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[โ€“] deepmud@mas.to 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@LadyButterfly I have it on good authority that it's me! ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] deepmud@mas.to 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@LadyButterfly after I wrote that, I did think how miraculous it is that in my lifetime, dogs have risen to a better status from the one where they were mainly a food animal. And I'm really happy about this!

It can only be a good thing

[โ€“] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I commute by bike and daily pass a remote house with a big fenced yard with at least 3 identical dogs (brown, thick foreheads, no tails). They always bark at me but in my mind they're very friendly and should I ever get off my bike and approach them it would be a happy meeting indeed.

But there's also another voice telling me to let that fantasy remain a fantasy.

[โ€“] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 6 points 4 months ago

I have a little scar on my knuckle from letting a dog sniff my hand through a fence. Best to love then in passing.

[โ€“] socsa@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago

25 years old, my ๅฆˆๅฆˆ God rest her soul...

[โ€“] cm0002@piefed.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Careful, he's secretly amassing a dog army!

[โ€“] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What have you done to dogs that you need to be careful of from a dog army? ๐Ÿคจ

[โ€“] mmmm@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

Giving not enough treats?

[โ€“] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Maybe he meant dogs love him more than people do.

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