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Honestly, now! ๐Ÿ˜ 
What the heck dog breed is that, anyway??


EDIT: I pre-posted a comment with the actual animal.
Does that show up below for anyone..?

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[โ€“] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Seems like it's the 'giant anteater' breed! :P
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater

Anteaters track prey by their scent.[14] After finding a nest, the animal tears it open with its claws and inserts its long, sticky tongue to collect its prey (which includes eggs, larvae, and adult insects).[22][17] An anteater attacks up to 200 nests in one day, for as long as a minute each, and consumes a total of around 35,000 insects.[20][17] The anteater may be driven away from a nest by the chemical or biting attacks of soldiers.[14] Termites may rely on their fortified mounds for protection or use an underground tunnel system to escape.[47] --WP

Their claws are evidently fearsome tools, able to tear apart even cement-like termite mounds. Methinks that if the one above really wanted to, it could rip that wooden fence to shreds.

[โ€“] tomiant@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If you pretend its snout is an arm and the arm in the middle is its head it looks like something out of Silent Hill