the adjudicators so in the meantime Harley is getting in lots of practice.'

Ms Scott is now entering him for a test to appear in The Guinness World Records. Here, he poses in front of a Northern Ireland flag
Harley balancing an orange ball

Ms Scott is now entering him for a test to appear in The Guinness World Records. Here, he poses in front of a Northern Ireland flag (left) and orange ball (right)

She said: 'We are just waiting for the application form and to find the adjudicators so in the meantime Harley is getting in lots of practice'. Harley pictured sitting on the loo
Some people have said that Harley looks sad when balancing things on his head, like this jar, but his owners insist this is not the case

She said: 'We are just waiting for the application form and to find the adjudicators so in the meantime Harley is getting in lots of practice'. Pictured, Harley with a toilet roll (left) and a green and orange jar (right)

Fans sung Harley's praises after he reached 2000 followers on Twitter, a landmark marked by balancing a cupcake on his head. Pictured: Harley displays his prowess with a spirit level
Harley squints upwards as he balances a chilli

Fans sung Harley's praises after he reached 2000 followers on Twitter, a landmark marked by balancing a cupcake on his head. Here, he shows off his prowess with a spirit level (left) and a chilli (right)

One wrote: 'You're a very good boy to keep that cupcake on your head! I wouldn't do that - I'd eat it'. He also managed to keep his discipline with this chicken toy
Harley balancing a toy spider

One wrote: 'You're a very good boy to keep that cupcake on your head! I wouldn't do that - I'd eat it'. He also managed to keep his discipline with this chicken toy (left) and a toy spider (right)

Fans sung Harley's praises after he reached 2000 followers on Twitter, a landmark marked by balancing a cupcake on his head. 

One wrote: 'You're a very good boy to keep that cupcake on your head! I wouldn't do that - I'd eat it.'

Another said: 'Aww that face worth a million bucks!'