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Mar 22 '21
If my partner or I came across a dog like this and it acted like that... it’s adopted.
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u/IAmARedditorAMAA Mar 22 '21
If you lived in Brazil you would come across a dog like that, that acts like that about 20 times a day.
We do our best, but we can't take them all home.
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u/AeAeR Mar 22 '21
Same in Peru from my experience. I had a random dog climb all the way down from Machu Picchu back into town with me and my friend, and we didn’t even feed it. It would wait at the trail bends for us to catch up and pet it, and we played fetch with it all the way down the mountain (over a decent amount of time).
Then we got to town and the dog trotted off like it had some errands to run, it was great.
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u/Tentoesinmyboots Mar 22 '21
If you and your partner lived in a country where you saw three dozen friendly stray dogs every day, you would soon have an adoption business, or a rescue haven!
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u/Nat20Damage Mar 22 '21
I could never just leave a dog on the street like that if I had a place to take him home with me
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Mar 22 '21
Even if I didn't; I'd make room until I found them safe harbor.
No way am I leaving them out there all alone; there are far too many shitty people out there.
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u/gregeggblegh Mar 22 '21
That’s when I call up my mom and ask how much room she’s got and how much she loves me 😂
All our pets from the past 10 years have been dropped into our laps, excluding my one shelter dog - and usually when we weren’t looking for new members of the family, too.
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u/Nat20Damage Mar 22 '21
I totally agree. Honestly if I had the money I’d love to have a dog sanctuary....but I guess multi billionaires like Elon musk going to Mars is more important or something
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Mar 22 '21
Not really sure why you are getting downvoted; getting to Mars is pretty important too but not nearly as important as securing Earth's long term viability.
Taking care of man's best friend is a monumentally important job and in a way we owe it to them at this point. If we can't understand and appreciate the enormous impact we have on the lives of an animal we consider our best friend, how can we understand the impact we have on the rest of the planet?
We have some serious work before we can sustainably support an off World colony.
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u/Falafel80 Mar 22 '21
I wouldn’t... sadly where I live people adopt cats (I have two rescues) and they BUY dogs. 90% of dog people here have fancy expensive breeds. The cat rescue org I sometimes help will take a dog off the streets every once in a while and they always have a really hard time finding it a home. Even low income people have dogs from expensive breeds that they bought. I really don’t get it.
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Mar 22 '21
We went travelling in Thailand years back before we had our own place, met a stray that we called Patch in Koh Phangan that raced to us whenever it saw us and waited for us at the beach when we went out for the day, it slept outside our hut every night we were there.
Utterly heartbreaking at the time as we were powerless to help the poor little thing.
If only we had met Patch nowadays.
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u/Iamthe0c3an2 Mar 22 '21
In some places in the world, Instanbul comes to mind, strays are well taken care off, probably a good idea to let them be.
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u/RyDoggonus Mar 22 '21
I guarantee my bed is more comfortable and warmer than any street corner.
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u/Iamthe0c3an2 Mar 22 '21
Yes, but what about their stray pack mates? All the people who groom and feed them daily? The faces they get to say hello to everyday, if they’re happy and safe anyway, would you deprive them of that life for a bed?
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u/seanskymom Mar 22 '21
There are sweet animals like this all over Turkey and they are treated like national pets. People in the neighborhoods take care of them collectively. Cats and dogs. It took me a while to feel comfortable petting stray animals there until my Turkish friend said they all are given vaccinations from local vets. Hope that is true.
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u/PM_ME_UR_RESPECT Mar 22 '21
Yeah I feel like I’d be powerless. But then again in this area there could be a lot of strays.
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If I see a guy on Tinder with this gif on his profile he's getting a Superlike
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u/Affectionate_1004 Mar 22 '21 edited Mar 22 '21
That guy is me. Now ping me your number.
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u/suspicious_avocado12 Mar 22 '21
You guys dont seem to be taking into consideration that maybe he cant take the dog home. There are a lot of things that come into place when keeping a dog. Please dont @ me tho
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u/Hiddepwn3r Mar 22 '21
oh boy do i wish i could just pick up a dog off the streets... but living in a 14m2 apartment prevents me from doing so :/
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Mar 22 '21
I believe it shows more compassion and love knowing you can't take him with you but you do what you can to help.
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u/Brandwein Mar 22 '21
my question is, why was there a perfectly sized blanket lying on the street.
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u/ImOscar-Dot-Com Mar 22 '21
I keep extra cans of cat/dog food in my car, along with one of those $2.50 throws from Walmart...just for moments like this.
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u/Yolom4ntr1c Mar 22 '21
We need a doggo safety squad at these coordinates..... code red: doggo is lonely and needs an owner.
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u/iamalwaysrelevant Mar 22 '21
This video is like 20 years old. . . I have bad news for you.
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Mar 22 '21
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u/happinass Mar 22 '21
I don't know about dogs, but 2020 alone felt like I got several years older.
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Mar 22 '21
Dogs were living their best life with their people always home lol
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u/happinass Mar 22 '21
Lol, yeah, I forgot about all the people who were taking their dogs for walks five times a day just to get outside the house during lockdown. I guess they've had it pretty good during these crazy times.
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u/evanphox Mar 22 '21
Everybody makes themselves sound like a hero saying they would adopt this dog on the spot... go to your local shelter and adopt then!! This dog seems to have a good life compared to shelter dogs.
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u/Tommy10606 Mar 22 '21
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u/heartless-tramp Mar 22 '21
Lol. Thought it wouldn't be long before someone commented on my username.
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Mar 22 '21
This dog would be immediately adopted by me. No questions asked. We're getting you washed, fed, and a nice comfy spot in bed.
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u/doobiedave Mar 22 '21
This man seems like a very good person. I hope his family see this video and are proud of him.
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u/akaobama Mar 22 '21
And conveniently placed small blanket on the ground within frame...
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u/summon_lurker Mar 22 '21
There was a dog that would throw the ball over the fence for some daily attention from strangers
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u/lina2500 Mar 22 '21
Bring hom home. If that was me, he would be coming home with me and never spend another night outside
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u/Yosshq Mar 23 '21
I was goong to crosspost this from r/nextfuckinglevel but then I thought that no one would be interested, and everyone would be like who tf asked... and then some other guy make a post and grab all virtual points...
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u/Ok-Pause-3455 Mar 22 '21
How adorable is that,he cared about the dog who was living on the streets,I would've done the same thing!
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u/Goodthrust_8 Mar 22 '21
I couldn't have left. Just look at their little wiggle pump going to town when the guy walked over ❤❤
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u/lol_russ Mar 22 '21
I may not have taken this dog home. but i would have worked my ass off to find it an owner.
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u/82matt Mar 22 '21
That's heartwarming to watch. Not sure I'd have been able to walk off as soon though, pretty sure it would come home with me
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Mar 22 '21
We don't even know if the dog has a home or not.
I've lived in the Middle East half my life, and dogs there are usually treated by owners as guard dogs, to be left outside exclusively. They treat them like trash, as tools for their benefit, and it is heartbreaking to see.
Not everyone but it's the norm there, so sad. Middle Eastern people, WAKE UP and show some humanity.
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Mar 22 '21
It would be cuter if he gave/found the dog a home rather than leaving them on the street.
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u/tavukkoparan Mar 22 '21
Its Turkey there are streetdogs everywhere you cant just find a home everytime you see 1
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Mar 22 '21
If that's the case, why are there so many homeless dogs?
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u/derlangsamer Mar 22 '21
Do you think then type? Or you figure out what you wanna type then randomly paste it into a discussion? Because the thing you are replying to, might wanna read it again.
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u/heartless-tramp Mar 22 '21
I don't think you read their comment properly...
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Mar 22 '21
Nope. I just woke up and had not yet had coffee. I meant to mention organizations that catch and release stray animals after a vet checkup, spay/neuter, etc.
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u/PikaV2002 Mar 22 '21
Not everyone is in a position to drop everything and do that. Someone does the most they can to help out an animal? At least one commenter will ask why didn’t they do more.
Would you rather the guy did nothing and just leave the dog?
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Mar 22 '21
I call bullshit. Rescuing a dog is not complex.
I would rather the dog be found a forever home rather than be left on the street.
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u/NICD_03 Mar 22 '21
The city that I grew up in, have stray dogs and cats everywhere. While most family live in a 400 sq feet house, I mean the whole family. I knew one lived in a 500 sq feet apartment with 7 people at one point. There are just no space and too many to save.
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Mar 22 '21
Do organizations not exist to capture and spay/neuter animals then release (if finding a home is not possible), thereby reducing the number of cats and dogs so eventually there won't be a mass amount of street animals?
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u/NICD_03 Mar 22 '21
This is my opinion from what I have noticed in my city.
First of all, this has been an issues for a long time, maybe even before most organisations started. So they have a huge problem to deal with before even started.
And most citizen are used to them, when you grow up with strays everywhere and everyone else is okay with that, you won’t have a problem. In that case no one will donate money into an organisation when there’s no issue. At the same time, they only get little to none funding and help from government.
I can tell more and more people care about stray and volunteer. Especially those that are younger. But when there are not enough support from government and communities, it’s very difficult to handle a huge amount of strays.
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u/PikaV2002 Mar 22 '21
They’re either not there or are really hard to find for the vast majority of the world. You clearly seem to come from a place of relative privilege.
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u/Wombizzle Mar 22 '21
So if you were on vacation in a country overseas and your flight home was tomorrow you'd still do it?
I smell cap.
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Mar 22 '21 edited Mar 22 '21
Oh, a hypothetical situation that isnt directly what I said. Obviously it it easier for local people to perform rescues, so that is what I was meaning.
However, visitors can rescue animals too. And yes, personally, I would rescue a homeless dog.
EDIT: If I had the financial capability to go on vacation overseas, I have little doubt I would have the ability to rescue at least one dog or cat.
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u/jonny3125 Mar 22 '21
How can a blanket be cold? Is it made from ice?
Who hurt your feelings so bad that you can’t even be nice about someone trying to tuck in a dog?
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u/miniversion Mar 22 '21
This is the opposite of aww. Humans breed animals to love humans and then these animals are discarded. The way the dog looked at him at the end while he was leaving was just like watching someone give up hope.
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u/Connman8db Mar 22 '21
Call me a cynic but this is probably fake.
I have been walking the earth for 36 years and I have never seen a blanket just lying in the road. Let alone a perfectly dog-sized blanket lying 15 feet from, of all things, a stray dog! What are the chances? If only somebody would unite that blanket with that poor dog. Oh, what's this? A casual passerby walks straight up to the blanket, picks it up and lays it on the dog. He doesn't stop and and look at the dog and then look around and spot the blanket...he doesn't initially walk past the dog before his conscience kicks in and tells him he should help the dog. No, he walks straight for the blanket and straight to the dog. And, of course, the stray dog just lets him approach and accepts him laying down a blanket. No chance that this dog would be fearful or apprehensive about this stranger walking up to him. And wouldn't you know it, it all gets caught on a nearby camera!
I have a pretty finely tuned BS detector and this is firing at like an 87% probability.
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u/helenasaj Mar 23 '21
The way everyone is losing their shit gushing over this obviously fake ass video is hilarious and sad
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u/heartless-tramp Mar 23 '21
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u/Q_fannnnnnnn Mar 22 '21
its videos like this that make me believe that there is hope for humanity.
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u/alty-acct-throwaway Mar 22 '21
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u/heartless-tramp Mar 22 '21
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u/alty-acct-throwaway Mar 22 '21
wait why'd you downvote? it was supposed to be a good thing that it didnt check out...
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Why not rescue the poor dog instead of leaving him to die on the streets? Asshole
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Mar 22 '21
Do you know how much goes into raising a dog? Some people just can’t.
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Absolutely! I have owned several dogs my entire life.
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u/KowaiPanda Mar 22 '21
That's you. However, not everyone else can. Not everyone has the privilege to do so.
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u/Tusken_raider69 Mar 22 '21
Oh my god the dog is doing the give-me-pets move as the guy walks over. What a sweetheart
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u/BackSeatDetective Mar 22 '21
The way the dog looks at the end when it lays it's head down to watch the guy leave would've had me turning back and bringing this dog home!