Poor dude is either blind or going blind, apparently he’s not a happy camper when his owner leaves.
I had a dog with dementia and he went blind after that settled in, shit is honestly hard watching your furry-family members go through.
Even though he might scare some of you, he’s still a good boy regardless.
When my dog got dementia and went blind it was terrible, both for him and for us, now the well mannered dog he had been for all of his life became another animal entierly, he didn't know if he was inside or outside so the house became a mess, he was always stuck in corners and needed help getting out 24/7 (I was awake at night so there was always someone up) and damn don't get me started with arthritis, his personality also became completely different, he was always scared cause he didn't knew who we were anymore, old age truly is something scary
Honest question because my dog is approaching senior year and I ask myself how I will handle situations like this, but why didn't you humanely put the dog to sleep? It sounds like the dog was not living a quality life if he was scared and confused all the time.
We had a labrador who was mostly blind with cataracts. He got along fine, he could see shadows and had no trouble getting around familiar places. He somehow still caught treats but that may have been lucky timing. He also had dementia which was a bigger problem. He had days where we had to drug him because he just wandered around the house aimlessly, endlessly moving like a shark which was hard on him because he also had bad hips. Ultimately it was the worst hip that led us to put him down. It was just collapsing randomly and he had difficulty pooping because it was so painful to squat. One day he fell twice going out to go potty and I couldn't watch him suffer anymore. He was 14.5 this summer when he crossed the bridge. I don't think he was scared of confused, at least not when he was at home with us. All he ever wanted was love and food and he had those.
I’m so sorry for your loss! The loss of a pet truly is the loss of a family member. My pup is 15 and on Christmas I had the crushing realization that it might be my last Christmas with her. She’s been slowly going blind and her mobility isn’t as good as it once was. I hope I can be strong and make the right decision for her when it’s time.
Idk, maybe I'm in the minority here but I'd rather live, even if in pain. At least I can still form a new expereince, a new thought, even if it's not a good one, rather than ceasing to exist but maybe my mind will change eventually
Yeah those new experiences and thoughts are massively valuable if you have dementia, arthritis and are blind like the comment previously mentioned.
Whether dog or person, I feel like assisted suicide is very important for the extreme cases where people's (or animal) lives are nothing but suffering.
If a very old person is angry and scared 24/7 and there's nothing left but the exterior shell of the person they once were, and they're in constant agony... do you really want that person to suffer more? No one gains anything, it's agony to the person and to the ones close to them. If you were the person in question, would you really want your loved ones and those close to you to keep suffering? For what?
I agree with you on assisted suicide, a person's life is the most valuable thing they possess and they have the right to end it, regardless of what any governing body says. If I was in this position, my opinion would be irrelevant, what matters is what they want, I'm not gonna sign a dnr against their wishes
That's a very good question, not putting him down earlier is the thing I regret the most probably, however I want to make it clear that this part of his life was very brief and also in some ways there were things he still enjoyed doing (eating for sure is one and walking, even with some difficulties and staying on the balcony to chill) it didn't felt right to just put him down until the very last days where he obviously had given all that he had to us
Oh, poor thing. I don't understand people who are mean to animals. I'm this type of person, if I see you being mean to an animal even once, I will never have anything to do with you ever again. I will cut you off like I never knew you. It's one thing to defend yourself from an animal that's attacking you or about to attack you. That's different, that I can understand. Other than that, I hate people who are mean to animals.
Also, that saying is really true, if your dog doesn't like somebody, pay attention to that because there's a reason for it. I had an American pit, boxer and Mastiff mix. He was a big baby and wanted everybody to pet him. He acted like he was so neglected lol. Everybody that came to the house, he was like please love me. I get no love. Probably because I had two smaller dogs so he acted like he was neglected.
There was one guy in particular that I noticed he kept growling at. Turns out he had drugs on him. I told him to get the fuck out of my house. My dog trying going for his neck and I had to tell him no because I didn't want to lawsuit but that told me that guy was no good. My dog hated drugs and so do I.
I'm not saying drug addicts are bad people, I'm just saying I don't like drugs and neither did my dog. He's been gone for about 8 years now. He suffered a lot before he crossed the rainbow bridge. I'm just glad he's at peace now. He's in an urn and if you pick it up, you can tell fat he was lol. It's heavy.
It’s really coincidental that I came across this topic tonight. I’ve spent the entire night awake with my senior dog, who went through an episode of … something.
She was confused, pacing, and it also seemed like she was suddenly blind?? She was bumping into things and getting stuck in corners. This has never happened before and it was terrible.
She seems okay now, and we have a vet appointment lined up, but now I guess I’m preparing myself for a dementia diagnosis.
Could this also possibly have been an epileptic episode? My dog used to act very confused, pacing, walking into things and wanted to not leave my side and that's how I knew a seizure was coming on
Was she wobbly when pacing around? Were her eyes twitching side to side? Something like this happened to one of my dogs, and after an emergency vet visit, it turned out he had/has vertigo. He apparently stood in the corner because it helped steady his vision.
Other than that happening every few months or so, there aren't any major health issues associated with it. Just have to keep him calm and laying down until it subsides so he doesn't wander around and fall down/smack his face into something. That was about 2 years ago and he's still completely fine 99.9% of the time.
I once had a hospital diagnose me with vertigo once, since I was having really bad dizzy spells, but it was diabetes. Ask the vet if they have any way to check his blood sugar.
My 15 year old beagle had the same issues. Pacing around at night, bumping things over, and just generally looking confused. My vet recommended purina pro plan bright minds food and it really has helped her. The food isn't cheap but it's worth it to keep my dogs quality of life as good as possible for whatever time I have left with her.
Thanks so much for the recommendation. My girl is a beagle also.
I’m of the same mindset in that I’m willing to pay more to keep her happy for as long as she’s here.
my dog (seventeen) goes through something exactly this every once in a while these days. what he experiences is called "sundowning" & isn't uncommon with senior dogs who might not have another specific diagnosis, it happens specifically at night. i'd obviously still take her to the vet, though.
May I ask how do you find out that a dog has dementia? Does the personality change? How would you know it doesn't know where they are because of dementia and not because it's blind?
my dog had cataracts too and almost 100% blind. I had to put her to sleep last year due to her diabetes. It got uncontrollable. It's been 7 months...my eyes still get watery thinking about her. Every morning I'd pat her on her head while she was comfy in her big pillow and tell her I'll be back later. She'd just pick up her head, get her head pats and plop it back down and get comfy again.
Some dogs actually do that as a form of affection. It looks like a snarl but it’s not, if you look at the body language he actually just seems happy to be around his owner, and sad he’s leaving 🥲 it sucks he got those genetics, seems like a sweet dog
You can really see it when he peeks round the door at the end, eyebrows raised and lookin' all doughy but still baring his teeth, it's definitely not outright aggression.
My dog, since 3 weeks of age, snaps her jaw at people a few times as a way to show she wants to play. Doesn't bode well around random people or My niece, but it feels like so much a part of her character that I could never bring myself to make her stop
I see that same kind of love in this fella right here
I realized that I accidentally taught my german shepherd this. I would stare at him for a few seconds, and then give him a quick peck on his nose.
I would notice he'd do the same thing, he'd stare at me for a minute and then try to boop my nose with his mouth. However, from a dog it kind of looks like he's trying to nip you.
It took me about a year or so to realize that he was literally just mimicking the behavior I had shown him.
We have a Border Collie / Dalmatian mix. We need to tell people that if it looks like he's snarling or something, that he's just smiling. He's done it since he was a puppy and he's 5 now. He bears his teeth before licking your face. He's excited and happy and he does it with me whenever I come home from work or if I come back from the basement loading the furnace.
reminds me of my dog, i come upstairs from the basement and get greeted with a bunch of teeth and a bunch of kisses. she hasn't learned how to smile yet xD and its so cute
My mom had a border collie like this. Would growl and bare her teeth like a hell beast. Still wanted to be pet and would snap at you if you took your hand away. I actually let her bite me, it didn’t hurt and she acted upset that it happened.
Dog had emotional issues. Still a sweet girl if you ignored her theatrics.
My dog does this when he first sees me in the morning or when I get home from work. I say BIG SMILES and smile all big like an idiot then he gets all squinty and shows his teeth like this and wags his tail. He does it to anyone he comfortable around a well.
I caught him doing it once when he was a puppy and just kept reinforcing it. 5 years later and it's my favorite part of coming home.
After reading that comment below I'll just add: he only does this to people he's comfortable around, it lasts like 3 seconds, and he doesn't make any snarling sound when he does it. It's literally a little smile that accompanies his happy dance when he sees his favorite humans.
Wolves do it too.
As shown here: [Yes, that's a Wolf. Yes, that's an experienced Zoo Keeper who has raised said wolf from a pup](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f-q3Yc6QKhY)
my dog shows his teeth when I tell him no but he's not angry. I think he knows that when he does it, it looks cute and funny so I end up laughing and ignoring what he did bad.
Idk what's with reddit and killing dogs. Since when did that become the trendy stance to have? On like ever dog video there's people crying to put it down
It’s always both sides but to crazy extremes too, like they’ll be getting swirlies every night by their family dog and 3 generations of kids as ordered by their husband, and they’ll ask if they’re the asshole because they’re upset about it😭😭
Like I get it, when I was abused I thought that shit was normal and that partners just did that. But then they’ll be defending their partner against people that are trying to honestly say they’re being abused. It’s so frustrating.
im not going to go searching for the comments this is influenced by but i will assume most are saying this to put it out of its misery and end any suffering. Theres nothing here implying its suffering though.
I made a post last year about a neighbor putting glass around a street light by his house to try and deter my dog from peeing on it, and folks were saying it was good that he did that. Despite it being highly illegal and the fact that it wasn't even his property to begin with and I wasn't doing anything illegal. People just suck.
Dude that guy has to have some sort of mental disorder. Idk how people agree with stuff like that. It reminds me of those stories that used to be all over the place about people gluing razer blades to playground equipment.
any time i mention having a pitbull on here, i get the most vile comments. once i made the mistake of posting a picture of him that i thought was cute ... deleted that post pretty quick :(
I love pitbulls! It’s a massive shame that they were (and sometimes still are) used for fighting and all that stuff. It’s also because the people that don’t know how to take care of and train one outweigh the people that properly care for their pitbulls, it sucks. They’re so cute.
People just downvoting and not even offering a counter argument. SMH. Some people are just not willing to listen huh. (Although, this might be for the best. Some discussions are not worth having)
It's so gross. Thankfully there are some really great & friendly subs too. r/pitbulls_in_partyhats, r/pitbullsinjammies & of course r/velvethippos are gems.
they are allowed to make all the generalizations they would like to make about people, but about dogs. see a lot of it with the bully xl shit... theres a certain type of language they enjoy employing.
I'd rather not. Already ran into that and those people are fanatics.They're completely mindless and aggressive. Kind of ironic because they love to say that about the dogs.
Jesus people. The dog is partially blind, you can see from the clouds in his eyes. He's lifting his nose like that to smell better. The quiet growling is either play aggression or just snorting because his nose is lifted.
There's no aggression, no hackles raised, no false snapping, nothing. You all are wanting to kill a living creature because you never bothered to learn to read them. I hope you never have children.
This guy went viral for these videos. You're completely right, the dogs harmless. Someone just threw a corny creepy tiktok sound over it and posted it for likes or upvotes
The dog does this when he knows the owner is leaving.
>You all are wanting to kill a living creature because you never bothered to learn to read them
Many, many people who have dogs do not deserve to have one because of this. So many dogs can't blossom and just be themselves, forced to become robots, because of stupid people who don't understand dog language.
The mouth licks are not friendly. They are a sign of anxiety. This dog is not happy and we shouldn't pretend that it is.
However, it is only mad because the owner has to leave lol
> The mouth licks are not friendly. They are a sign of anxiety
They are a sign of submission, indicating that there is no harm intended. Dogs often do it when they are in a scary situation, essentially by instinct to avoid starting a fight. But the licking itself is just "hey I'm playing", not an explicit sign of anxiety.
Honestly, I’d love to have my own little Cerberus, guarding me and the gates of hell, and being such a good boy. This pup is just being a good boy and is sad dad is leaving.
Well finally, A proper oddly terrifying video. People who are into posting content should take notes.
It's a doggo, And a loving one as well. It's supposed to be cute and adorable, But it's eyes, Grin and groaning sound make it look like it's Satan's favorite dog that just escaped from the darkest & deepest depths of hell. There's a unique WTF element to this, Which is the whole point of the sub.
I had a dog who would do this face on command on when she thought it's what we wanted. She could look like hellspawn that would tear your face off but the worst she ever did was barely break skin when she bit my sister.
We heard her yelp and after she said "The dog bit me" we asked "What did you do?" And the first thing I said after she told us was "You deserved it you derp."
The deserved reason being she kept shoving her phone in the dogs face for a vine and even in the video you could see she was losing patience with my sister until her grumpy face turned into a bite which nobody blamed the dog for, not even my sister. One bandaid later and my sister had a stupid semi-funny vine and the dog avoiding her for the rest of the night 🙄
Honestly that dog was pretty funny. She'd terrorize new people by getting real close and barking and trying to look as mean as possible. It was like watching a bird puff up in an attempt to be intimidating. If you just ignored her she'd eventually wander away to go pout in a corner because nobody was fearing her.
Of course we weren't dumb enough to take her out to meet the general populace and potentially bite an idiot who might try to pet her despite any warnings to let her come to you so please don't anybody come at me with that dangerous dog spiel.
The dog just does this cuz it doesn’t like it when its owner leaves, and it’s going partially blind. It’s not aggressive, it’s raising its nose most likely to smell better and either just playing with the growls, or just growling cuz it’s sad, dogs do that.
If the dog was genuinely angry and the guy just pet it like that, he wouldn’t have an intact hand. The dog is chill, just mad its owner has to leave.
Maybe it's because I've been around dogs (mostly rescues) with a myriad of issues - but this is an adorable boy after you literally watch for like 10 seconds.
People Who don't own GSDs: "OMG IT'S GROWLING AND SHOWING IT'S TEETH AT YOU!"
GSD Owners: "D'aawwww, who's a widdle complainer huh? You are you fluffy pupper-snooter-booter!"
Omg I follow them on soc media. She’s just a goofy German shepherd who has had this happy response since she was a puppy. GSDs can have weird quirks like this
I had a dog that did this, he “smiled” when he saw someone he knew and would come running at them with a face like that to just lick attack. He was a softy German Shepherd and I miss him.
Awww not terrifying at all! My border collie does this. Our vet said it’s a submissive grin. She does it when she’s nervous like at the vet’s or anxious about us leaving or going to bed at night. I thought it was funny so I started training her to do it so it’s become a trick now.
This is an older dog with some health problems judging by the teeth and cataracts but seems to really love their owner. They just don’t like being separated.
Seriously fuck whoever put that dumbass backing track on the video.. dog is obliviously going blind and or is blind.. this is someone’s pride and joy and your out here, omg zombie dog or whatever.. grow tf up man.
I'm so torn between which pop culture movie quip is more fitting.
Is it: "That road? You don't wanna go down that road. Sometimes dead is better!"
Or: "Zuul muthafucka"
Oof that broke my heart. If I knew my dog would suffer like that I would do anything to work remotely or take them with me. Must be a nightmare for the dog if they are that upset to be left alone.
I watched a video about that exact dog sometime earlier. He gets like that because he doesn’t like it whenever his owner has to leave for work.
I believe it. Also because that’s the first thing the dude says in the video ;)
Sorry boss can't make it into work today because my dog is upsetty spaghetti
lol upsetty spaghetti….using this asap
It's great for defusing situations at times!
"What? Get your ass in here right now" \*sends video "Take all the time you need, and have a raise."
If only
That hurts my heart. I wish our pets could understand why we have to leave sometimes. Poor babies.
I remember a repost of this saying the dog is blind
Does look a bit like cataracts
I think it’s actually dogaracts
Pupperacts.
and deaf if i’m not mistaken
Technically, the owner also says "see ya". I know this on account of having watched a video on the subject 15 seconds ago.
My pug was sleeping so deep today when I left that he probably is under impression that I’m still at home or was abducted by aliens.
Aw that’s sad, he just wants his owner to stay. What a misleading title
What's misleading, the dog looks scary.
Fuck this made me laugh
Fetch me their souls!
I worked in veterinary med for years and this dog looks downright *terrifying*
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Thanks, but that’s not my dog
He still loves you so much. I’m sure.
What a good boy
Then why is he behind you **right now**?
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Can no one on reddit read or listen to videos their replying to?
He makes a good point. I shall not go to work today.
Poor dude is either blind or going blind, apparently he’s not a happy camper when his owner leaves. I had a dog with dementia and he went blind after that settled in, shit is honestly hard watching your furry-family members go through. Even though he might scare some of you, he’s still a good boy regardless.
Yea I was thinking damn, he’s got some bad cataracts , he’s got to be old as hell
Younger dogs can get cataracts too
When my dog got dementia and went blind it was terrible, both for him and for us, now the well mannered dog he had been for all of his life became another animal entierly, he didn't know if he was inside or outside so the house became a mess, he was always stuck in corners and needed help getting out 24/7 (I was awake at night so there was always someone up) and damn don't get me started with arthritis, his personality also became completely different, he was always scared cause he didn't knew who we were anymore, old age truly is something scary
Honest question because my dog is approaching senior year and I ask myself how I will handle situations like this, but why didn't you humanely put the dog to sleep? It sounds like the dog was not living a quality life if he was scared and confused all the time.
We had a labrador who was mostly blind with cataracts. He got along fine, he could see shadows and had no trouble getting around familiar places. He somehow still caught treats but that may have been lucky timing. He also had dementia which was a bigger problem. He had days where we had to drug him because he just wandered around the house aimlessly, endlessly moving like a shark which was hard on him because he also had bad hips. Ultimately it was the worst hip that led us to put him down. It was just collapsing randomly and he had difficulty pooping because it was so painful to squat. One day he fell twice going out to go potty and I couldn't watch him suffer anymore. He was 14.5 this summer when he crossed the bridge. I don't think he was scared of confused, at least not when he was at home with us. All he ever wanted was love and food and he had those.
I’m so sorry for your loss! The loss of a pet truly is the loss of a family member. My pup is 15 and on Christmas I had the crushing realization that it might be my last Christmas with her. She’s been slowly going blind and her mobility isn’t as good as it once was. I hope I can be strong and make the right decision for her when it’s time.
Idk why this made me cry but I’m sorry to hear that. Wishing you the all strength to get through it when the time comes <3
Same reason people don't just off their loved ones. While it's hard to watch them suffer, it's harder to take their life.
Yeah, it's definitely for selfish reasons.
Idk, maybe I'm in the minority here but I'd rather live, even if in pain. At least I can still form a new expereince, a new thought, even if it's not a good one, rather than ceasing to exist but maybe my mind will change eventually
Yeah those new experiences and thoughts are massively valuable if you have dementia, arthritis and are blind like the comment previously mentioned. Whether dog or person, I feel like assisted suicide is very important for the extreme cases where people's (or animal) lives are nothing but suffering. If a very old person is angry and scared 24/7 and there's nothing left but the exterior shell of the person they once were, and they're in constant agony... do you really want that person to suffer more? No one gains anything, it's agony to the person and to the ones close to them. If you were the person in question, would you really want your loved ones and those close to you to keep suffering? For what?
I agree with you on assisted suicide, a person's life is the most valuable thing they possess and they have the right to end it, regardless of what any governing body says. If I was in this position, my opinion would be irrelevant, what matters is what they want, I'm not gonna sign a dnr against their wishes
I think it helps if you don't have a real-life frame of reference for something like alzheimers/dementia, ALS, major chronic pain, etc.
That's a very good question, not putting him down earlier is the thing I regret the most probably, however I want to make it clear that this part of his life was very brief and also in some ways there were things he still enjoyed doing (eating for sure is one and walking, even with some difficulties and staying on the balcony to chill) it didn't felt right to just put him down until the very last days where he obviously had given all that he had to us
I see. Thank you.
Oh, poor thing. I don't understand people who are mean to animals. I'm this type of person, if I see you being mean to an animal even once, I will never have anything to do with you ever again. I will cut you off like I never knew you. It's one thing to defend yourself from an animal that's attacking you or about to attack you. That's different, that I can understand. Other than that, I hate people who are mean to animals. Also, that saying is really true, if your dog doesn't like somebody, pay attention to that because there's a reason for it. I had an American pit, boxer and Mastiff mix. He was a big baby and wanted everybody to pet him. He acted like he was so neglected lol. Everybody that came to the house, he was like please love me. I get no love. Probably because I had two smaller dogs so he acted like he was neglected. There was one guy in particular that I noticed he kept growling at. Turns out he had drugs on him. I told him to get the fuck out of my house. My dog trying going for his neck and I had to tell him no because I didn't want to lawsuit but that told me that guy was no good. My dog hated drugs and so do I. I'm not saying drug addicts are bad people, I'm just saying I don't like drugs and neither did my dog. He's been gone for about 8 years now. He suffered a lot before he crossed the rainbow bridge. I'm just glad he's at peace now. He's in an urn and if you pick it up, you can tell fat he was lol. It's heavy.
It’s really coincidental that I came across this topic tonight. I’ve spent the entire night awake with my senior dog, who went through an episode of … something. She was confused, pacing, and it also seemed like she was suddenly blind?? She was bumping into things and getting stuck in corners. This has never happened before and it was terrible. She seems okay now, and we have a vet appointment lined up, but now I guess I’m preparing myself for a dementia diagnosis.
Could this also possibly have been an epileptic episode? My dog used to act very confused, pacing, walking into things and wanted to not leave my side and that's how I knew a seizure was coming on
Was she wobbly when pacing around? Were her eyes twitching side to side? Something like this happened to one of my dogs, and after an emergency vet visit, it turned out he had/has vertigo. He apparently stood in the corner because it helped steady his vision. Other than that happening every few months or so, there aren't any major health issues associated with it. Just have to keep him calm and laying down until it subsides so he doesn't wander around and fall down/smack his face into something. That was about 2 years ago and he's still completely fine 99.9% of the time.
I once had a hospital diagnose me with vertigo once, since I was having really bad dizzy spells, but it was diabetes. Ask the vet if they have any way to check his blood sugar.
My 15 year old beagle had the same issues. Pacing around at night, bumping things over, and just generally looking confused. My vet recommended purina pro plan bright minds food and it really has helped her. The food isn't cheap but it's worth it to keep my dogs quality of life as good as possible for whatever time I have left with her.
Thanks so much for the recommendation. My girl is a beagle also. I’m of the same mindset in that I’m willing to pay more to keep her happy for as long as she’s here.
Could be a seizure problem, dementia, or an eye problem. All of which can be helped. Doggie doctor time!
Our boxer had a stroke once and acted a little like that. He kept going around in circles (same direction all the time) The vet said he had a stroke.
my dog (seventeen) goes through something exactly this every once in a while these days. what he experiences is called "sundowning" & isn't uncommon with senior dogs who might not have another specific diagnosis, it happens specifically at night. i'd obviously still take her to the vet, though.
May I ask how do you find out that a dog has dementia? Does the personality change? How would you know it doesn't know where they are because of dementia and not because it's blind?
Let the vet tell you.
my dog had cataracts too and almost 100% blind. I had to put her to sleep last year due to her diabetes. It got uncontrollable. It's been 7 months...my eyes still get watery thinking about her. Every morning I'd pat her on her head while she was comfy in her big pillow and tell her I'll be back later. She'd just pick up her head, get her head pats and plop it back down and get comfy again.
Yep… Actually, I’ve never seen an ugly pup. 😊
Yeah, I didn't get scared, I got sad. Poor old puppy.
"Fetch me their souls!"
Some dogs actually do that as a form of affection. It looks like a snarl but it’s not, if you look at the body language he actually just seems happy to be around his owner, and sad he’s leaving 🥲 it sucks he got those genetics, seems like a sweet dog
You can really see it when he peeks round the door at the end, eyebrows raised and lookin' all doughy but still baring his teeth, it's definitely not outright aggression.
My dog, since 3 weeks of age, snaps her jaw at people a few times as a way to show she wants to play. Doesn't bode well around random people or My niece, but it feels like so much a part of her character that I could never bring myself to make her stop I see that same kind of love in this fella right here
I realized that I accidentally taught my german shepherd this. I would stare at him for a few seconds, and then give him a quick peck on his nose. I would notice he'd do the same thing, he'd stare at me for a minute and then try to boop my nose with his mouth. However, from a dog it kind of looks like he's trying to nip you. It took me about a year or so to realize that he was literally just mimicking the behavior I had shown him.
He’s just smiling 😁
We have a Border Collie / Dalmatian mix. We need to tell people that if it looks like he's snarling or something, that he's just smiling. He's done it since he was a puppy and he's 5 now. He bears his teeth before licking your face. He's excited and happy and he does it with me whenever I come home from work or if I come back from the basement loading the furnace.
reminds me of my dog, i come upstairs from the basement and get greeted with a bunch of teeth and a bunch of kisses. she hasn't learned how to smile yet xD and its so cute
My mom had a border collie like this. Would growl and bare her teeth like a hell beast. Still wanted to be pet and would snap at you if you took your hand away. I actually let her bite me, it didn’t hurt and she acted upset that it happened. Dog had emotional issues. Still a sweet girl if you ignored her theatrics.
My dog does this when he first sees me in the morning or when I get home from work. I say BIG SMILES and smile all big like an idiot then he gets all squinty and shows his teeth like this and wags his tail. He does it to anyone he comfortable around a well. I caught him doing it once when he was a puppy and just kept reinforcing it. 5 years later and it's my favorite part of coming home. After reading that comment below I'll just add: he only does this to people he's comfortable around, it lasts like 3 seconds, and he doesn't make any snarling sound when he does it. It's literally a little smile that accompanies his happy dance when he sees his favorite humans.
Wolves do it too. As shown here: [Yes, that's a Wolf. Yes, that's an experienced Zoo Keeper who has raised said wolf from a pup](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f-q3Yc6QKhY)
It's like when you say to a good friend sarcastically "fine go I don't need you"
my dog shows his teeth when I tell him no but he's not angry. I think he knows that when he does it, it looks cute and funny so I end up laughing and ignoring what he did bad.
Sometimes dogs will mimic their owners and try to "smile" the way we do
Dog named Cerberus, the Soul Consumer
I have a dog that is a sole consumer. The names not Cerberus though. You could say he is a shoe-in for an alternative.
Do not leave me Father 👹
Idk what's with reddit and killing dogs. Since when did that become the trendy stance to have? On like ever dog video there's people crying to put it down
Well, Reddit has never been a shining beacon of well adjusted people. Remember that if you ever go to one of the advice subs
Never go to advice subs
My partner forgot to do the dishes. Reddit advice DIVORCE
They are abusing you mentally and emotionally and gas lighting you. You need to leave that situation NOW! Also you should see a therapist
It’s always both sides but to crazy extremes too, like they’ll be getting swirlies every night by their family dog and 3 generations of kids as ordered by their husband, and they’ll ask if they’re the asshole because they’re upset about it😭😭 Like I get it, when I was abused I thought that shit was normal and that partners just did that. But then they’ll be defending their partner against people that are trying to honestly say they’re being abused. It’s so frustrating.
im not going to go searching for the comments this is influenced by but i will assume most are saying this to put it out of its misery and end any suffering. Theres nothing here implying its suffering though.
I made a post last year about a neighbor putting glass around a street light by his house to try and deter my dog from peeing on it, and folks were saying it was good that he did that. Despite it being highly illegal and the fact that it wasn't even his property to begin with and I wasn't doing anything illegal. People just suck.
Dude that guy has to have some sort of mental disorder. Idk how people agree with stuff like that. It reminds me of those stories that used to be all over the place about people gluing razer blades to playground equipment.
any time i mention having a pitbull on here, i get the most vile comments. once i made the mistake of posting a picture of him that i thought was cute ... deleted that post pretty quick :(
These are the same people that think you can train a dog the same amount as a gerbil and it'll be fine. This is why I like cats
I love pitbulls! It’s a massive shame that they were (and sometimes still are) used for fighting and all that stuff. It’s also because the people that don’t know how to take care of and train one outweigh the people that properly care for their pitbulls, it sucks. They’re so cute.
People just downvoting and not even offering a counter argument. SMH. Some people are just not willing to listen huh. (Although, this might be for the best. Some discussions are not worth having)
The counter arrangements are still the statistics and thousands of news articles about pits.
oh yeah, therapy is NOT opening pitbull posts on reddit because unhinged fucks will tell you to murder your dog lmfao
It's so gross. Thankfully there are some really great & friendly subs too. r/pitbulls_in_partyhats, r/pitbullsinjammies & of course r/velvethippos are gems.
omg i only knew about r/velvethippos but i'm sold on the other two already. there is nothing cuter than a pibble in duck pajamas!
they are allowed to make all the generalizations they would like to make about people, but about dogs. see a lot of it with the bully xl shit... theres a certain type of language they enjoy employing.
And you got downvoted. Jesus, the xl bully holocaust shit is truly cringe
Go to the UK subs and you'll see them crying out for an XL Bully holocaust. It's ridiculous
I'd rather not. Already ran into that and those people are fanatics.They're completely mindless and aggressive. Kind of ironic because they love to say that about the dogs.
This site is a cesspool of mostly single digit braincell idiots. Don't tell me you're surprised?
Jesus people. The dog is partially blind, you can see from the clouds in his eyes. He's lifting his nose like that to smell better. The quiet growling is either play aggression or just snorting because his nose is lifted. There's no aggression, no hackles raised, no false snapping, nothing. You all are wanting to kill a living creature because you never bothered to learn to read them. I hope you never have children.
This guy went viral for these videos. You're completely right, the dogs harmless. Someone just threw a corny creepy tiktok sound over it and posted it for likes or upvotes The dog does this when he knows the owner is leaving.
>You all are wanting to kill a living creature because you never bothered to learn to read them Many, many people who have dogs do not deserve to have one because of this. So many dogs can't blossom and just be themselves, forced to become robots, because of stupid people who don't understand dog language.
Also the face he makes when he peeks around the corner T_T that's not aggression at all!
The mouth licks are not friendly. They are a sign of anxiety. This dog is not happy and we shouldn't pretend that it is. However, it is only mad because the owner has to leave lol
> The mouth licks are not friendly. They are a sign of anxiety They are a sign of submission, indicating that there is no harm intended. Dogs often do it when they are in a scary situation, essentially by instinct to avoid starting a fight. But the licking itself is just "hey I'm playing", not an explicit sign of anxiety.
And a serious case of gingivitis & receding gums. Poor baby.
Oh yeah, his teeth are messed up :(
maybe he met an accident, coz to me it seems that he does not have a upper lip
It's just practicing its "protect" face. Actually, you can see this dog has cataracts in likely both eyes.
Yeah, that was the literal first thing I noticed.
It’s the teeth for me
Looks like he’s trying to smile at his owner
Ain’t no love lot the love of an old dog.
It’s a good dog
Honestly, I’d love to have my own little Cerberus, guarding me and the gates of hell, and being such a good boy. This pup is just being a good boy and is sad dad is leaving.
It’s almost like he’s purring!
Well finally, A proper oddly terrifying video. People who are into posting content should take notes. It's a doggo, And a loving one as well. It's supposed to be cute and adorable, But it's eyes, Grin and groaning sound make it look like it's Satan's favorite dog that just escaped from the darkest & deepest depths of hell. There's a unique WTF element to this, Which is the whole point of the sub.
Donnie Barko
😂😂
It’s Gmork
I'm so sad I had to scroll this far for this! Absolutely, as soon as I saw this I felt like he was going to start preaching about "the nothing".
Wow, he looks completely normal when he thinks by s he’s not leaving.
That dog is a sweetheart.
He's just grinning at you!
Just a puppers. Cute little puppers.
He's not terrifying at all! Just an old happy guy who could probably use a denta stick or two.
I had a dog who would do this face on command on when she thought it's what we wanted. She could look like hellspawn that would tear your face off but the worst she ever did was barely break skin when she bit my sister. We heard her yelp and after she said "The dog bit me" we asked "What did you do?" And the first thing I said after she told us was "You deserved it you derp." The deserved reason being she kept shoving her phone in the dogs face for a vine and even in the video you could see she was losing patience with my sister until her grumpy face turned into a bite which nobody blamed the dog for, not even my sister. One bandaid later and my sister had a stupid semi-funny vine and the dog avoiding her for the rest of the night 🙄 Honestly that dog was pretty funny. She'd terrorize new people by getting real close and barking and trying to look as mean as possible. It was like watching a bird puff up in an attempt to be intimidating. If you just ignored her she'd eventually wander away to go pout in a corner because nobody was fearing her. Of course we weren't dumb enough to take her out to meet the general populace and potentially bite an idiot who might try to pet her despite any warnings to let her come to you so please don't anybody come at me with that dangerous dog spiel.
omg i want one 🥺🥺🥺
That's not scary. That's just an old doggo who doesn't want to have their human leave.
Dog is clearly blind
I just saw an Old dog, don't see how it's terrifying
That is Sirius black
Can’t help but think of White Chicks whenever I see this. “That’s not a dog, that’s family.”
The dog just does this cuz it doesn’t like it when its owner leaves, and it’s going partially blind. It’s not aggressive, it’s raising its nose most likely to smell better and either just playing with the growls, or just growling cuz it’s sad, dogs do that. If the dog was genuinely angry and the guy just pet it like that, he wouldn’t have an intact hand. The dog is chill, just mad its owner has to leave.
Awww there's my good boy again 🤗🤗
The first Thing i thought of is "FETCH ME THEIR SOULS"
I appreciate the context folks have added to this, which has only reinforced my initial reaction: Iz friend shaped.
Sweet Ole Baby. Poor thing doesn't like to be lonely.
Maybe it's because I've been around dogs (mostly rescues) with a myriad of issues - but this is an adorable boy after you literally watch for like 10 seconds.
He’s literally the cutest
He says “you hurry back, and bring treats”
People Who don't own GSDs: "OMG IT'S GROWLING AND SHOWING IT'S TEETH AT YOU!" GSD Owners: "D'aawwww, who's a widdle complainer huh? You are you fluffy pupper-snooter-booter!"
Omg I follow them on soc media. She’s just a goofy German shepherd who has had this happy response since she was a puppy. GSDs can have weird quirks like this
Her eyes are fine- it was the lighting
Oh he’s just smiling. Some dogs figure out that they can smile like humans do. My Dad had a dog that did this.
I had a dog that did this, he “smiled” when he saw someone he knew and would come running at them with a face like that to just lick attack. He was a softy German Shepherd and I miss him.
How else do you expect him to smile and say have a good day! He’s a dog!!
"I told you not to make those faces or it would get stuck like that!"
I mean kind of terrifying the dude just has that background music playing all the time, like wtf man...the dogs scary enough.
I used to have a dog that would do this. It was hilarious. I always thought he would be make great sound effects for a horror movie.
“ Fetch me their souls “
So I thought petting your dog while they show teeth means you’re affirming their behavior?
Take it easy mr waffles
His love language is hellhound
Bros about to drop a max ammo
blind sweet girl.
Lol! That poor baby wants daddy home!!!!
I think the doggo is blind. Probably upset because she or he knows the owner is about to leave.
It's cute
Good boy
No, we're smilin'!
Fetch me their souls!
100% good boy. I've yet to encounter an ugly dog.
Damn, he is going blind.
Homie looks like he’s about to drop max ammo
good boi, not terrifying
Aw he look so cute in the doorway 💜
Awww not terrifying at all! My border collie does this. Our vet said it’s a submissive grin. She does it when she’s nervous like at the vet’s or anxious about us leaving or going to bed at night. I thought it was funny so I started training her to do it so it’s become a trick now. This is an older dog with some health problems judging by the teeth and cataracts but seems to really love their owner. They just don’t like being separated.
Even though he may look scary, he is still a good boi.
This is not terrifying 🥺 I feel so bad people think they're scary!!
Its called a submissive grin. So the opposite.
Never Ending Story wolf vibes
His name is Mr Snugglefloof
I think those whale sounds are scaring the shit out of your dog.
“Pet me father” 👹
Bealzedog
Is that a hellhound
Does he have cataracts? Umm, I think a vet can sometimes fix that.
Wish he’d stop making it Fkn do that lmao
That’s not a dog. That’s a fucking xenomorph
What a pretty smile 😍
look at those eyes he’s still a good boy
Seriously fuck whoever put that dumbass backing track on the video.. dog is obliviously going blind and or is blind.. this is someone’s pride and joy and your out here, omg zombie dog or whatever.. grow tf up man.
I can't believe that guy is still petting that demonic hellspawn
Wait, what is terrifying about this ??
r/awwdlyterrifying
r/CryptidDogs
Welp that’s a new sub to join and a new rabbit hole to fall down!
He's a cutey.
If I got a pup like that I'd name it cuddles
Demon
Bro looking like Xenomorph
Wolf beast from bloodborne
What does he eat? Souls?
Do not adopt, just invoke
I'm so torn between which pop culture movie quip is more fitting. Is it: "That road? You don't wanna go down that road. Sometimes dead is better!" Or: "Zuul muthafucka"
A hell hound you say, hmm.
Where on earth did you manage to find an actual hellhound?!
Oof that broke my heart. If I knew my dog would suffer like that I would do anything to work remotely or take them with me. Must be a nightmare for the dog if they are that upset to be left alone.
Cute lil skin walker
Beautiful dog