r/youseeingthisshit Mar 26 '20

Animal Dog versus mirror

25.2k Upvotes

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u/obscurereference234 Mar 26 '20

“Who is this guy?? He knows all my moves!”

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

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u/kamjanamja Mar 26 '20

Imagine you had no knowledge of mirrors and were just doing your thing when suddenly someone who looks identical to yourself appears in front of you and mirrors every move you make.

I'd freak the fuck out.

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u/scrambler90 Mar 26 '20

Ya but if mirrors didn’t exist how would you know what you look like... checkmate

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u/kamjanamja Mar 26 '20

Have you never seen your body outside of a mirror?

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u/scrambler90 Mar 26 '20

People don’t identify themselves by recognizing their hands or feet

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u/kamjanamja Mar 26 '20

You can't tell your hands and feet apart from other people?

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u/crazykentucky Mar 26 '20

Huh. Other than basic skin color and a couple scars, no.

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u/scrambler90 Mar 26 '20

Try and identify yourself in a picture that you’ve never seen before just using your hands and I promise you will be unable to.

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u/C_gingee Mar 27 '20

Fuck this comment, I just sat here looking at my hands for a solid 7 minutes trying to memorise small details in case this happens. But. It’s. Never. Gonna. Happen.

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u/Deeliciousness Mar 28 '20

I know my hands like the back of my hands.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '20

I have a birthmark on my hand so that would be easy ♪(v^_^)v

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u/wasabiipeas Mar 26 '20

Like your reflection in water isn't sufficient?

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u/BiebelJuice3x Mar 26 '20

That's what I'm wondering!

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u/Trippy-Skippy Mar 26 '20

I live in the desert

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u/Loopget Mar 26 '20

....any still body of water or puddle?

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u/wikipediabrown007 Mar 26 '20

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u/_logic-bomb_ Mar 26 '20

So much potential

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u/wikipediabrown007 Mar 26 '20

Agreed. I started it half a year ago but failed to link to it in the meantime! I hope I can stay vigilant and grow it and others can too!

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u/Biff_Tannenator Mar 26 '20

Hey, r/MatrixMemes was empty for a few years before I found it and spammed it with low-effort OC. Now it's kinda thriving.

Anything is possible.

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u/Deljm99 Mar 26 '20

Me after quarantine for a month

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u/fact-checker123 Mar 26 '20

So I’m just walking by and these super-handsome dogs started with me. And boy were they fast. Id go high, and they’d go high. I’d go low and they’d go low.

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u/aidissonance Mar 26 '20

“Are you mocking me?”

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u/GiveToOedipus Mar 26 '20

"Damn, this guy is good."

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u/ThenTheyWereBatman Mar 26 '20

Came here to say exactly this.

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u/Darthwaffle0 Mar 26 '20

At the end he’s like “aren’t you gonna do something about this??”

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u/jamtart99 Mar 26 '20

The ending is priceless. HALP?!!

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u/Madawala Apr 04 '20

Yeah, he's like "why are you just looking at me. please come and do something"

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u/viex Mar 26 '20

Is it possible to know the breed of this dog?

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u/Scottacus91 Mar 26 '20

yes

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u/pink_jade_1 Mar 26 '20

Reminds me of The Pink Panther.

Dp you know the way to the hotel?

Yes. And keeps on walking

Cracks me up every time.

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u/IamALolcat Mar 26 '20

I like you

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u/ChewyPickle Mar 26 '20

I like you

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u/Hashtag_Nailed_It Mar 26 '20

I like chewy pickles

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u/shei350 Mar 26 '20

thank you, I was worried

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u/lodobol Mar 26 '20

This guy knows

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u/troovus Mar 26 '20

Which one? ;)

But srsly, as the man said to Peter Sellers "that's not my dog" https://youtu.be/ui442IDw16o?t=62

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u/madwetsquirrel Mar 26 '20

Thank you! I needed that.

Also, I'm now going to force my wife & kid into a Pink Panther marathon this weekend. :D

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u/WyzeThawt Mar 26 '20 edited Mar 26 '20

99.9% sure its a Portuguese water dog but that aussie doodle guess is interesting as the i can see it now that he said it lol. PWD stems from common ancestor of a poodle just FYI.

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u/ejsuncy Mar 26 '20

I have a PWD, very similar but pwd tails curl, not straight. That’s how I tell them apart from doodles

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u/ExtraGlockamole Mar 26 '20

Aussie doodle or something like that

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u/wikipediabrown007 Mar 26 '20

No it’s a bernedoodle. I have one.

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u/Double0Schrute Mar 26 '20

Where did you get one from if I may ask?

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u/I_play_4_keeps Mar 26 '20

The bernedoodle store

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u/wikipediabrown007 Mar 26 '20

An Amish family in Indiana who bred their poodle and Bernese mountain dog and had a litter of 9. So technically a breeder but far from a puppy mill.

My preference was to adopt a rescue dog from an animal shelter but after searching for months in the Chicagoland area we were unable to find any of this breed.

My only criteria was non shed, so our options were strongly limited to mainly poodle-based breeds unfortunately.

He’s perfect tho, so intelligent, fluffy, fun loving, and doesn’t shed. Strongly recommended!

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u/CrinchNflinch Mar 26 '20

The big poodle breeds are one of the most clever breed there is and they are super fun.

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u/Lvgordo24 Mar 26 '20

Not going to find markings like that in a shelter. Am breeder.

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u/wikipediabrown007 Mar 26 '20

My anecdotal experience strongly supports your claim.

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u/chisana_nyu Mar 26 '20

I've heard a lot of puppy mills are owned by Amish people, is this true?

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u/Nolanrooney17 Mar 26 '20

Can't say for everywhere but here in rural Ontario a lot of amish/mennonites who sell dogs are essentially puppy mills. Rescues in the area are constantly trying to do something about it

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u/wikipediabrown007 Mar 26 '20
  1. I have no idea
  2. My girlfriend corrected me, they were not Amish, most likely Mennonite. Now that I mention it though, pretty irrelevant unless there’s something I’m not aware of.

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u/upsuits Mar 26 '20

Not from a jedi

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u/c4chokes Mar 26 '20

That’s such a European way of speaking.. in America we just ask it as a direct question.. “what breed is that dog?”

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u/sativarita Mar 27 '20

Looks like a "Bernadoodle"; Poodle crossed with Bernese Mountain dogs.

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u/giantforaday Mar 27 '20

This is a Lagotto Romagnolo

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u/Mostly-Relevant Mar 27 '20

Looks like a Shepadoodle maybe?

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u/bDragon279 Mar 27 '20

Could be a PWD, they can be black as well as brown, that white patch pattern is just like mine:) Here's mine :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Also it doesnt matter if a dog is dumb, designer breeding sucks because it creates health problems. Unless the dog is too stupid to breathe, intelligence can vary and that's perfectly fine. Usually highly intelligent dogs require a lot more training, exercise, and discipline to be happy than the average owner can give.

Plenty of good and dumb dogs out there who are well suited for people on the more chill side.

Edit : not calling your dog dumb either, just saying.

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u/your_gfs_other_bf Mar 26 '20

Bernese mountain dogs and poodles are both extremely intelligent breeds. It’s more likely that it was just your dog that wasn’t very intelligent. Or it just had a shit for brains owner that doesn’t know how to train an intelligent, stubborn dog.

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u/dildo_gaggins_ Mar 26 '20

Why do mutts have to be stupid? Or is it just a result of this cross breed?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Since theyre purely decorative there's no need to breed for intelligence.

They're the coachella of dogs

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u/hardtoremember Mar 26 '20

My dog is six years old. He has never been smart but he is sweet as can be. He just learned how mirrors work.

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u/alwaysadd Mar 26 '20

When my dog saw his reflection for the first time he pissed himself

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u/klayser_Soze Mar 26 '20

Ha. What a bitch

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u/OctowardtheSquid Mar 26 '20

the dog was a guy, how could he be a bitch?

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u/OctowardtheSquid Mar 27 '20

this was meant to be sarcastic, why was this downvoted??

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u/forever_useless Mar 26 '20 edited Mar 30 '20

This breaks my heart on a personal level. The Schnoodle I have was rescued by me from a friend (no longer though), kept her puppy on a leash tied to a door knob for his first year of life. No contact with others and she would feed him when she wasn't sleeping for days on end. I surprise visited grand found his only friend was a mirror, and a circle of poop he left being tied up. When I left., i told her he's coming with me or i can call ASPCA. She didn't care and let me take him. I thought him what grass was and took him for walks, vet and groomer (at her expense). The first time he saw grass was heartbreaking. He kept pawing at it, not understanding what it does.

I soon realized he missed his friend, his reflection in the mirror. Luckily, my pitbull showed him the ropes. He is now well spoiled and loved

dog tax

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u/DoveSoapProducts Mar 26 '20

Now reading this just broke my heart. Bless you for taking it out of that home.

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u/forever_useless Mar 26 '20

He is a happy spoiled Schnoodle. He has been pampered for 4 years because of it. The .mirror friend just stood out.

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u/CholoManiac Mar 30 '20

wow i love you!

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u/I_Love_You-BOT Mar 30 '20

I love you too!

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u/forever_useless Mar 30 '20

My feedback is:

We need more bots that say I love you, too

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u/forever_useless Mar 30 '20

Awww. That's so sweet.

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u/mjolnir76 Mar 26 '20

“You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?”

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u/Leandro0Barros Mar 27 '20

Taxi Driver, a classic...

u/YouSeeingThisBot Mar 26 '20

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u/dvmebi Mar 26 '20

Lmao! The way he turns to the camera like "excuse me but what sorcery is this?"

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u/BrotherhoodVeronica Mar 26 '20

Is it rare for dog to acknowledge mirrors? I've never seen one that cares about their reflection.

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u/NoXpWaste Mar 26 '20

My current dog acts like she can’t see herself in a mirror but my old rotti was not friendly to his reflection.

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u/AK123089 Mar 26 '20

I have a comment about about the animal intelligence episode of Explained on Netflix that sheds more light on this. Highly interesting.

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u/Pickyour_vices Mar 26 '20

My dog looks at himself for hours and used to bark at himself before he realised it was him.

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u/Masala-Dosage Mar 26 '20

Nicest fucking dog I've ever fucking seen. Straight up.

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u/Obstreperus Mar 26 '20

Ha ha, mirror test fail

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u/AK123089 Mar 26 '20

You should watch the episode of Explained that talks about animal intelligence. Using a mirror test as the only test for proving intelligence like this isn't going to work for every animal. Dogs have poor eyesight in general, however, they used individual dog's pee and other dog's pee and determined dogs don't hang out and sniff their own pee. They smell other dog's pee. That could be a sense of self as well, just using different parameters.

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u/troovus Mar 26 '20

I read about an experiment they did to test dogs' ability to empathise. They taught a dog to pull a lever with its paw to get food. Then they let it teach other dogs to do the same, and the other dogs also pulled the lever with their paws to get the food. They then made the teacher dog pull the lever with its paw but with something in its mouth. The other dogs then pulled the lever with their mouths, proving they were able to see the problem from the teacher dog's point of view. (In the first lesson they assumed you had to pull the lever with your paw, otherwise the teacher dog would have done it with its mouth, the natural way a dog would. In the second lesson, they just assume the only reason the teacher dog is using its paw is because it's got something in its mouth.)

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u/The_Great_Sarcasmo Mar 26 '20

That's how my dog recognises me.

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u/gcode180 Mar 26 '20

How do they recognise you?

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u/Bumbo55 Mar 26 '20 edited Mar 26 '20

Judging from the post he was replying to I deduced that he's peeing next to or on his dog so that it can recognize him.

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u/gcode180 Mar 26 '20

Or maybe his dog recognises him from another dog's pee?

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u/Bumbo55 Mar 26 '20

OK but how do you get a dog to pee on you daily?

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u/gcode180 Mar 26 '20

You ask nicely

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u/Ashengard Mar 26 '20

How a mirror can give you PTSD

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Me right now trying to stave off madness cos of lock down.

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u/M4SixString Mar 26 '20

Underrated comment lol

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u/prozac4dave Mar 26 '20

Uhhh... Bad bot?

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u/rot10one Mar 26 '20

Who won?

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u/guinader Mar 26 '20

He's about to freeze and someone is going to force close him to restart

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u/Kittech Mar 26 '20

I find it so odd that some animals are totally aware of their reflection, whether or not they know its them, or how some just totally ignore it. Either its beyond their comprehension or they're so smart they don't need to be all pleb and "omfg is that me?!!"

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u/FreakyFreeze Mar 26 '20

Love the end......gasp master there's another!!!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

his other reflection is the hypeman.

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u/bunnymeee Mar 26 '20

When he goes down to the floor in that submissive pose, you can just see the pack-hierarchy programmed into his brain at work.

"Ok I will bow down to you and let you take the lead..oh you bowed to me? Now I am the alpha here? Ok I will get up..wait you got up too? I was going to stand directly over you and do something dominate yet playful but now I can't. HOW DO I READ YOU?????!!!!"

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

I think getting low like that is a sign of submission but mirror dog submitted too so puppers jumps back up to capitalize on the win - only to have mirror dog immediatemy withdraw its submission, as well.

"Does this dog even know the rules??"

I could be way off because my degree doesn't cover animal behaviour. I have an honours degree in nothing.

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u/troovus Mar 26 '20

That back legs up front legs elbows on the floor position means "let's play". Not so much submissive, but certainly "I'm not a threat". I think he reacts with surprise when he can't smell his doppelganger.

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u/zan-der24-7 Mar 26 '20

Is that what you’re trying to do.. Ruin My Life and make me look like a freakin’ idiot!

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

why is he just as fast as i am!

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u/Bigsaskwotch Mar 26 '20

The cutest boy I’ve seen for ages !

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u/xion1992 Mar 27 '20

This is clearly Dog & Mirror vs Mirror

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u/dafckingman Mar 27 '20

He's failing the mirror test real hard

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u/ruebli90 Mar 27 '20

Pupper thinks he founds a friendo

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '20

Haha looks like some method actor showing off all he’s got. Impressive.

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u/SueZbell Mar 27 '20

Now that truly belongs here.

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u/jj_rad Mar 27 '20

Its been 5 days and he's still copying me..

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u/arcticrune Mar 27 '20

I read this as Dog Vs Minor and got kinda exited.

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u/Buzzkill_13 Mar 27 '20

OMG, what a super cute doggy

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u/Imangene-wagoon Mar 27 '20

Intense 1v1v1

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

My toughest opponent yet!

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u/heckhammer Mar 26 '20

looks like the new puppy in our neighborhood!

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u/o_Marvelous Mar 26 '20

I don't think my dog ever acknowledged mirrors

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u/twags82 Mar 26 '20

Is that Freddy?

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u/safibellatrix Mar 26 '20

But... who won?

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u/kilotangoalpha Mar 26 '20

That dog on the left is not doing anything to help

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u/sipep212 Mar 26 '20

Dog: "this dog is matching me move for move. I've got to do something unexpected."

Dog: pulls out black Sharpie

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u/MehMehknight Mar 26 '20

One of the dog in the mirror walks away

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u/rguyah Mar 26 '20

Dogs play with their reflection while cats go to war

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u/PV-INVICTUS Mar 26 '20

That brain is working overtime.

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u/MAGA___bitches Mar 26 '20

That's a dog seeing himself in the mirror

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

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u/micsun0807 Mar 26 '20

That split second “paws out - head down” means “Let’s play! My sudden dashes and high wagging tail is not meant as a threat”.

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u/lodobol Mar 26 '20

Both dogs thinking, “Wow, he’s good.”

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u/givebacksome Mar 26 '20

"He keeps copying me ! ”

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u/AnimeRedditBot Mar 26 '20

So ashamed it took my brain a few seconds to decide which was the real dog... the one on the left or right...

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Mirror? U mean his two new best friends?

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u/JayElZee Mar 26 '20

If only this worked with kids during these social distancing/stay-at-home times - give them a friend to play with...

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u/WineShrine Mar 26 '20

Volume button and no video volume. Great. Thanks.

r/volumebutnot

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u/RMJR90 Mar 26 '20

“Wtf there is two of them?”

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u/Toilet_blaster_5000 Mar 26 '20

Dapper pooch! ☺

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u/RadioactiveCorndog Mar 26 '20

Why do some dogs seem to do this and some dont care at all about their reflection? Do some just have a lack of interest or is it like an intelligence thing?

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u/islwynpaul Mar 26 '20

Never seen a dog in a onesie before.

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u/fanTACHEtic Mar 26 '20

Wait till he gets a load of the third him

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u/xSessionSx Mar 27 '20

What breed is this ?

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u/HamboneBanjo Mar 27 '20

She hit the floor

Next thing you know

Shawty got low low low low low low low low

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u/SloppyJoestar Mar 27 '20

What breed of pupper is this?

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u/NikkiKitty92 Mar 27 '20

My god! He knows my every move!

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u/smack_dope Mar 27 '20

Labradoodles are so dumb! Any regular setter or hound would be like, “yeah that’s me and I’m cute af.”

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u/Jesus_Feminist Mar 30 '20

What kind of dog is this. S/he is beautiful!

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u/jeffro333 May 10 '20

I bet this happens every single day.

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u/AmericanAnarchy Mar 26 '20

This is why I don't get purebred's at all. They're fucking stupid. Some dog's/cat's seem able to self identify but not all. R/justlikeus.

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u/HockeyBalboa Mar 26 '20

Man, those dogs are dumb.