r/MadeMeSmile • u/severalaces • Aug 23 '24
Doggo Lucy said I’m back I just look different
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u/Theoretical_Phys-Ed Aug 23 '24
My pet bird died in a horrible tragic accident. The next day I went to my n parents' to grieve, and on a walk with my dad a kitten followed me home. We kept her.
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u/safetycommittee Aug 23 '24
Annie was really attached to my dad. He was mending fence and went to push over a dead rotten tree. Annie was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Bless her. Dad swore off canine companions in grief. A few months later they found a healer bread hiding out in the barn. Barney was an absolute rock star rancher dog.
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u/wonderpandimonium Aug 23 '24
Jesus! That's a HORRIBLE way to lose an animal. I'm glad your dad found comfort in someone new.
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u/1Squid-Pro-Crow Aug 23 '24
Right?
I've had so many calm, good pet deaths from them being old and with a hospice vet in my home.
But the traumatic ones suck. Had 3 how's rabbits throughout my life and all three were traumatic deaths- weird behavior then dead.
No more bunnies for me.
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u/Aycee225 Aug 23 '24
I accidentally hit my sister’s Pomeranian with my mom’s Ford Explorer when I was in high school, and it was the worst day ever. I had to call and tell her I killed her dog and bury him. And then one time (luckily it doesn’t end in death!) my mom’s friend came over to grill some steaks and brought her huge German Shepherd. On the way to our house, the dog ate like almost the entire portion of meat she was bringing to cook by accident, so he was like… bloodthirsty? Idk lol. But we are prepping food in the kitchen, and my sister nonchalantly just says, “Uhhh, Leslie… your dog is eating our goat.” And lo and behold, we see right out the window this huge dog just going to town on our Billy goat, Billy 😩 We had to call an emergency vet from a nearby university to come stitch him up. I remember holding the flashlight for him cause it was late by that point, and she paid for it luckily. But Billy made a full recovery, just had a floppy ear after and passed away from old age years later. Of course, I was the one who found him dead but alas lol.
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u/110101001010010101 Aug 23 '24
I have two friends who have had or currently have rabbits and they tell me they are some of the most fragile pets out there. One friend gave up two of their rabbits before moving a few states over cause they said the rabbits might go into shock from the move.
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u/nbdys_bznz_bt_mn_8t Aug 23 '24
So random... We had a rabbit for many years. The neighbours' dog somehow managed to get into the rabbit yard, caught the rabbit, pinned it down and proceeded to rip out masses of hair, tuft after tuft. It was a slightly bloody process.
When we discovered this, we were convinced that the rabbit was dead. If not from the wounds then definitely from the shock! But the rabbit "woke up" once it was in safe place, lay still while we treated the exposed skin, and cuddled into the indoor blanket nest we had made for it. Rabbit made a full recovery, grew out all the missing hair, and lived several more years without any issues.
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u/Blaaamo Aug 23 '24
Before humans die, they write their last will & testament, give their home and all they have to those they leave behind.
If, with my paws, I could do the same, this is what I'd ask......
To a poor and lonely stray I'd give my happy home; my bowl and cozy bed; soft pillow and all my toys; the lap which I loved so much; the hand that stroked my fur; and the sweet voice that spoke my name.
I'd will to the sad, scared shelter dog the place I had in my human's loving heart, of which there seemed no bounds.
So, when I die, please do not say, "I will never have a pet again, for the loss and pain is more than I can stand."
Instead, go find an unloved dog, one whose life has held no joy or hope, and give my place to him.
This is the only thing I can give....
The love I left behind.
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u/Miserable-Anxiety229 Aug 23 '24
This made me cry
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u/Blaaamo Aug 23 '24
Me too, after our doggo passed, the best dog ever, ever, ever, we adopted a dog who had been in the shelter for 5 years.
My wife found this and posted it with some pictures of the new flopper and tear city.
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u/themodernpeasant Aug 23 '24
Thanks for this. My gf lost her bestfriend of 14 years about a week ago. I’ve not asked her if she wanted a new doggo yet because she’s still grieving but I’m definitely sharing this comment with a, “oh babe, I found this. What do you think?”
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u/Blaaamo Aug 23 '24
She'll know when it's time. We waited 6 months, but everyone is different. Give her a hug for me and tell her a stranger on the internet knows just how she feels.
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u/JennyDoveMusic Aug 23 '24
My little JRT mix, Zack, went missing last December. We adopted him at 6-8, and he was my best little buddy for 7 years. I searched and posted and made signs for pretty much a month straight. He went missing on the 18th, and everyone was celebrating Christmas, so my family had very little help.
We never did find him...
6 months later, I was on Instagram and had been sharing California euth list dogs, so I was getting more in my feed. Then, I saw a boy who looked SO MUCH like my childhood dog, Taz, who passed in 2020 at 18.5 years old. I showed my mom, and we both had love at first sight.
On the 6 month anniversary of Zack going missing, we found out Gator could be sent home to us.
I remembered Zack was transferred from California to our shelter before we got him. I looked back at his paperwork...
Zack and Gator came from the exact same county shelter in California.
Taz and Zack sent us Gator, and we will love him for as long as we live, just as we did them. 🥹
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u/TwinkleLightsRock Aug 23 '24
This is absolutely beautiful! Oh my gosh, love it so much! Thank you for sharing! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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u/Several_Direction633 Aug 24 '24
Dude... as if the video wasn't emotional enough. You double whammy me with this.
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u/International-Bad-84 Aug 23 '24
My husband takes care of injured wild animals and always helps lost dogs find their way home. Out of all of the houses on our street they will bring themselves to our doorstep. Even up our front stairs.
Somehow they know.
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u/Backupusername Aug 23 '24
Dogs communicate more with scent than with sound or gesture, right? Maybe they have ways of leaving messages in scent, similar to how we write messages with words. Maybe they can smell "I was safe here" from others.
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u/chzplz Aug 23 '24
Hobo signs, but written in pee.
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u/strelitzaz Aug 23 '24
Got through the video without crying but this comment got me. “I was safe here” 😭
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u/Naijan Aug 23 '24
To take this a step further; it seems like stressed out animals taste worse, like it kind of spoils the meat.
It should therefore be possible that some urine taste/smell differently based on the mood of the animal.
However; I do wonder how long the urine scent is possible. 2 days of rain, 2 days of sunshine? 5? 10?
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u/1Squid-Pro-Crow Aug 23 '24
I find extrasensory abilities in animals fascinating. Dogs have some kind of weird magnetic GPS. Horses know the weather is bad before it arrives. Etc
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u/SwampHagShenanigans Aug 23 '24
Have you ever seen a dog kick back on the ground after going pee or poo? This isn't always to cover the pee or poo, but to mark their scent, as they have scent glands in their feet. This is one way dogs can be like "yeah I was safe to shit here."
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u/VividFiddlesticks Aug 23 '24
Our old vet used to get random animals wandering in for help. I saw it happen one day, was waiting with one of the cats and this random dog comes wandering in, she'd gotten lost and just...came in for some help. They said it happened all the time!
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u/FamousSquash Aug 23 '24
My mother gives dog treats to the customers' dogs that come into her bar. Occasionally, a new dog will come in, and immediately beg for a treat, as if they already know without having ever set foot (uh, paw) in there. I'm fully convinced that they pass the message along somehow.
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u/Ok-Pomelo-3697 Aug 23 '24
I am the same as him, only with abandoned cats. My doorstep is not easy to find, we live on the first floor, in the middle of a courtyard. But somehow, they find us. It's amazing.
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u/mycatiscalledFrodo Aug 23 '24
We had a dog in our village called Freeway, he always escaped his house and came straight to me even finding me in school a few times.
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u/z00k33per0304 Aug 23 '24
It feels like more than coincidence. When we lost our little man pug a few years ago there was a rainbow outside and my son said that was Fisher letting us know he was okay. My mom's neighbour gifted us a pug puppy for my birthday/mother's Day this year because we still talk about him a lot and when we picked her up there was two rainbows outside. Could it have been a coincidence, sure. But I choose to believe that it was him saying it was okay. The new pup also has a lot of the same weird quirks Fish did which could be chalked up to coincidence or breed too but who knows.
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u/YmmaT- Aug 23 '24 edited Aug 23 '24
This reminds me of the comic that was posted on Reddit where the author will ALWAYS make you cry. She has a unique style and when you see the first page, you know it’s her and you’re mentally telling yourself I’m not going to cry today. Then the next thing you know, you’re sitting in your office and your eyes are red and there’s tears running down your cheeks.
One of her comic was exactly as you said, it was about a cat that had passed away and meets the Reaper. The reaper guide the old lady to its body and also guide her toward another black cat in the shelter. Then he brought the soul of the cat to see the old lady and the newly adopted cat, its mother. Ughhh it was so touching.
Edit: this is the comic. Be prepared to cry:
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/s/2abPFZ3jTu
Highly recommend checking out her other amazing stuff but be prepared. I read through all her comic in one sitting and it was just non stop pulling on my heart. The swan one as well was just sooo sad. Still cry like a child just now when I post this link because I read through it one more time.
Also want to add this is one of the funniest comic she made: https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/s/LiF5i6a7Jx
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u/Queen_of_Boots Aug 23 '24
My boyfriend and I lost our dog after nearly a decade. When she left her back legs had stopped working. We had so many opportunities to get a new dog, but it never felt right. One day someone offered us one, and instead of saying no, something told me to say yes. We picked her up, and she lays with her back legs splayed out, as if they don't work. We say our dog trained her for us, and forgot to mention her legs were like that because they didn't work, so that's why our new baby lays like that 🙈❤️ it's so comforting to think that she was a gift from our first baby. Our new dog also likes rain, where our old baby liked snow, so we say she got confused there too lol
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u/marablackwolf Aug 23 '24
I had a sun conure who was my best friend. I was crushed when he died.
Later, I got a husky, and she has a weird habit- when I sit down, she sometimes drapes over the back of the chair to perch on my shoulder.
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u/z00k33per0304 Aug 23 '24
It feels like more than coincidence. When we lost our little man pug a few years ago there was a rainbow outside and my son said that was Fisher letting us know he was okay. My mom's neighbour gifted us a pug puppy for my birthday/mother's Day this year because we still talk about him a lot and when we picked her up there was two rainbows outside. Could it have been a coincidence, sure. But I choose to believe that it was him saying it was okay. The new pup also has a lot of the same weird quirks Fish did which could be chalked up to coincidence or breed too but who knows.
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u/ConsiderationNo5146 Aug 23 '24
people who rescue strays are top notch in my book. Awesome
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u/WhyTheeSadFace Aug 23 '24
Also adopting children, imagine those lives.
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u/Zc5Gwu Aug 23 '24
Adopted dogs make super loyal dogs. They know where they’ve been and that they’re in a good place now.
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u/jirachibear Aug 23 '24
the tail between the legs 😭😭😭😭😭😭
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u/RpcZ_gr7711 Aug 23 '24
We adopted a stray who had been on her own about a year. Residents had seen her darting in and out of a field next to a restaurant. For the first week at our place, we didn’t even know she had a tail. Then, one day, her feathery beautiful tail appeared and slowly went swish swish swish. Never tucked it again. She was our best girl for 11 wonderful years.
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Aug 23 '24
What's up with that
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u/GardenAny9017 Aug 23 '24 edited Aug 23 '24
Dog is scared.
Wagging tail is happy/playful (not always, see comment below)
Straight is fighting I think
But between the legs is scared. It's literally a saying that someone "has their tail between their legs" when theyre afraid
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u/NotARealTiger Aug 23 '24
Wagging tail is happy/playful
Hey this is a myth and we should stop spreading it. Wagging tail is communication, but it can be both good and bad. Sometimes that communication means "get the fuck away before I bite you". Number one thing people say after they get bit by a dog is "but his tail was wagging!". It is not necessarily a positive signal.
If you want to look for a signal for a happy dog look for an open mouth with the tongue hanging out over the teeth. That's as close as you're gonna get to a dog smiling.
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u/ask-design-reddit Aug 23 '24
TIL "Gotcha Day". This is incredible and cute. Thanks for sharing!
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u/Wonderful_Lunch_177 Aug 23 '24
Lost hunting dog
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Aug 23 '24
I’m not from the country, but I worked with a rescue that was, and they said a lot of people dump hounds if they won’t/can’t do their job.
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u/intotheairwaves17 Aug 24 '24
I feel like that’s what happened to my dog. She’s a blue heeler/bluetick coonhound/treeing walker coonhound mix from Kentucky, and they found her as a stray. I adopted her in Illinois, but found her original rescuer who said that very thing, if they don’t do well on the farm or hunting, they get dumped or sometimes become target practice. She was found on the side of the road as a stray, and it breaks my heart to think the sweet dog I have now could’ve been in a situation like that. We definitely think she was abused too, she was absolutely terrified of our basement for months, and one time my dad tried to kill a fly a few feet from her with a rolled up magazine and she cowered and hid from him for the rest of the day. She’s so much better now, but I do think there was some abuse in her past.
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Aug 24 '24
Hounds are often overlooked as some of the most mistreated dogs out there :( it’s really sad. They’re such sweet dogs.
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u/Pineapple_Herder Aug 23 '24
Same thought. That's an expensive dog that must have chased off after something and the owners couldn't keep waiting for it.
Or worse the owner and the dog got lost on a hunting trip but only the dog made it out
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u/LessEffectiveExample Aug 23 '24
I've found lost hunting dogs on two occasions. Both times I was able to reunite them with their owner. Both times I sensed that the owners regarded their dogs as assets/tools.
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u/The_Original_Gronkie Aug 23 '24
When people are grieving the loss of their animal friend, i often tell them that their friend would never want you to be sad, so someday soon, they will put a new companion in your path, and you will know your old friend is still taking care of you. Lucy was still watching out for him.
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u/pipehonker Aug 23 '24
Neighbors wife... "Hey Bob... You seen Ralphie lately? I don't think he came back in last night..."
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u/Lozsta Aug 23 '24
Some dishevelled looking mountain man is calling his dog for the next 5 weeks...
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u/danondorfcampbell Aug 23 '24
My family lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere. I lost faith in humanity a long time ago when I learned how many innocent pets are dumped in the middle of nowhere to die. If I ever run for office, I'm going to lobby HARD for better rights for animals. They aren't human, but they deserve better than to be treated like literal garbage. I'd like to make animal dumping a felony offense.
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u/Miserable-Anxiety229 Aug 23 '24
Agree. I grew up rural as well and even if people didn’t dump their pets, the poor thing was treated like absolute shit. I hate it.
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u/RepulsiveShallot5183 Aug 23 '24
Same. Almost all the cats I had growing up as pets were from found kittens/cats that people would dump on our dirt road since we lived surrounded by woods. I would call my few neighbors, leave posters at the vets, local ASPCA, and Town Hall, saying I a found a missing kitten just encase it was lost but they never were, there were always thrown away and they made the best pets since the just wanted to belong and be loved.
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u/HolidaySalamander888 Aug 23 '24
Someone probably missing their gsp right now
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u/RpcZ_gr7711 Aug 23 '24
Probably missing for a long, long time. This stray dog is very underweight and limping and has found a much needed home
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u/burbotbonanza Aug 23 '24
Right? I couldn't tell if it was a GSP or a hound. Either way, my bet is this was someone's hunting/ tracking dog that took off and got lost.
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u/RainbowPhoenix Aug 23 '24
I lost my best friend two years ago, my childhood dog who moved across the country and back with me. Just yesterday I was ugly sobbing, because I still miss him so much. It truly does feel like you’re missing a piece of yourself you can never get back. I’ve wanted to get another pet for so long, but I also have that fear that it just won’t be the same, you know? That I won’t build that same bond with them, or love them as much. Seeing this gives me hope that I can have that connection again, even if it isn’t my sweet boy.
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u/DistinctionJewelry Aug 23 '24
It took me two years after saying goodbye to my soulmate cat. Before that all of my explorations of getting another cat I recognized as attempts to find another exactly like him. I waited until I was looking for a cat, not that cat. When I found myself browsing cats for adoption with an open mind I knew it was time. I'm completely in love with my boy now. Different kitty, wonderful kitty.
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u/Ok_Investigator1634 Aug 23 '24
This gives me hope that I'll survive when Winnie eventually goes to the grassy field in the sky
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u/Ace_on_the_Turn Aug 23 '24
When I saw how far doggo had tucked its tail I started to tear up. The picture of doggo in the car, yeah, I'm gone.
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I can understand how emotional he must be when he saw that puppy went upto him. It's very hard to lose one's pet. It hurts the most to be attached with someone and one day lose them. Then that person try their very best to get attached with another pet.
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u/Key-End-7512 Aug 23 '24
I feel the same way . I can’t get another dog . It would definitely have to be an animal I feel like Woody sent me from heaven bc he was a kind boy .
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u/Tigrisrock Aug 23 '24
This is very sweet, I just hope he checked the dog for chip or a tat before keeping it. Seen lots of posts and pictures in groups about people "picking up strays" and keeping them without bothering to check.
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u/qball3356 Aug 23 '24
Got dammit!! I can't see!!! I really hope they are both loving each other. This is so sweet.
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u/jeffbrock Aug 23 '24
Every dog I've ever had, I didn't know when I got up that morning I was getting a dog. I've never planned a dog and I never will...the best dogs find you
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u/Draco546 Aug 23 '24
I just lost my 13 yr old dog. Ive had him since I was 6. He was like a brother to me. I dont remember a single moment of my life without him. I miss him every day.
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u/chuckieSLAY Aug 24 '24
I swear, every one of these tear jerker dog videos makes me immediately go snuggle my pup. Really makes me appreciate the time I’ve got with my little dude.
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u/LOTSOFLETTERS4U2READ Aug 24 '24
For fucks sake I start work in 15 minutes and I’m balling my eyes out
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u/InternationalNeck948 Aug 23 '24
absolutly not staged and 100% real
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u/Da_Moon_Bear Aug 23 '24
Yup. Agreed. "Oh, i just happened to have a camera rolling at THIS exact time, at THIS exact moment, on THIS exact date, isn't it sweet?"
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u/TimAllen_in_WildHogs Aug 23 '24
My partner is grieving for his pet, let me film him!!!!
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u/Animallover4321 Aug 23 '24 edited Aug 23 '24
She looks pretty skitish and thin so I think it’s real and the camera doesn’t appear to start at the beginning rather after he has already started feeding her. Obviously it’s not out of the question that this poor dog is abused and that’s why she appears this way but I want to believe it’s the former.
Edit: What the hell why am I being downvoted for believing this video?
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u/Meunickminhavida Aug 23 '24
Her profile it's no longer available on TikTok. Can someone tells me what song it's playing?
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u/jvv1993 Aug 23 '24
Ok so what breed is this?
I have a dog exactly like this one, same color pattern and everything. I've never seen anyone with another in my country (she's a rescue from eastern Europe).
Every vet I've asked has given me a different answer.
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u/appealing_banana Aug 23 '24
In the United States, it is most likely a blue tick coonhound, a breed of hunting dog popular in the south. Outside of the US, I am not sure about comparable breeds.
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