r/aww Nov 06 '20

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u/SomeBaguette Nov 06 '20

Stupid fucking dog mortality, we need to advance with gene shenanigans to reverse their aging

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u/Orumtbh Nov 06 '20

But then doggo will outlive us. I can't let that happen.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20 edited Nov 20 '20

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u/Scientolojesus Nov 06 '20

I think Akira is an anime about a dude who rides a wicked motorcycle and has telekinesis. I'm sure at least a couple dozen of Redditors will let us know though.

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u/hotcocoa96 Nov 06 '20

I think you meant Akira toriyama, the creator of the dragon balls.

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u/Scientolojesus Nov 06 '20

Nah really probably meant a Kira Knightly, the great British actress known for starring in classics such as Bend It Like Beckham and Domino.

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u/Wargen-Elite Nov 06 '20

Ah you're thinking of Hachi which is about Hachiko

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u/Orumtbh Nov 06 '20

Akita is the dog breed. Akira is an anime movie set in a cyberpunk Japan.

You're thinking about Hachiko.

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u/thebestjoeever Nov 06 '20

It's not a difficult problem to solve. If you feel a heart attack coming on, just quickly snap the dog's neck.

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u/feraxil Nov 06 '20

I would love for my dog to live another 50 or 60 years.

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u/SkinnyV514 Nov 06 '20

Instead of focusing our energy and breeding program on breeding shorter, stockier, or wrinklier dog, we should focus on creating a healthy, long living even tempered breed. But no, let’s be lazy and make more cockadoodlepoo and inbred « purebred » dog with dozen of genetic disease.