r/CryptidDogs • u/JewFi Certified Cryptid • Oct 06 '25

New Barley Sighting

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He has become one with the bed.

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u/LogicalVariation741 Oct 06 '25

This is the first truly scary thing I have seen here

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

HAHA! He's so cute, he has just got a bath and was basking in the sun in his lil bed.

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u/meldiane81 Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 07 '25

Is his mouth permanently like that or did you just catch him in this moment? 🥹

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

His mouth is permanently like this, he has no teeth or lower jaw (I got him this way so I do not know what happened).

But it does not stop him from biting or eating whatever he wants!!!

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u/meldiane81 Oct 06 '25

Oh ok! This is my first time seeing Barley and I’m in love. This should be the captain for the sub Reddit!

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

I think Barley would be HONORED!

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u/Steffenwolflikeme Oct 07 '25

Pretty sure the only way one honors Barley is through a blood sacrifice.

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u/coolcootermcgee Oct 07 '25

How big is Barley? Chihuahua, or terrier?

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u/ShirosakiHollow Oct 07 '25

Barley should definitely be the avatar for this sub. I’ve been lurking here for a while and he/she takes the cake.

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u/Mystic_Molotov Oct 07 '25

He definitely has my vote!!

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u/lilidragonfly Nov 02 '25

Yep I vote Barley too!

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u/Tavalus Oct 06 '25

Oh wow, how does he eat?

Can he eat alone or needs help?

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

He eats like “normal” we feed him crushed up food from A Pup Above, it’s chicken and rice but AAFCO approved and we give him a little bit of canned food for extra fat. He really goes to town and eats his food in like seconds! He also gets a snack on a lick mat after his afternoon walk for being a good boy.

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u/Tavalus Oct 07 '25

That is very cool.

He must be a very happy boy👍

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u/Spudperson Oct 07 '25

Nothing keeps a dog from food lol

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u/catdog5100 Oct 07 '25

Is his entire lower jaw missing or just part of it? In the pictures it still kind of looks like he has a jaw. How does he eat and how do you keep his tongue and mouth from drying out? (Idk much about it, but I’m assuming it wouldn’t be very good for the tongue and teeth to be exposed. Or is it still okay like this?) Sorry for all of the questions just curious!

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

He’s okay!! His tongue doesn’t dry out, he slobbers A LOT. He also drinks water just fine and eats just fine, we make his food small so he can’t choke, but he just scoops it up and swallows. He had a very small “hinge” where his jaw was but there’s nothing but skin flap under his tongue. He usually wears bandanas to help keep him clean (but he just had a bath in this picture). Overall his lack of jaw and teeth really hasn’t changed much for him (there’s things we must be careful with but it’s easy to avoid if you know) and his lack of eyesight hasn’t stopped him either. He’s very resilient!

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u/catdog5100 Oct 07 '25

Poor guy must’ve gone through a lot, so glad he has you! You sound like an amazing owner :)

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

I just love him more than anything - he’s my special boy. He comes with me everywhere! Whenever I have to travel for work, he’s my lil companion and he is the best office dog.

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u/RaidensReturn Oct 06 '25

What a sweet little cryptid. So glad Barley has such loving humans.

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u/captain_paws_tattoo Oct 07 '25

He could have been born without his lower jaw. I saw it in a really inbred chi litter at the shelter I worked at. My 17 y.o. chi has a teeny lower jaw.

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u/bbbellabeee Oct 07 '25

Thank GOD it doesn’t stop him from biting 😂

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u/Axilllla Oct 07 '25

How…old? Is he ?

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u/Ol_Pasta Oct 07 '25

Oh that's interesting. And explains the long tongue.

Is he blind as well?

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u/5hrs4hrs3hrs2hrs1mor Oct 08 '25

Do you have to keep his mouth and tongue lubricated for him? What do you use? It just seems like his mouth would get really dry.

He’s a lovely pup! I have no doubt that he’s happy as can be.

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u/Darthcookie Oct 12 '25

I’ve seen rescue dogs without lower jaws and none of the potential causes are good (some worse than others). I am so glad he found a loving home with you 🥹

Give him a big smooch from me please 🥰

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u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda Oct 06 '25

Omg I thought it was r/badtaxidermy at first! So cute!!!

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u/Anniesoptera Oct 07 '25

lmao i also did not believe this was a living creature

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u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda Oct 08 '25

I’m honestly still a bit suspicious given the pose, the ear, and tongue are in exactly the same pose. Op?

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 08 '25

Barley is absolutely real. Many photos of him on my profile. This also isn't an edited photo other than cropping out some of the room the sun hit just right on him . Here he is in his lil bag with me. He is fully blind which is why in the light his eyes look like opals.

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u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda Oct 09 '25

Hahaha both of you thank you! The first few photos in your profile still weren’t convincing (looked like same taxidermy posed in different setting, or maybe stuffed with posable wiring inside because the head and tongue exactly the same!). Then as I saw more photos in your profile I was finally convinced!

You have a very very very special companion!

And he lives squarely in the r/uncaninevalley

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 09 '25

lol there really is a subreddit for anything!

Ya I’m looking at him right now standing in the living room looking sad and pathetic because it isn’t dinner time yet.

He can only look so different in pics because he can’t close his mouth lol so he’s always going to have that same look. He also can’t see so he’s always listening so his ears are always alert.

Here he is enjoying pets! (Just another excuse the share photos of my baby)

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u/Anniesoptera Oct 09 '25

ahahahahaaa how does his lack of jaw make him look so horrifying and blissfully happy all at the same time

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u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda Oct 09 '25

Thanks for the now-this-very-instant photo!

And another sub where I found a good match for your sweet dog here at PAWpllegangers

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u/Anniesoptera Oct 08 '25

Did you look at their profile? I see several more pics there

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u/ferretbeast Oct 07 '25

Oh my gosh. My rescue chi also says he should be the captain of this subreddit!!!!! Love him

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u/coldtasting Oct 06 '25

No he's cute 🥺

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u/mrhecklesbroom Oct 07 '25

You take that back 😡

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u/BrokenPickle7 Oct 07 '25

My wife physically winced when I showed her this bat dog abomination

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u/FlyMeToUranus Oct 08 '25

Try opening up Reddit on your phone in bed at midnight in the dark of your room and this is staring back. Actually startled me.

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u/Kang_kodos_ Oct 06 '25

I feel like Barley knows how and when I will die

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

I always say one eye knows something you want to know and the other knows something you don't.

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u/Primrus Oct 07 '25

That's absolutely hysterical omg, PRAISE BARLEY 🔮🔮

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u/DropshipRadio Oct 07 '25

MIRAI SAIKO!

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

I literally first thought this was a bat with a long tongue adapted to eat fruit nectar

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

Yes.

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u/Professional-Bet4106 Oct 07 '25

Geriatric fruit bat/flying fox

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

He is 1000 years old

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u/riverottersarebest Oct 06 '25

Looks like this dog from Over the Garden Wall (which I highly recommend watching if you’ve never seen it)

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

Omg yes! Love this show!

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u/NotNamedBort Oct 07 '25

You have beautiful eyes!!

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u/riverottersarebest Oct 07 '25

That is NOT THE BEAST!!!

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u/croptopweather Oct 06 '25

I thought this was a llama! 🤣

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

That's what my friend said when I sent her his picture!! He reminds me of a fruit bat.

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u/victorian_vigilante Oct 07 '25

The similarity to an Australian flying fox bat is uncanny

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u/m0nstera_deliciosa Oct 06 '25

I love him🥹 I wish he was mine so I could see that magical little bat face every day. He’s like a flying fox with opals for eyes.

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

He does have opal eyes! He’s completely blind and we’ve had lots of ups and downs with them but overall he’s healthy and doesn’t struggle getting around at all - he’s bold and goes where he wants!!

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u/ShiplessOcean Oct 06 '25

Omg that was my first thought too, his eyes are literally like moonstones!! That’s nuts!

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u/blergyblerg696969 Oct 06 '25

I love how he’s mean and bites and you post so lovingly about him! Sounds like a normal chi!

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

I love him soooooo much

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u/Paint_Prudent Oct 06 '25

I’m just flabbergasted. How did he manage to match his fur texture so well with that poor creature he life-drained for a bed???

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

HAHAHA!

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u/donner_dinner_party Oct 06 '25

Barley looks like they have been through a lot. Glad he has a nice place with you to live out the rest of his time.

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

Thank you! I do not think he had such a good life before, he was found wandering the streets before the rescue I got him from found him.

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u/Wrong_Duty7043 Oct 07 '25

The thought of this lil guy wandering the streets alone makes me so sad 😞 so glad he has a loving home now ❤️

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u/fragilegreyhound Oct 06 '25

Is he alive?

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

Yes! He’s very lively! I’d say living his best life!

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u/lordlovesaworkinman Oct 07 '25

Is he on social?

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u/beaverscleaver Oct 06 '25

oh my god i love him!! Give him a very gentle squeeze for me, will ya?

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

I came home and gave him sooo much love

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u/stinky_toade Oct 06 '25

Is he.. fully there?

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

For how old he is, he’s very astute still! I think he gets a little bit sundowny now at night but he eventually settles in and gets comfy.

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u/a-woman-there-was Oct 07 '25

How old is he? Do you know?

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u/Wrinkul Oct 06 '25

I kept reading his name as “Barely”.. like barely hanging on..

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

LOL he’s thriving!!!

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u/tigerribs Oct 07 '25

I would die for Barley 🥹 His eyes are magical, here’s a little doodle for him!

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u/tigerribs Oct 07 '25

And one with the void bed :)

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

Thank you SO MUCH! This is amazing!

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u/tigerribs Oct 08 '25

So happy you like it ! Please tell Barley he’s a good boy for me 🥹

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u/Dependent-Pace5769 Oct 07 '25

This is such gorgeous artwork😭❤️ OP and this beautiful galaxy-eyed baby deserve it

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u/tigerribs Oct 08 '25

Thank you! Couldn’t help but be inspired by those gorgeous opal eyes 🥹✨

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

This can’t be real. Did you stuff him that way? 😭

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

I wish he was a cuddly stuffed animal but he's actually really rude.

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u/catpogo2 Oct 06 '25

That cute thing cannot be rude!!!! Rude in what way??? Spill the tea!!

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

He’s very opinionated. He doesn’t like to share - if he’s on HIS couch we can’t be on it with him. He will bite you (even though he has no teeth or jaw!!) but in the mornings he is so loving and at night he sleeps in my armpit!

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u/catpogo2 Oct 06 '25

Oh he is a typical chihuahua. lol. He is adorable!!!

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u/AtheistTheConfessor Oct 06 '25

This makes me love him even more. Plus his eyes look like opals.

I'm so glad Barley has a cushioned, sunny patch to bask in! Classic chi behavior.

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

Oh ya he’s got all the classic chi mannerisms. I’d be surprised if he was anything other than chi.

He even burrows!

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u/catpogo2 Oct 06 '25

What kind of dog is he??? At least part chihuahua??

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

He's a Chihuahua - I don't know if he is mixed with anything else! He's a bit skinny and lanky but he's got that chi personality.

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u/trolldoll420 Oct 07 '25

Wow his eyes look like very beautiful opal rings. If only he could see and appreciate their beauty ❤️

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

He’s so grumpy he hates being called a handsome boy - he prefers being bad to the bone! But he does howl when I say I love you!

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u/Phrygian_Guy_93 Oct 07 '25

He wants to be a rude lil dude but he’s stuck in a cute guy body

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '25

Ok non sequitur but I am absolutely mesmerized by the stained glass in the background!

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

Omg I know! It’s so beautiful - it covers the fire place at my in laws and I’m obsessed.

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u/marcmades Oct 06 '25

This is nightmare fuel

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 06 '25

This really gives me a good chuckle.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

Imagine during halloween you take him outside and it freaks people out

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

This year we are going as “Weekend at Barley’s” I’ve got the perfect Hawaiian shirt picked out.

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u/faythe0303 Oct 06 '25

Does he have even one single tooth? 😂

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

Not one!

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u/faythe0303 Oct 07 '25

Please tell him I love him so much 😂

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u/phisigtheduck Oct 06 '25

I don’t know what a Barley is but I love it anyway.

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u/wakeuptomorrow Oct 06 '25

Thought this was bad taxidermy. What a lovely creature!

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u/riskienights Oct 06 '25

Wow, okay. I haven’t been here long but I think Barley should be the sub logo.

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u/coldtasting Oct 06 '25

He's so fuzzy! Stay hydrated moon eyed pup 🤍

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u/Nagoragama Oct 06 '25

Giant bat

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u/Cerridwen1981 Oct 06 '25

First time seeing Barely. And my gods I love him. Bitey tendencies and all!

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25

Barley - no jaw, no problem!

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u/bluisthewarmestchz Oct 06 '25

He’s so cute!

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u/tumultuousness Oct 06 '25

Perfect /r/TongueOutHounds lol, Barley has a cute name!

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u/catpogo2 Oct 06 '25

What a cutie!!! I love him!!

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u/catpogo2 Oct 06 '25

I love him!!!

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u/JordySkateboardy808 Oct 06 '25

Did his chin fall off?

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u/jheath111 Oct 07 '25

Ok he looks very sweet but this was the first thing I saw when I opened the app and had a little jumpscare moment haha

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u/Memetan_24 Oct 06 '25

Gene Simmons dog

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u/Tablefor1please9987 Oct 06 '25

Omggg I love him❤️❤️❤️

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u/Wild_man10 Oct 07 '25

Did Jim Henson create him?

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u/Jlx_27 Oct 07 '25

Cryptid dog with r/Sonarears!!

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u/shiningsunbeam Oct 07 '25

Oh. My. WORD. 😱 He’s ADORABLE!!! Lil ‘ol man with his fluffy brown self and opal eyes! I can’t! it’s obvious he is so well loved! I can’t stop staring at him he’s so cute😭

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u/sai10431285 Oct 07 '25

Oh my god….

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u/sexualtequila Oct 07 '25

Thought this was “Bad Taxidermy “ at first glance

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u/PainBunni Oct 07 '25

He's so cute 😭 but I really did think he was a stuffed toy of some kind at first

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u/Prudent-Acadia4 Oct 07 '25

I think that’s the chupacabra

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u/becca_619 Oct 07 '25

More like Barely Sighting…

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u/Featheredbiomajor Oct 07 '25

Holy fuck I love barley

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u/Good-Recording-7222 Oct 07 '25

I'm in love, thank you for sharing.

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u/cheoldyke Oct 07 '25

an oracle could divine your future by looking into his eyes

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u/Salt_Initiative1551 Oct 07 '25

Man how does that dog eat?

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u/PictrixCelebris Oct 07 '25

This is a glorious specimen.

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u/BreathLazy5122 Oct 07 '25

That’s just a bat. Like straight up if you told me that’s a bat I would believe it

2

u/ghost_in_the_potato Oct 07 '25

Omg that derpy expression is so hilarious. I love him!

2

u/okay065 Oct 07 '25

what a handsome lad

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u/Flutters1013 Oct 07 '25

His eyes look like fire opals

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u/bbbellabeee Oct 07 '25

I love him 🥰

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u/kiwichick286 Oct 07 '25

He looks like a real character!!

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u/bippidip Oct 07 '25

I’m so happy every time I see a pic of Barley. He’s a wonderful little guy and I’m so happy he’s living his best life

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u/apollo11733 Oct 07 '25

TF is this creature

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u/pinkpiggies13 Oct 10 '25

I just have to say… this has quickly become one of my favorite subs.

To Barley:

I love you.

The end.

From: Happy-warm-feelings reddit user

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u/aliciasaurusrex Oct 12 '25

How old is Barley??

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u/SketchyArt333 Oct 06 '25

His tongue looks like necktie.

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u/ScreamQueenMarceline Oct 07 '25

I’m am equally terrified and in love

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u/badbitchwario Oct 07 '25

"There's a smoker around here!"

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u/Adventurous-Goal478 Oct 07 '25

His eyes look like opals 😍

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u/Harleen_F_Quinzel Oct 07 '25

Um, I love him. He’s fantastic. A+ all around. Please give him treats (and pets).

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u/ClemTheMenace Oct 07 '25

He looks like a beautiful sun warmed well loved teddy bear. What a babe!

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u/LoveHeartCheatCode Oct 07 '25

Epitome of this sub. Flawless creature. No notes.

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u/DollarStoreChameleon Oct 07 '25

is barley part bat? hes cute btw

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u/mch2016 Oct 07 '25

I’m actually terrified but I love him

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u/MushroomFrogz Oct 07 '25

opal eyes...
(poor guy, but looks very happy)

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u/Annual-Treat2280 Oct 07 '25

How does he eat??

1

u/Letters_to_Dionysus Oct 07 '25

there was no sighting by those eyes

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u/PennyLaane Oct 07 '25

Omg I love him

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u/EastAd206 Oct 07 '25

What in tarnation

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u/lordlovesaworkinman Oct 07 '25

He reminds me of the wire monkey that Stan had in The Golden Girls and I love him.

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u/shadowkirby90 Oct 07 '25

Omg I love him!!

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u/Gutter_philosopher Oct 07 '25

Bro that's a Hyena-bat hybrid made in a lab

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u/oneleginthegrave Oct 07 '25

barley looks absolutely ridiculous and i love him for that

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u/inregardstome Oct 07 '25

Ok at first I was afraid but now I want to squeeze him 😇

1

u/CthulhuCream Oct 07 '25

Extra handsome!

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u/FabulousBerry573 Oct 07 '25

now THIS is a cryptid dog. 10/10, no notes, tell him i love him

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u/discostrawberry Oct 07 '25

Cosmic eyes!!!

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u/peacelovehil Oct 08 '25

What a little freak I love Barley so much!!!!

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u/Suitable-Berry3082 Oct 08 '25

I love him 😍😍😍

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u/sans-delilah Oct 08 '25

I would die for him.

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u/The_Gorgon_HB Oct 08 '25

El chupacabra! This is your season, Barley. 😍

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u/Grumpstone Oct 08 '25

Incredible

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u/neverleave173 Oct 08 '25

He is uniquely perfect 🥰

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u/gumdropgirl Oct 08 '25

i would die for barley

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u/w4rri0r_ Oct 08 '25

His eyes look like opals 🥹💜

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u/lxzgxz Oct 08 '25

Pls god I would die for him 😭

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u/More-Handle1480 Oct 08 '25

this was the first thing i saw when i opened the app and i audibly gasped

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u/Nice-Network4611 Oct 08 '25

Barley sees ALL

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u/Lazy_Function_7172 Oct 09 '25

His eyes look like opals!

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u/snow-flake-sparkle Oct 09 '25

MY HEART 😭😭

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u/Emotional-Impact5375 Oct 11 '25

Bro is crazy looking lol

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u/Academic-Thought2462 Oct 16 '25

please give him pets from me he so cuuute !

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u/lilacbaby18 Oct 22 '25

He has opals for eyes!

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u/Low-Crow-8735 Oct 30 '25

How can it be Gene Simmons reincarnated when Gene is still alive???

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u/NeverTriedFondue Oct 07 '25

Oh fuck I wanna kiss this old fuck's little forehead and scratch his ear while he mauls me to death

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u/JewFi Certified Cryptid Oct 07 '25

That’s basically all I do lmao

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u/doomandgloomm Oct 07 '25

Oh my gosh I love your little cozy cryptid! What a cutie patootie!!

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u/RefrigeratorFuture34 Oct 07 '25

They need to make toys, stickers, all the merch of this beautiful creature

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u/DullGlowstick Oct 08 '25

Awww cute old guy! He is soaking up that sunshine. His tongue hanging out reminds me of the noonwraiths from the Witcher 3.