Sep 15, 2021 12:52 PM
KungFuBoogeyman
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dogs
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wholesome
homeless
OldTownPhantom
I think it was discworld where I got this quote; "A dog doesnt care whether its owner is good or bad, only that he takes care of the dog."
KobaandChurchill4eva
I mean, not to break Godwin's law, but Hitler was pretty good with dogs and witnesses say they liked him. Dogs don't 'smell' goodness, mate.
EckiTheGreat
Not saying he is, but one could be the biggest piece of shit and your dog would still love you.
andremichel
give this guy a house already
MeestowKitty
I don't like that modifier, "Homeless or not." The hell does being homeless have to do with being a good person?
i didn't mean it as a status modifier i meant it as a statement of equality. dogs judge our actions not our status... sorry
I get that. Just remember that simple word swapping is good to help notice if you're writing something potentially hurtful. This same (1
title would become wildly offensive if you changed "homeless" to "Chinese," for example. Homeless people need compassion not judgement. (end
leonth3duke
Plenty people are shit and shit to there dogs and yet the dogs are loyal. Let's not get crazy with this stuff.
triflersNeedNot
Hitler's dog liked him a lot
ImprovedLoungewear
Blondi's demise reads like a fucked up game of Clue: "Adolph in the Bunker with the Cyanide"
Granduderino
Dogs are the worst judge of character and easily be bought off with a steak.
copingcabana
xcopperx
Homeless or not? Does being homeless automatically make you a bad person?
i didn't mean it as a status modifier i meant it as a statement of equality. dogs judge our actions not our status... sorry :)
FilipeNogueira
NitroxDiver
I would argue the contrary, there pretty bad. Even a very bad character would be treated with joy, giving him a another chance to change.
RamsesMCMXCI
I wish we lived in the world where "homeless or not" didn't need to be said or even better homelessness didn't exist at all.
i didn't mean it as a status modifier i meant it as a statement of equality. dogs judge our actions not our status... sorry, again :)
30Jonseredi
Just move to Scandinavia. We don't have homelessness here because we have such great winters :)
Homelessness is surprisingly easy to fix. We have eight empty homes for every homeless person in America.
porpoiseoflife
Had to look it up, and the math works out. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/22336
Nice, thanks for the info. I didn't know some of this
checksandbalancesplease
That dog wanted to bask in his whole soul.
nickooze
I too know this feel and imo it has to be one of the best feelings in the world!
theartofmath
Stop implying (even indirectly) that homelessness is a statement about a person's character. It isn't, that's just another bit of propaganda
i didn't mean it as a status modifier i meant it as a statement of equality. dogs judge our actions not our status... sorry, thrice :)
SyntheticReindeer
He is clearly no stranger to this dog. That is his dog!
yanaimean
How do dogs just know?
Nerahm
The energy you project is easily read by animals because they don't rely on what words mean, but rather HOW the words are said.
YOURFRIEND2010
They don't. It's people projecting. Dogs like almost anybody, they're designed to.
RealWorldNPC
Smell and Sound. Pretty much every emotional response produces an odor. They can also hear your heartbeat and breathing and any changes.
stiner282
Ugh we really don't deserve them
such a good boi
namelessone
Hitler's dog probably loved him.
Lastluke
Very few dogs own their own home.
HoloSapien
Dogs don't give a fuck if you're good or bad, that's why it's so sad when people treat them like shit.
alexandergray1976
Bullsh*t, Hitler was an animal lover and there are plenty of videos of him playing happily with his dog and the soggy is loving it
(Doggy, not soggy - damn autocorrect)
AZRAELSBLADE
Hitler’s dogs loved him…
freckledkink
Nope. My ex is a narcissist and abusive to humans. But animals love him. Animals can smell hormonal shifts in people. Aggressive people
Smell different.
waltjrimmer
Had an emotionally abusive (female)ex and my dog loved her. Loved her to the point we couldn't let them be in the same room because he>
>would guard her and bite at anyone who came near her.
IusallypoopwhileImonhere
They don’t see good people. They see the good in people. Don’t get me wrong I’m not defending them. We all have some good and they see it
I've also seen dogs go absolutely ape shit at people who are good people. Dogs just don't like them.
Usually out of abuse but sometimes it’s random like I don’t like hats or grey hair
grumplestiltzkin
Do you think Hitlers dogs reacted different when they saw him?
Nivvi
IIRC the story was that dude was taken to hospital for a week or something and the dog was kept in a shelter
siilverbolt3
Commonly EDs have small kennels to hold patients dogs for a short time while hopefully a family member can get them.
EpicEggnog
Can confirm. Remember this post a long time ago describing the same thing.
BanGurHeaD
That fits more with the story
You know thats one of my biggest fears is I go to the hospital and my baby can't come with me
ihavefourdogs
As bad as this opinion might be, I do always worry when I see a homeless person with a dog as to if the dog is getting fully taken care of
Holyfuckwhatsagoodusername
Agreed, but I feel the same way about the homeless person.
brobinson2001
My cat ate better than me, got better medical care, and had more pet insurance than my truck had collision insurance.
satanscott
I feed my dogs before I feed myself and if I didn't they'd just eat garbage.
TheDoctorIsInside
I think most homeless people with pets feed their pets before themselfs
WoopDeFrickenDoo
Oh boy there is a really good Norm MacDonald joke about this that would really be in poor taste to say right now
Akreyeiu
As a vet tech, the number of homeless pets I've seen in poor condition pales compared to the number of neglected animals living with income.
Iamnotawildturkey
Also, having a house doesn’t equal a dog being taken care of.
Tootsie1
Let's fix the real problem, and just give them all homes to live in. It's working in Europe. Finland is making it work. They give them Apts.
FerbIsMySpiritAnimal
You are right. The only option is to house all homeless people... For the dogs!
ABillionDucks
This is how we get America to stop homelessness!
MadPirateBippy
Most of the homeless people I've talked to put the dog first- you can tell who that is, their animals are always taken great care of.
Iceman0624
No you’re right, caring for and feeding a full sized dog isn’t cheap but then again neither is a human
Mueggi3
I agree with your concern, however there are plenty of people who work all day long and their dog sits at home locked in and bored,...
If i had to choose, I'd rather be a dog of a homeless person, than a dog in a household where I'm alone all day long
A1J1K1
Sure but in all honesty, i think id much rather see the dog with homeless person then in a kennel. At least with the homeless person the dog
knows what love and companion ship is. Odds are if the homeless persons needs are met for food and water, so will the dogs.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
I initially had that same worry, then I spoke to a few homeless people. Turns out having a dog usually increases how much you get while /1
panhandling. Multiple factors involved, but it's mostly people having the same worry as us so they are more likely to drop some change /2
in that cup. As a result the homeless person usually gets to eat a bit more, they share with the dog, and have companionship and 3/.
something to keep them warm at night by cuddling up with the dog (and vice versa). So on the surface it looks like a bad idea, but in 4/
reality there ae tangible benefits too. Plus the dog is usually their most cherished, prized and cared for possession. 5/5
dothedu
I've seen some where I got the sense that was the only reason they had the dog, though I'm sure most truly love their dog
Cadpig
Most homeless folks I've seen with dogs ensure the dog is well cared for before even considering themselves
betwitched
Well that’s a problem too
MissNY
Sometimes its an answer, because their pets give them a reason to keep going and hope for finding the next meal...
gallopingwanker
Agree.
BillGates5GPigeon
True fact without the animal alot of them would t have a reason to keep going
EatsBees
shit, i have a home and my cat has done more to keep me on a regular schedule than anything else ive ever had in my life. little buttmunch
IanWolff
Same here. Though now without her my schedule is wrecked.
Otomasoteraph
Dogs don't care if you're homeless or you have a swimming pool in your yard. You're his companion and nothing else matter.
TheS4ndm4n
The homeless guy probably has a lot more time to play.
kellerstern
People need to learn from that
AnonOmis1000
There's a famous quote from a lawyer along these lines
PleaseRespectMyAsshole
"Somebody, who no matter what you didn't do or couldn't take or didn't win or couldn't make, will love you without judgement just the same"
GSA1386
I disagree with a dogs ability to judge character. My neighbor had 3 dogs that loved him to death but he was arrested for rape / murder soo
dwilson0725
Yup
But just like me, would definitely enjoy a pool. Lol
charlottadupont
I thought you wrote *swimming yard*, wtf I want one of those
PlaidBastard
Do you, though, *really*?
Not *that* kind!! The kind where the house stays still!
aloharamada
Homeless people get to spend basically 24/7 with their dogs, which is much, much better for them than being left alone for 10h/day.
maincarrot
I have a swimming pool in my backyard and my dog does not like it. She does however bark at us because she thinks we drowning when we swim.
MrGifs
This gal?! :)
Yeah!!!! And her ridiculously neck haha
They only time she stopped barking was when she jumped in to save my wife when she pul her head under water as pushed off the side.
It was like super dog, in the water to save the day. Once she surfaced, doggie sniffer her head and panic swam to the edge.
I lifted her up out of the water, and shook, and then proceed to keep barking until my wife got out. We are working on it though.
Slowly getting her used to deeper and deeper water, and swimming.
notsureofanything
Dogs drown in swimming pools all the time so technically it’s safer with the home without one
MAN9000
If you start removing body parts, your less likely to have cancer.
And all bleeding will eventually stop
OldTownPhantom
I think it was discworld where I got this quote; "A dog doesnt care whether its owner is good or bad, only that he takes care of the dog."
KobaandChurchill4eva
I mean, not to break Godwin's law, but Hitler was pretty good with dogs and witnesses say they liked him. Dogs don't 'smell' goodness, mate.
EckiTheGreat
Not saying he is, but one could be the biggest piece of shit and your dog would still love you.
andremichel
give this guy a house already
MeestowKitty
I don't like that modifier, "Homeless or not." The hell does being homeless have to do with being a good person?
KungFuBoogeyman
i didn't mean it as a status modifier i meant it as a statement of equality. dogs judge our actions not our status... sorry
MeestowKitty
I get that. Just remember that simple word swapping is good to help notice if you're writing something potentially hurtful. This same (1
MeestowKitty
title would become wildly offensive if you changed "homeless" to "Chinese," for example. Homeless people need compassion not judgement. (end
leonth3duke
Plenty people are shit and shit to there dogs and yet the dogs are loyal. Let's not get crazy with this stuff.
triflersNeedNot
Hitler's dog liked him a lot
ImprovedLoungewear
Blondi's demise reads like a fucked up game of Clue: "Adolph in the Bunker with the Cyanide"
Granduderino
Dogs are the worst judge of character and easily be bought off with a steak.
copingcabana
xcopperx
Homeless or not? Does being homeless automatically make you a bad person?
KungFuBoogeyman
i didn't mean it as a status modifier i meant it as a statement of equality. dogs judge our actions not our status... sorry :)
FilipeNogueira
NitroxDiver
I would argue the contrary, there pretty bad. Even a very bad character would be treated with joy, giving him a another chance to change.
RamsesMCMXCI
I wish we lived in the world where "homeless or not" didn't need to be said or even better homelessness didn't exist at all.
KungFuBoogeyman
i didn't mean it as a status modifier i meant it as a statement of equality. dogs judge our actions not our status... sorry, again :)
30Jonseredi
Just move to Scandinavia. We don't have homelessness here because we have such great winters :)
RamsesMCMXCI
Homelessness is surprisingly easy to fix. We have eight empty homes for every homeless person in America.
porpoiseoflife
Had to look it up, and the math works out. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/22336
RamsesMCMXCI
Nice, thanks for the info. I didn't know some of this
checksandbalancesplease
That dog wanted to bask in his whole soul.
nickooze
I too know this feel and imo it has to be one of the best feelings in the world!
theartofmath
Stop implying (even indirectly) that homelessness is a statement about a person's character. It isn't, that's just another bit of propaganda
KungFuBoogeyman
i didn't mean it as a status modifier i meant it as a statement of equality. dogs judge our actions not our status... sorry, thrice :)
SyntheticReindeer
He is clearly no stranger to this dog. That is his dog!
yanaimean
How do dogs just know?
Nerahm
The energy you project is easily read by animals because they don't rely on what words mean, but rather HOW the words are said.
YOURFRIEND2010
They don't. It's people projecting. Dogs like almost anybody, they're designed to.
RealWorldNPC
Smell and Sound. Pretty much every emotional response produces an odor. They can also hear your heartbeat and breathing and any changes.
stiner282
Ugh we really don't deserve them
stiner282
such a good boi
namelessone
Hitler's dog probably loved him.
Lastluke
Very few dogs own their own home.
HoloSapien
Dogs don't give a fuck if you're good or bad, that's why it's so sad when people treat them like shit.
alexandergray1976
Bullsh*t, Hitler was an animal lover and there are plenty of videos of him playing happily with his dog and the soggy is loving it
alexandergray1976
(Doggy, not soggy - damn autocorrect)
AZRAELSBLADE
Hitler’s dogs loved him…
freckledkink
Nope. My ex is a narcissist and abusive to humans. But animals love him. Animals can smell hormonal shifts in people. Aggressive people
freckledkink
Smell different.
waltjrimmer
Had an emotionally abusive (female)ex and my dog loved her. Loved her to the point we couldn't let them be in the same room because he>
waltjrimmer
>would guard her and bite at anyone who came near her.
IusallypoopwhileImonhere
They don’t see good people. They see the good in people. Don’t get me wrong I’m not defending them. We all have some good and they see it
waltjrimmer
I've also seen dogs go absolutely ape shit at people who are good people. Dogs just don't like them.
IusallypoopwhileImonhere
Usually out of abuse but sometimes it’s random like I don’t like hats or grey hair
grumplestiltzkin
Do you think Hitlers dogs reacted different when they saw him?
Nivvi
IIRC the story was that dude was taken to hospital for a week or something and the dog was kept in a shelter
siilverbolt3
Commonly EDs have small kennels to hold patients dogs for a short time while hopefully a family member can get them.
EpicEggnog
Can confirm. Remember this post a long time ago describing the same thing.
BanGurHeaD
That fits more with the story
stiner282
You know thats one of my biggest fears is I go to the hospital and my baby can't come with me
ihavefourdogs
As bad as this opinion might be, I do always worry when I see a homeless person with a dog as to if the dog is getting fully taken care of
Holyfuckwhatsagoodusername
Agreed, but I feel the same way about the homeless person.
brobinson2001
My cat ate better than me, got better medical care, and had more pet insurance than my truck had collision insurance.
satanscott
I feed my dogs before I feed myself and if I didn't they'd just eat garbage.
TheDoctorIsInside
I think most homeless people with pets feed their pets before themselfs
WoopDeFrickenDoo
Oh boy there is a really good Norm MacDonald joke about this that would really be in poor taste to say right now
Akreyeiu
As a vet tech, the number of homeless pets I've seen in poor condition pales compared to the number of neglected animals living with income.
Iamnotawildturkey
Also, having a house doesn’t equal a dog being taken care of.
Tootsie1
Let's fix the real problem, and just give them all homes to live in. It's working in Europe. Finland is making it work. They give them Apts.
FerbIsMySpiritAnimal
You are right. The only option is to house all homeless people... For the dogs!
ABillionDucks
This is how we get America to stop homelessness!
MadPirateBippy
Most of the homeless people I've talked to put the dog first- you can tell who that is, their animals are always taken great care of.
Iceman0624
No you’re right, caring for and feeding a full sized dog isn’t cheap but then again neither is a human
Mueggi3
I agree with your concern, however there are plenty of people who work all day long and their dog sits at home locked in and bored,...
Mueggi3
If i had to choose, I'd rather be a dog of a homeless person, than a dog in a household where I'm alone all day long
A1J1K1
Sure but in all honesty, i think id much rather see the dog with homeless person then in a kennel. At least with the homeless person the dog
A1J1K1
knows what love and companion ship is. Odds are if the homeless persons needs are met for food and water, so will the dogs.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
I initially had that same worry, then I spoke to a few homeless people. Turns out having a dog usually increases how much you get while /1
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
panhandling. Multiple factors involved, but it's mostly people having the same worry as us so they are more likely to drop some change /2
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
in that cup. As a result the homeless person usually gets to eat a bit more, they share with the dog, and have companionship and 3/.
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
something to keep them warm at night by cuddling up with the dog (and vice versa). So on the surface it looks like a bad idea, but in 4/
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
reality there ae tangible benefits too. Plus the dog is usually their most cherished, prized and cared for possession. 5/5
dothedu
I've seen some where I got the sense that was the only reason they had the dog, though I'm sure most truly love their dog
Cadpig
Most homeless folks I've seen with dogs ensure the dog is well cared for before even considering themselves
betwitched
Well that’s a problem too
MissNY
Sometimes its an answer, because their pets give them a reason to keep going and hope for finding the next meal...
gallopingwanker
Agree.
BillGates5GPigeon
True fact without the animal alot of them would t have a reason to keep going
EatsBees
shit, i have a home and my cat has done more to keep me on a regular schedule than anything else ive ever had in my life. little buttmunch
IanWolff
Same here. Though now without her my schedule is wrecked.
Otomasoteraph
Dogs don't care if you're homeless or you have a swimming pool in your yard. You're his companion and nothing else matter.
TheS4ndm4n
The homeless guy probably has a lot more time to play.
kellerstern
People need to learn from that
AnonOmis1000
There's a famous quote from a lawyer along these lines
PleaseRespectMyAsshole
"Somebody, who no matter what you didn't do or couldn't take or didn't win or couldn't make, will love you without judgement just the same"
GSA1386
I disagree with a dogs ability to judge character. My neighbor had 3 dogs that loved him to death but he was arrested for rape / murder soo
dwilson0725
Yup
dwilson0725
But just like me, would definitely enjoy a pool. Lol
charlottadupont
I thought you wrote *swimming yard*, wtf I want one of those
PlaidBastard
Do you, though, *really*?
charlottadupont
Not *that* kind!! The kind where the house stays still!
aloharamada
Homeless people get to spend basically 24/7 with their dogs, which is much, much better for them than being left alone for 10h/day.
maincarrot
I have a swimming pool in my backyard and my dog does not like it. She does however bark at us because she thinks we drowning when we swim.
MrGifs
This gal?! :)
maincarrot
Yeah!!!! And her ridiculously neck haha
maincarrot
They only time she stopped barking was when she jumped in to save my wife when she pul her head under water as pushed off the side.
maincarrot
It was like super dog, in the water to save the day. Once she surfaced, doggie sniffer her head and panic swam to the edge.
maincarrot
I lifted her up out of the water, and shook, and then proceed to keep barking until my wife got out. We are working on it though.
maincarrot
Slowly getting her used to deeper and deeper water, and swimming.
notsureofanything
Dogs drown in swimming pools all the time so technically it’s safer with the home without one
MAN9000
If you start removing body parts, your less likely to have cancer.
notsureofanything
And all bleeding will eventually stop