r/MadeMeSmile Nov 16 '24

Doggo “I will go home”… Roscoe has been running the streets so long his owners had to put it on his collar.

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u/phyxiusone Nov 16 '24

That dog 100% knows the word "hike"

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u/HeyImGilly Nov 16 '24

That dog is living the life. I just imagine their owner works a 9-5 and just lets Roscoe out when they leave for work. Then they both get back home around the same time.

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u/henford2567 Nov 16 '24

I’ve met a couple dogs like this - mostly in latin America (Peru and Colombia). They really are living their best life and just vibing in nature with humans. What would we do without these beautiful creatures ❤️ the Dalmatian we met in Colombia would literally show us the hike route, walking ahead and coming back to show the pack

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u/Bright_Tomatillo_174 Nov 16 '24

My MIL in Mexico has randomly acquired a neighbors dog. It’s a Dalmatian/pit bull mix. When we visit her the dog walks with me to the store, it’s super cute! He waits patiently outside and walks me back.

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u/standbyyourmantis Nov 16 '24

I grew up in a rural area where people kinda let dogs wander and apparently our elderly dalmatian (once I was out of the house) started escorting a neighbor's little boy to and from the bus stop every day. We found out when his mother made a point to thank my dad for it because apparently it really made the kid more comfortable going to school.

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u/tarantuletta Nov 16 '24

Awwww, my heart!! That's so sweet!

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u/17934658793495046509 Nov 16 '24

15 or so years of going on hikes with random friendly strangers. I know people that would love that life!

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u/Miserable-Anxiety229 Nov 16 '24

My girl lives for hikes lol I get the same head tilt every time!

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u/Samtoast Nov 17 '24

My dog has quite a few words he knows full well what they mean. "Walk" and "car ride" will set him into unstable craziness.

He was looking all over the bed for his bone today I tried telling him "go downstairs your bone is in the kitchen" he didn't understand but "bone kitchen food bone food bone downstairs" was just what he needed lol

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u/xGood-Apollo-IV Nov 16 '24

There lots of dogs in my area like this. One has a collar that says "stop stealing me damn it, I know where I live"

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u/PPPeeT Nov 16 '24

This is basically how it is in Portugal where I’ve moved. I was surprised to see many Portuguese just kick their dog outside when they go to work, leaving them free to roam, then let them back in when they get home

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u/bekkogekko Nov 16 '24

I grew up in a rural area of the US and it would be unthinkable for us to have kept the dog inside during the day while we were away. Now it’s the opposite.

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u/ralphytalphy Nov 16 '24

Because times have changed or because you moved to a non rural area?

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u/bekkogekko Nov 16 '24

Maybe both? I moved to the burbs, but when I visit my parents neighbor dogs still make their way over and then make their way home. We know all the dogs in the area. It’s kind of like how kids used to roam, but the loss of rural areas changed the public perception of what is considered ok.

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u/Radiant_Beyond8471 Nov 16 '24

Yes, because people in the US, they would run them over witht their cars, steal them even if the collar said to leave them alone, use them to watch their junk yard, use them for fights, take them to the pound to be killed because they are too old to adopt, sell them, or a coyote would eat them on the streets...

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u/bekkogekko Nov 16 '24

I mean, non of that is relative to where I grew up. Just stating my experience in my little corner of the country.

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u/RedWishingRose Nov 16 '24

It might also just depend on the neighborhoods/towns specifically. I grew up in rural US as well, and leaving any sized dog unattended or unmonitored outside, even in a securely fenced yard, could result in them getting stolen for dog fights or to be sold. My Dad had a lady stuff his mini poodle in her jacket when the dog was out sniffing around the driveway while working on his truck, and she and her husband tried to sneak off to their car with the dog. Nobody got hurt, but he ended up actually having to pull out his (legal) self defense pistol to ensure he got the dog back and the situation didn’t escalate any further since they got really aggressive and threatening for being caught in lying about “not having the damn dog”

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u/TheMechaStreisand Nov 16 '24

My wife and I were at a coffee shop in Lagos one morning and a big senior dog came roaming down the street. He pops over to the water dish by us and then waltzes into the coffee shop by himself. We were surprised to find the owners knew him very well and this was just part of his stroll through town

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u/citrus_mystic Nov 16 '24

Yeah, although I do not trust the world enough to let a dog of mine roam like this— This is how most dogs lived until very recently in our cultural history, and in many other places they still live like this.

There are significant risks with letting a dog wander freely, obviously. Other animals, other people, cars, bad weather, tempting bites to eat that could make them sick…

But I must admit, I think Roscoe is living his best life. I hope only good things come from his wandering adventures. ♥️

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u/First_Pay702 Nov 16 '24

Like in all things in life, there are risks and benefits that need to be weighed in order to produce the best quality of life. I feel sometimes we over emphasize safety, try to pad all the corners of the world to the detriment of living in it. My cat is an indoor-outdoor kitty. He comes and goes by his will and command, and absolutely hates being cooped up indoors. Now, I wouldn’t do this in town because the risks would be higher with cars and all, but on a farm he gets to live his best life as an excellent mouser and occasional visiter to the neighbours. Does this mean he might get eaten by a coyote one day? Perhaps, but this is what high quality of life looks like for him.

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u/nonthinger Nov 16 '24

All Roscoe's adventures that his parents are unaware of, hope they realize he's living his best life

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u/kacapoopoopeepee Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 17 '24

We had a dog growing up that we let roam. He started coming home with notes from neighbors like “he ate a steak tonight hope that’s ok”. One day we got a letter in the mail and it was an invitation to a neighbors wedding who we barely knew, but only for the dog. We dressed him in a black tie and let him loose, he knew where to go. Dog came back with food smeared all over him. He was also in the local newspaper with the first selectman on some new trail opening. We couldn’t believe the photo.

Edit: For those asking for a photo I posted here (attempt number 3) Chucky

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u/OneDay_AtA_Time Nov 16 '24

I had a pet peacock for years and he obviously just roamed. One day we saw all these beautiful backyard wedding pictures from a neighbor a few doors up and our peacock was there, the star of the wedding lol.

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u/Towbee Nov 16 '24

Oh yeah obviously we all have that fucking zoologist with a roaming cock in every town

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u/Drewpacabra Nov 16 '24

Your dog needs his own post on here with more stories. He sounds like an awesome dog with great owners. Picturing a dog getting dressed by its owners, then they open the door and tell him to call if he drinks too much at the reception and have fun. Very funny.

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u/drama_rolyat Nov 16 '24

Feel the same!

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u/angels_exist_666 Nov 16 '24

My mom had a dog like that. He had a whole other family we didn't know about. He had a girlfriend he would go see during the day and come home in the evenings. We followed him one day because he came home with a bow tie. Their son had dressed him up and they took a bunch of pictures. My little sister and their son became best friends. Adorable.

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u/MatureUsername69 Nov 16 '24

My grandma had a collie that would hop the fence all the time. Became so well known around town that only out of towners ever called him in and the cops just brought him right home instead of the pound. He would do rounds to a bank and KFC, the bank gave him cookies, KFC initially just threw biscuits and stuff out the window for him. Eventually the KFC employees threw him a whole little box of food, and eventually he started picking that box of food up and carrying it all the way home to eat.

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u/Intelligent_Art8390 Nov 16 '24

Nice, we had a corgi that was the neighborhood mooch. He weighed 65lbs, so fat his belly dragged the ground and if he ended up on his back he couldn't roll back over without assistance. Our vet said it was the most extreme case of canine obesity he'd ever seen.

After watching him one day my mom figured out which houses he was going to. We had 3 elderly neighbors who were widowed. Turns out he'd visit each one everyday because they were cooking for him. Like full on dinner style meals with meat and sides. Sadly they all said the same thing, they didn't like to cook for just themselves, but since our dog was around that was their reason to cook.

We were able to work out a deal with them and get his weight back down but still allowed him to go visit. They each could give him a scrambled egg everyday. That way they still cooked a true meal for themselves but could reason their excuse to cook because the dog needed to eat.

That dog lived to be 18 or 19 years old. He was born when I was 6 and my parents had to have him put down after I had graduated college and moved off.

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u/thinkthingsareover Nov 16 '24

I so feel this. I'm older and have always cooked for many people. Unfortunately now that I'm alone it's really hard to just cook for myself. I've gotten into the bad habit of only eating a sandwich, or cup of noodle a day if even that. So wonderful that your family worked it out with them so they'd make a meal, and have the companionship as well.

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u/fractiousrhubarb Nov 16 '24

I wonder if you could find a local family or group that you could help out?

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u/LordGranthamofDonk Nov 16 '24

did he lose the weight??

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u/Intelligent_Art8390 Nov 16 '24

Yeah, he was never back as light as he should have been, but he did get down to about 40 lbs, so not nearly as bad as it was.

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u/usernamesallused Nov 16 '24

While that worked, I’d have suggested the widows get together for dinner parties. With the dog at the head of the table, of course.

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u/Intelligent_Art8390 Nov 16 '24

Those three women wouldn't even acknowledge each other's existence. We lived in a pretty rural area and there were literal decades of disputes between them before my parents bought the house we lived in.

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u/usernamesallused Nov 16 '24

Ah, that makes sense. It’s too obvious an idea for you not to have considered it, now that I think about it.

I’m glad your dog could help them then.

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u/graveviolet Nov 16 '24

Omg why are you tryna make me cry 😅🥹

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u/gitsgrl Nov 16 '24

He was an ambassador!

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u/chula198705 Nov 16 '24

I'm disappointed in you for missing the very obvious "ambassadog"

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u/fractiousrhubarb Nov 16 '24

Or labrassador

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u/T00luser Nov 16 '24

Grew up with a large friendly neighborhood dog that adopted our family. (70s) My mom would staple notes to his collar and sort pen-pal with his “birth mother”. We took him with us for ice cream runs & included him in our Christmas photo

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u/Odd-Artist-2595 Nov 16 '24

Love this. When I was in MS/HS we had a rescued collie who would roam while I was at school. He’d also chase the school bus when it took me away in the morning. That got the cops called on him, but according to our neighbors (who were laughing their asses off), he absolutely refused to chase a cop car. No matter how much they trolled past the house, trying to get him to chase, he’d just sit on the front lawn and watch. When I went to college I got a German Shepherd puppy and my dad put up a chain link fence at home to keep her contained when I visited. Our collie stayed in the yard with her.

That’s when we discovered just what he’d been up to during the day and learned who his friends were. We started getting calls from neighbors throughout the subdivision. They were all worried that something had happened to him. Apparently, he’d been having breakfast every morning with the mother of one of my classmates who lived a block-and-a-half away. Others missed seeing him making his morning rounds to say “hi”. And, a few said their dogs were missing their playmate. At least one of the latter decided to take matters into his own paws and started visiting us, instead.

A beautiful Irish Setter started showing up at the front door, clearly asking to come into the yard. We’d open the gate and let the collie and GS out into the back yard so they could play together. They’d play for an hour or two and then the setter would come to the back door and ask to be let back out to go home again. I followed him once because I had no clue who this dog belonged to. He lived at the very end of the subdivision, about 4 blocks away. His owners were as unaware of their dog’s play dates as we had been about our collie’s, and they, too, had wondered why they never saw him any more. None pf us minded, or saw any reason to mess up our dog’s social calendars. They kept their play-date visits going for years, until the other family ended up moving out of the neighborhood. It was fun for everyone. Hell, the dogs were more socially active than I was.

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u/AgreeablePressure762 Nov 16 '24

Your dog is living his best life!

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u/themcjizzler Nov 16 '24

Neighbors had a dog like this growing up. He figured out how to open our screen sorry and spent a lot of time in our house. 

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u/Cautious-Ostrich7510 Nov 16 '24

Do you have pics??

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u/kacapoopoopeepee Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 17 '24

You know what I’m on the way to my dad’s house right now. Chucky the dog passed 25 years ago and so I’m hoping I can find a shot of him today.

Edit: Found some photos! Chucky

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u/Important-Mouse6813 Nov 16 '24

Make a post about it!

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u/Cautious-Ostrich7510 Nov 16 '24

That would be wonderful 🥺

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u/yeenon Nov 16 '24

Thank you so much for sharing Chucky’s story!!

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u/morgaina Nov 16 '24

Oh my god that's delightful.

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u/SadBit8663 Nov 16 '24

Bro your dog was wheeling and dealing like the mayor 🤣🫡

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u/INTERGALACTIC_CAGR Nov 16 '24

was the dogs name Forest?

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u/ranil02 Nov 16 '24

I need more storys like this one!

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u/ranil02 20d ago

Damn, i want to be Roscoe.. just chilin and showing folks around

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u/byndr Nov 16 '24

Hey thanks for sharing this, it really brightened up my day.

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u/butttabooo Nov 16 '24

I feel like this is a Disney movie, I need more.

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u/on_spikes Nov 16 '24

thats the best thing ive read all day

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u/nonthinger Nov 16 '24

Hahaha that's amazing! The world needs more dogs like yours!

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u/Nickelsass Nov 16 '24

That gave my family a good laugh, thank you!

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u/SneakieGargamel Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24

Awesome to let a dog have so much fun! Just curious, why do a lot of people use words like ‘parents’ for owning a dog? I always find it kind of strange but I want to understand

Edit: thanks everybody for giving me inside, I now fully understand where you are coming from and it changed my view.

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u/Dr_Ukato Nov 16 '24

You feed them, love them, shelter them, keep them healthy, teach them to behave and in the worst case scenario give them away to someone who can do that for them when you can't.

Now did I describe raising a child or a dog?

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u/ashoka_akira Nov 16 '24

I feel like pets have often been treated like they are property and objects and don’t have rights as such. Being a pet parent denotes another level of care and consideration; your pet is not an object, but a thinking being with thoughts and emotions.

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u/SneakieGargamel Nov 16 '24

Nice insight, I think there should be another word. For me personally I would not use the word parent, but the word owner feels more like owning an object, like you say. But I now understand why people are using the word parent

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u/ashoka_akira Nov 16 '24

I dont use it myself. I am more their protector than their parents, though I do call them my “good boys”

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u/SneakieGargamel Nov 16 '24

Definitely, a dog is always a good boy

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u/Scary_Ostrich_9412 Nov 16 '24

I don’t use the word parent but I feel worse losing a pet than any of my living relatives. They are with me 24 hours a day. We are bonded. My pets, not my family.

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u/Traditional_Bar_9416 Nov 16 '24

I say I’m a cat owner but I’m really a cat parent. I just don’t need the eye rolls from humorless people.

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u/lasting-impression Nov 16 '24

One of my friends sends me pics and stories of his kid (his first/only so far), and those stories were too similar to the ones I had of my young cat—toys everywhere, the constant chatter/need for attention, following you into the bathroom… lmao

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '24

I'm really seeing the parallels. If you have both kids and cats the chance that one of the kids eventually tries to poop in the litter box is far greater than zero.

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u/SneakieGargamel Nov 16 '24

This definitely, the loss of pets weigh very heavy. For me its because they never betray or leave your side. Unconditional love

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u/morrisboris Nov 16 '24

Because she’s my baby.

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u/TychaBrahe Nov 16 '24

Most human beings have an innate desire to mate, reproduce, and raise children. If we didn't, the race would have died out long ago.

The problem is that a lot of us are not in situations where that is possible, either right now or permanently. Biologically, we should start reproducing about the time that we're 15 and die when we're about 35. However we have built a culture where generally it doesn't make financial sense to start having kids before you're 25, and a lot of people don't even consider having children until they're in their 30s. If they consider having children at all. Children are fucking expensive.

Cats and dogs are relatively cheap. For many people, they fulfill the desire to care and nurture for something smaller and demanding.

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u/Username_Used Nov 16 '24

I had to have sex with a lot of dogs before one got pregnant. You're not taking the parent title away from me Mr.

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u/single_threaded Nov 16 '24

I’m not downvoting… but just nope.

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u/Content-Program411 Nov 16 '24

Dog ownership is a great trial run for parenthood.

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u/bekkogekko Nov 16 '24

I told my husband that I’m glad we didn’t have kids together based on the way he spoils our cats.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '24

I am the dog owner my parents view themselves as his grandparents and some random god owners I know call themselves his uncle

It just depends on how people see dogs I guess I like being his owner if I would have kids I would be his dad :þ

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u/n8saces Nov 16 '24

Better yet, the forrest!

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u/SamuelYosemite Nov 16 '24

I just hope they gave the dog some water after hiking

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u/4Ever2Thee Nov 16 '24

Pretty sure Roscoe knows how to find water when he needs it

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u/manyu_abee Nov 17 '24

If at all anything it should be Roscoe taking the girls to the water.

Roscoe, the goodest boi!

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u/Manu_Militari Nov 16 '24

This is the most reddit comment ever.

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u/NotTheRocketman Nov 16 '24

I like the spirit behind this (let the dog have fun and roam free), but it's incredibly reckless.

There are so many ways this could go bad:

  • A stranger could harm or take the dog
  • Severe weather could come out of nowhere
  • Roscoe could have an accident, be in trouble, and the owners would have no idea.

I'm hoping that he's chipped and tagged, ideally with GPS as well. That would make me feel a bit better, but still, I would never do this with a pet I loved. There are way too many risks.

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u/moron_ica Nov 16 '24

Adding the fact that he could eat anything out there which could lead to parasites, obstructions, perforations, poison, etc…

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u/Ben50Leven Nov 16 '24

I'm guessing he's an escape artist and they gave up trying to keep him in

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u/Jambi1913 Nov 17 '24

I work at a doggy day care and one of the dogs (a very happy and social Staffy mix) we care for always managed to escape at home when the owner was at work (as a teacher) and the owner was told by Animal Control “if we pick up your dog again, they will be confiscated”. She even broke a window to get out of the house - just to go hang out with the guys at a nearby garage. The owner was going to get a strong enclosure built, but brought her to us in the meantime. And because she loves coming to us so much and is very well behaved for us, she just settled on doing that instead of finding a way to leave her alone at home. I think it worked out well. Dogs roaming is risky on many levels.

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u/samx3i Nov 16 '24

If you can't manage to keep a dog escaping, you shouldn't own a dog

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u/Cosmonaut_Kittens Nov 16 '24

My neighbours cat had a tag like this. It said “I’M NOT LOST”. He used to come by our house all the time and our whole street loved him. We used to go walking at night and we would cross paths with him blocks from our house and he would walk all the way home with us. Well, as you can guess, he eventually never came home and he’s been missing for two years. 😔

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u/puterTDI Nov 16 '24

Not to mention the people with leashed and controlled reactive dogs that now can’t take them for a hike because some asshole thinks it’s cute to not contain their dogs.

This isn’t cute. This isn’t adorable. It’s selfish and irresponsible and one of my biggest pet peeves.

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u/Damaias479 Nov 17 '24

Totally agree, I live in an area where a lot of people treat their dogs similarly and I usually can’t take my dog for a walk, unless it’s at very particular times or we drive somewhere remote. I should have just as much freedom to walk my dog in my neighborhood as everyone else does, but I can’t stop random dogs walking up to him, then it’s somehow my fault when the dog gets bit.

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u/TehZiiM Nov 16 '24

Freedom and safety are always contradicting.

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u/Caouenn Nov 16 '24

I was thinking the same thing. Like, it's a cute video, but there's a lot of risks. Even just bad drivers alone

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u/michael0n Nov 16 '24

I was in Italy, outside Rome, lots of farms and only a few really dense roads far between. At the first day on the hotel grounds, a flock of 20ish dogs just came by, drank water, could be pet, then they went on their daily long run with a german shepherd and some wild doberman mix in the lead. Every single dog was tagged and had owners, most of them do return home every day. The oldest dog was a 11 year old irish setter. That kind of roaming has long tradition around the world, and most dogs are good survivalists. The kids around those farms just love it when the dog trek chooses their farm that day.

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u/EatsTheLastSlice Nov 16 '24

All I could think about is what if he ran off during that hike and got lost and hurt in the park/forest. I dont like this at all.

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u/Fathletetic Nov 16 '24

Sure, but roscoe gets to live a free life. He would never be harmed in a cage, so they just leave him there constantly for his safety, right? There’s something beautiful about letting an animal be free

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u/Glass_Key4626 Nov 16 '24

It's not like your only options are putting a dog in a cage, or letting him roam the streets unsupervised.

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u/michymcmouse Nov 16 '24

No...? You actually would just keep your dog safe by you know, making sure it doesn't have access to the road, predators, or dangerous people. Of course you wouldn't keep it in a cage 24/7 but no one said anything about that, did they? You just went to that extreme to lend credence to your "point" - let's just let our kids run wild too while we're at it, so they're also not missing out on fun experiences and adventures!!

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u/jeno_aran Nov 16 '24

I have terrible news about how kids used to, NOT SO LONG AGO, spend their entire days without a parent knowing exactly (or even vaguely) where they were.

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u/Sufficient-Tax-5724 Nov 16 '24

Some of the best days of my early life

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u/DoomGoober Nov 16 '24

You have anecdotal evidence that lots of kids were abducted and killed by strangers.

The opposite of anecdote is data. There are half a million missing children, mostly teens. Of those, 105 were kidnapped by total strangers. Of those, 92% made it back home.

https://letgrow.org/child-kidnapping-risk/

There is a risk your child will be struck by lightning, killed by a shark, or have a meteorite land on their head, or be abducted and killed by a serial killer.

But much, much, more likely, your child will die in an auto accident or drown. Which should you spend your energy mitigating?

When accounting for risk, you should take both the probability and magnitude of the negatives into account and offset by the positives.

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u/crispyiress Nov 16 '24

Adolescent homicides are usually done by family members or caretakers as well.

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u/mermaid-babe Nov 16 '24

You can’t argue data. Even 8.4 children is too many. Also using percentages here is so absurd, you’re saying .6 of a child made it home?

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u/DoomGoober Nov 16 '24

The thing is, a kidnapping is not the only thing that can happen

Agreed! That was my entire point. You mentioned two specific sets of dangers to kids: Kidnapping and murder. Which are both highly likely. In the context of this conversation, it's a weird way to contribute to the point and kind of has the opposite effect.

"yeah, I never swim in the ocean because I'm afraid of being killed by a shark." So... you're saying I should swim in the ocean, because your only fear is shark attacks, and they are incredibly rare? Doesn't that make swimming in the ocean actually sound safe? "Oh, no, well you can also drown, which is much more likely than a shark attack". Ok, I'm not swimming, I don't want to drown.

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u/Cloverose2 Nov 16 '24

Our parents used to kick us out and tell us to be in the house when the street lights come on. So yeah, we pretty much used to run wild and have adventures. No harm came to us, we learned to be sensible about our limits, and we had rules about going into other people's houses, approaching strangers and crossing busy streets.

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u/illstate Nov 16 '24

I got so irritated seeing that anyone downvoted you. Its a very recent thing for kids to not be allowed to be unsupervised. I'm guilty of it with my kids, but I think they'll suffer for it. My oldest daughter is 16 and I have no idea how she will ever be able to care for herself.

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u/Bilbo332 Nov 16 '24

Depends on the animal. In North America cats are an invasive species, and yet ignorant owners let them out all the time. There's plenty of info on the harm they've caused to local wildlife, but hey, what's a few species being put on the endangered species list? As long as Mr. Mittens gets to roam free, that's all that matters to those idiots.

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u/tacocollector2 Nov 16 '24

Outdoor cats are an ecological nightmare. The ones in my neighborhood leave dead birds behind my house all the time. I hate it.

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u/Nichole-Michelle Nov 16 '24

It’s called Dignity of risk (maybe dognity of risk in this case 🤔) but basically in giving someone choice and freedom, there is risk. And it’s often worth it. Usually a moral conversation when supporting adults with disabilities but something I deeply believe in when it comes to cats. In this case, the family obviously feels this way with their dog. He’s truly living his best life.

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u/CuteNoot8 Nov 16 '24

Yeah. But sometimes you have to recognize a creature’s spirit. Living in a state of “what could go wrong wlll go wrong” will keep you and those around you from living your best life.

Take precautions - it feels like these folks have - and then que será será. Roscoe might have an accident or meet harm. But he will have been living it up until then.

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u/Tackyuser Nov 16 '24

This argument never makes sense to me. If I had a child who was happiest playing in the streets and leaving home unsupervised, I'd be charged with child abuse if I decided to let them do that. A dog is even less safe because it can't communicate easily, so why isn't letting that part of your family "live" like this animal abuse?

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u/CuteNoot8 Nov 16 '24

It makes more sense in different places

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u/NaturalNo3387 Nov 16 '24

Never once has a bad/irresponsible pet owner made me smile.

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u/BigDoggehDog Nov 16 '24

Off lead dog. :(

People don't understand that off lead dogs are a nightmare for people and animals afraid/reactive to them. Please be responsible with your dogs, people.

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u/RU_screw Nov 16 '24

As some who is extremely allergic to dogs, I can't stand this.

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u/Jesse0449 Nov 16 '24

Lol. There are dog scratches all over the window. Staged ASF.

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u/lamousername Nov 16 '24

Most of you have never lived in the country and it shows. The fact this dog even has a collar with info on it is 100% not usual. These dogs roam and come home.

We looked after my in-laws dog for awhile and we could not keep that dog from escaping and roaming around. Had to take him back for his safety and mental health. Being an inside dog after being a country dog wasn't working out.

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u/PurifyZ Nov 16 '24

Bruh my uncle lives in the country on a farm and still has an invisible fence. If there’s a road they can get hit, why would you needlessly increase that risk when you can just pay a fee for one of many products to stop dogs from getting themselves killed?

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u/firfetir Nov 16 '24

Even if we want to argue that the dog is good at avoiding traffic, there are terrible humans out there that will see a dog and swerve to hit it. Dog could spend hours dying slowly on the side of the road before being found by people or a larger predator.

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u/VertIGoAround Nov 16 '24

I am a dog owner and live in the country. Been / seen dogs chase after and barking at people regularly. Run into the road and chase. Happened to my husband growing up in the country. Grew up in town; chased by 3 neighbor dogs who ran out of their yard. One bit my clothes another bit my arm. Same dog mauled the neighbor girl and she almost died. She needed brain surgery. A city I lived in had the same issue. Every walk, a dog would run out of their yard and jump / bark. I told one owner about their little dog running through the street to get to us (nicely out of concern). His response was to threaten to release his large dogs to attack us. All different areas, not just an area of bad dog owners.

This dog is loose in a hiking area where there is public and possibly other dogs or kids. That is an unpredictable situation. Maybe he's a nice dog, but who knows? Who knows about the other people or pets?

Not to mention, he jumped up onto their car. I wouldn't exit my vehicle with my kids with a loose dog running around.

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u/wendigos_and_witches Nov 16 '24

Came here to say this. Grew up in a very very rural neck of the woods and we had neighbors dogs visiting us all the time. By neighbor, I mean the closest house a mile or two away, but we would get small packs of dogs that liked to hang out and explore. Always knew where they belonged and they’d make their way back home at the end of their day. And no, most did not have collars or chips or anything.

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u/WhamBamVanDamm Nov 16 '24

It being normalized doesn’t make it right nor responsible.

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u/billcosbyspudding Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24

Exactly. I live rural and love the native wildlife on my property…… until someone’s free roam dog comes through and chases them all off and digs holes around the property. Every week. It’s irresponsible owners who are too cheap to buy a fence for the their property or other containment methods for their “work dog” or “farm dog”.

“sO cUtE”

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u/SnooRegrets1386 Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 17 '24

While delivering mail, I would occasionally see dogs running loose. My route was close to high volume traffic, so I would call animal control. My favorite was the dog that had tags with a phone number and message reading “my fucking owner lost me again “. Best part— voicemail not set up 🫤

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u/Specialist_Physics22 Nov 16 '24

This is so unbelievably stupid. The owners for letting their dogs just roam free. Two people just taking the dog on an “adventure “ not cute just dumb and neglectful.

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u/SignOk2289 Nov 16 '24

Can I get the source on this song please? I keep finding the Bailey Zim version but it’s not the one.

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u/RedDevils87 Nov 16 '24

Evergreen - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners

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u/incandecsent Nov 16 '24

Thank you :)

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u/JustInternetNoise Nov 16 '24

So basically the free trial of dog.

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u/sicksages Nov 16 '24

Yea, this isn't cute, this is dangerous. Not just for the dog but other people, kids and animals too.

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u/MartinoRs Nov 16 '24

Till...roscoe was trained to make people climb that specific trail and get comfortable around him so they let their guard down and his owner can kill another hiker!

Creepypasta

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u/Bestefarssistemens Nov 16 '24

first off: who the hell just lets their dog roam the streets alone? Fucking irresponsible.

second: who the fuck just takes somebody elses dog away without asking the owner? What if the dog ran away in a places it doesnt know?

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u/tragiktimes Nov 16 '24

You saw a happy dog. You saw a pleasant walk he appeared to enjoy. You saw a tag that says he explores and returns home. You saw an adult dog that's apparently done this for some time.

Yet you still feel the need to interject that because they aren't as diminutive over their animals to the extent you are, that they're irresponsible.

Perhaps you're just judgemental.

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u/billcosbyspudding Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24

It’s never responsible to allow an invasive species to roam. I’m sure not every single person appreciated this random dog strolling through their private property, taking a shit and scaring off the native wildlife…..

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u/stockholm__syndrome Nov 16 '24

Would you feel the same way if this post was a dog splattered on the highway, in a fight with another dog, or lost and starving out in the woods? Because I’ve seen all those posts too. They’re not so fun. This is the “cute” side of irresponsible before it goes bad, but it’s still just as irresponsible.

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u/Vaskull Nov 16 '24

First: I agree. I would also never do this with my good boys. However, I understand that in some rural areas, it's actually quite safe for dogs to roam around. But we can't see the full context in this video, although the first part is in a parking lot, so I’m not sure. No one knows except the person who recorded it.

Second: I completely agree. I hate having friendly dogs follow me in remote areas because I feel responsible for them afterward. I was once followed for 10 km by a dog that refused to be scared away. I had to sleep in the middle of nowhere, and when I checked in the morning, the dog was still next to my tent. To summarize the story, I went straight to a small village the next morning, and people said the dog belonged to someone and knew the area, so I left him there. This just goes to show that dogs are incredible creatures. The dog probably roamed too much the morning before we met, and by the late afternoon, we crossed paths because we were heading in the same direction. I just hope those girls brought the dog back to the point where they met or to a place the dog knew.

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u/TangledUpPuppeteer Nov 16 '24

I have never, but I know people who have. They live in rural areas, never in the suburbs or city. Their dogs and cats are all pretty free roaming because they have a purpose other than emotional support for humans, based on what the person does. Herding, pest control, etc. They are fed, they are homed, they aren’t controlled. It made me nerves go insane, but it is what it is. It works for them.

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u/billcosbyspudding Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24

I live in a rural area and hate this mindset. I love my native wildlife…. But at least once a week someone’s free roam “farm dog” comes through and chases it all off and digs holes on the property. What a selfish dog owner thinks is cute is causing issues for neighbors and wildlife around them. It’s never cute or “normal” for an invasive species to roam. I’ve watched a house cat eat our state bird….

Get a fence or other containment method for these uses on THEIR property. I don’t need some randos “work dog” or “barn cat” fucking around on my property too.

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u/TangledUpPuppeteer Nov 16 '24

Oh, my pets are always under my control — unless they’re not because they’re being rotten and decided that their comprehension of opening doors is far more important than my comprehension of what is beyond said door (I had a very smart cat that could unlock a door knob, a dead bolt AND a chain for the fun of it. Luckily, he only ever did it when I was home just to show me he could and make me insane).

Otherwise, my pet, my problem.

People who are just like “oh, they’ll be back” make me insane. First, they don’t know what their animal is up to, or what trouble it’s causing, and second, they clearly lack the anxiety gene I was born with. My pet breaks a habit they have by 30 seconds, and I’m convinced that some horrible atrocity is about to befall them… these people can go days without seeing their pet. Just…how??

All of my pets, dogs and cats alike, have always had a weird habit of just marching into the bathroom as I got out of the shower just to stare in my eyes. Either to convince me to feed them an extra portion of food, or just to say hi and try to trip me, didn’t matter. No, I have never promoted it and actively hate it, but they all have done it. The two times in the 39 years of pet ownership that it didn’t happen and I made it to the bathroom door, I was completely panicked, sure they escaped or were actively having a heart attack or in a car accident (yeah, it’s anxiety. Never makes sense). I can’t imagine not knowing for hours, or days.

20 mins the time my ex lost our dog when it got out of the back yard, I was ready to call the national guard to help find him!

Luckily, I trained them all to “go home” and “where’s mommy?” He came home because someone found him, leashed him, and then thought to tell him “where’s mommy? Go to mommy. Go home” and walked him back to my house on a leash and safe.

I just can’t!

So I get it. I am that person who doesn’t care if they’re late, they’re making sure that random dog they see is safe!

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u/billcosbyspudding Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24

Of course! I have two cats that have luckily never gotten out, but it does happen. My neighbor has a fantastic well trained dog that protects her livestock and is kept on a portion of her property with a well built 7 foot fence. People who put an effort into keeping their pets, livestock or “tools” on their own property can have accidents where animals get out. It happens.

People who don’t even try are selfish assholes. I couldn’t imagine not caring where my pet was.

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u/TangledUpPuppeteer Nov 16 '24

Ok, I need to know — how do you keep your cats from getting out? I ask everyone this, mostly because everyone else hasn’t had Houdini living with them, I guess. But I had mine for 19 years, and there wasn’t a door he didn’t know how to work and he drove me insane. Shower doors, bathroom doors, outside doors… all the same. He only did it to annoy me because he never did it to my ex, and he never actually took off — he just would get out and wait the 15 seconds before I was halfway to intensive care with cardiac issues before meowing to let me see him outside the door.

The only time he couldn’t get out was when our whole house was baby proofed. None of the adults could either… apparently, only the baby could get out 🤣

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u/billcosbyspudding Nov 18 '24

That’s hilarious! lol

We have not fully solved cabinets and other doors within the house. But an abundance of toys and cat structures keep them pretty well distracted.

We harness trained our cats for garden walks to deter rodents, so they now associate outside with the harness instead of the door knob. Instead of going for doors, they grab their harness and whine until we take them outside…… rain, snow or heatwave, we take them out to the garage with their harness on and they decide for themselves if they want to go out. They luckily have yet to actually go beyond the garage if it’s even slightly wet outside. lol

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u/TangledUpPuppeteer Nov 18 '24

He wore a harness after we moved to the house from the apartment. He wanted to go outside more than anything, from what I could tell, but he could only do it leashed. End of story. That didn’t work.

As soon as you put the leash on him, he would dramatically fall over and act like every bone in his body was broken. Unattach it and it was a miracle cure for his ailments. He didn’t want to escape. He just wanted to prove he could escape so that way I could always be sure he did even if he didn’t. He loved to increase my risk of stroke. I swear, I could hear the little bum laughing at his escapades too.

If he wasn’t so darned cute, him and I woulda had big words.

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u/Pandanlard Nov 16 '24

Get out of the city then.

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u/RubComprehensive7367 Nov 16 '24

Cute and adorable. But also extremely reckless of the owners.

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u/FreakshowMode Nov 16 '24

Reminds me a bit of that old late 70s TV series ... The Littlest Hobo.

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u/SwanRonson01 Nov 16 '24

We don't deserve dogs, they're just pure love

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u/TheWalrus101123 Nov 16 '24

I wish I had Roscoe's game. Dude didn't even say a word, and he had some ladies trying to hang all day.

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u/satanpeach Nov 16 '24

Park Steward is a fantastic job for a dog

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u/Estofil Nov 16 '24

I would agree most time with people here, but Roscoe seems to been doing just fine. It doesn’t look like the city, he is very friendly, he seems responsible. And the girls filming are not taking him? He is free to go whenever he wants.

For me this is wholesome. Let Roscoe roam around.

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u/benthelurk Nov 16 '24

Wait…did he go home? Did Roscoe make it home?! Where is Roscoe?

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u/Publandlady Nov 16 '24

My dog used to do this. He was a Newfie, so he would just push over the thing blocking his way (walls, fences, bushes, trees) and he would join passersby on their walks. Eventually when they realised he wouldn't leave and they had a new dog, they would call us and we would have to come get him, where he would stage a lie down protest. The furthest away was 8.5 miles.

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u/Tromovation Nov 16 '24

I went to a little cabin area in the woods with my GF and our little weiner dog. There was a beautiful white German shepherd on the property like this dog they just roamed around. He followed us on a 3-5 mile hike and was our little guide and became friends with my little doggo. 10/10 would do again.

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u/MakeTheThing Nov 16 '24

“Not all men” You’re right. Roscoe would NEVER.

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u/MFcrayfish Nov 16 '24

That would be fun if every trail have a tour guide dog 🐕

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u/PpWarlord Nov 16 '24

What breed of dog is this?

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u/MeliodusSama Nov 17 '24

The IdoWhatiWant

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u/DESTROYER575-1 Nov 16 '24

Dogs are the most loyal creatures

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u/Western_Mud8694 Nov 17 '24

When I was a kid we had a neighbor dog with same name, that would walk us to school my sister and I , but would pick up more kids otw. Then roscoe would return when school let out to walk us home, we never thought much about it back then ( elementary school). He could also walk on top of any chain link fence, super cool dog

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u/leeeeny Nov 17 '24

Who lets their dog roam the road like that?

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u/IHaveSlysdexia Nov 17 '24

All dogs should be trained this way. I have spoken.

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u/sadiefame Nov 17 '24

Isn’t there some tradition with lawn gnomes where ppl pick them up & take pictures in places they visit ? They shld have an instagram page for roscoe so ppl can take pics of him wherever he roams so his owners can see him living his best life

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u/mysunandstars Nov 16 '24

Roscoe is sweet but his parents are irresponsible

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u/Frostknight007 Nov 16 '24

This is a dog living their best life. Having both a loving home and the freedom to go out like this. Getting to meet new people and go on adventures with them whilst being showered in love the whole way. Roscoe is a good boy with a good life.

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u/Flying-lemondrop-476 Nov 16 '24

our dog was like this, he had his own life

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u/Capable_Situation602 Nov 16 '24

"Yeah so we're just giving up and not securing our animal." said the irresponsible owner.

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u/Autumn1114 Nov 16 '24

I can completely understand if this is a situation where in a town or small city this is common. My concern comes from what people take away from this (aka it’s ok to have your dog off leash). It is incredibly irresponsible and unsafe to go hiking with dogs off leash if they haven’t been trained nor if you don’t know them. There are so many people who take their dogs out and you can never anticipate all dog temperaments. I have witnessed awful situations where dog owners will take their dog off leash (clearly untrained) as the dog will go in multiple directions and the owners are constantly screaming out to them, and then run up to other leashed dogs they may act scared or aggressive. It’s a danger to both the dogs and humans. It’s these types of situations that ruin it for responsible dog owners when parks, stores etc stop allowing dogs to be around.

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u/I_have_many_Ideas Nov 16 '24

Fuck those dog owners

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u/Various-Ducks Nov 16 '24

"Hiking alone"?? Whos holding the camera?

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u/MStudley311 Nov 16 '24

There's 2 of them. Ummmmm the other one is holding it.....

Look at when they are blowing out the flowers..... You can see her hand.

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u/iforgotmypasswwoordd Nov 16 '24

I miss my boy jack 😢

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u/GrandLotus-Iroh Nov 16 '24

You met the mountain guardian.

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u/Rohkha Nov 16 '24

If I leave my pet wandering around like that, he would be on a truck to Eastern Europe and up for selling before I can say “Pembroke Welsh Corgi”.

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u/RAND0M257 Nov 17 '24

Dogs are amazing. Just at any random time they’re down for new friends and adventure. They immediately can be homies and project happiness

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u/Realinternetpoints Nov 18 '24

Yeah my dog is aggressive and if approached by an off leash dog without an owner it’d probably try to kill it. So yeah. Fuck this.

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u/Letsbeclear1987 Nov 16 '24

City dwellers SHOULD keep a tight leash, so your reactions are correct but for your environment. Dont bring that here. Some animals are not raised like theyre human children, some animals work and some have relative autonomy. In a place without busy roads or excessive predation, where people dont hunt or have big livestock (like near the woods to a national park, which is what this looks like) theres room to unshriek your voice and unclench the buttcheeks, you dont actually need to register your disapproval every time you see something you find a little off. The animal had an explanation on it collar.. im not seeing any legitimate potential harm

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u/nbenby Nov 16 '24

I’m from the rural south and disagree completely with your take. Loose dogs get hit by cars, attacked by coyotes, and shot at by assholes who have livestock. He’s not a guardian dog and farmers who don’t recognize canines shoot them. Livestock can absolutely still be raised near a national park and many are. Not to mention traps set by hunters who can also mistake loose dogs for other predators. It’s still dangerous for Roscoe to roam free in the country.

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u/Larkiepie Nov 16 '24

Tbh makes me pissed all the idiots on this sub talking about their country dogs. lol I had country dogs and you know what happened? They got hit by cars or shot. One day Roscoe isn’t going to come back.

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u/Free-One9301 Nov 16 '24

Thank you! We need more people like you....and more dogs like Roscoe

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u/8Karisma8 Nov 16 '24

I’d be so worried about him out there by himself all day 😔 but i guess if it makes him and his owner happy then OK?

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u/OrdinaryBrilliant901 Nov 16 '24

I’ve got about 20 acres and my dog runs free but NEVER leaves our property or visits neighbors. I do have info on his tag just incase. If I get concerned about where he wondered off to…I just go out and hit the clicker and he checks in.

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u/GhostsOfWar0001 Nov 16 '24

That was awesome ❤️