Funny Dog Pictures, Unless You're The Dog
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6 commentsI have a sense of humor, really I do. I think those pictures of puppies in hotdog buns, chewing on shoe laces and snoozing belly up are cute, I do, honest. But amidst the funny and cute are images which make me cringe. Here’s one-
Cute? Not so much. Funny? How so? Is watching a puppy being dragged somewhere against their will funny? Could someone explain this to me?
The human on the other end of the leash apparently hasn’t given a thought to what this pup is experiencing or has and disregarded it. I’m not sure which is worse.
Hopefully it didn’t end up being a big deal for the pup, but that’s not even the point, the point is that enough people think that this image belongs amidst the funny and the cute.
And then there’s this gem-
Put the camera down dad and get little Susie out of there. And thank the dog as you walk away for suffering your negligence in allowing a toddler to handle a chained dog in this way.
I’ll take puppies in flower pots any day over these.
Debbie Jacobs 
I created the fearfuldogs.com website to aid people in finding information about working with fearful dogs and wrote the book I wished someone had given me when an extremely compromised, fearful dog landed in my life, A Guide To Living With & Training A Fearful Dog.
I live in southern Vermont with my husband, a Spanish teacher extraordinaire and our 4 dogs (plus a guest or foster, or two, or three, or…..). Over the years I have run an adventure travel business, worked as a mountain and river guide, but through it all my attention was always drawn away by dogs I’ve met along the way. I started a rehoming project at our local shelter bringing street dogs from Puerto Rico to the chillier climes of Vermont, and have helped with onsite missions to remove dogs from situations of abuse or neglect.
Couldn’t agree with you more. Every time I see either of those pictures, I cringe. HATE them.
The fact that these picture get put up for public consumption show us how little some folks know about dogs. In the two pics you posted, it’s obvious the dogs are being mistreated, but lots of people post pics here and there of dogs that are clearly uncomfortable. A few years ago, I read Turid Rugaas’s “On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals,” and since reading it, I see pics all the time that the dog handler/owner thought were cute or funny, but really show clear signals from the dog that they are uncomfortable with the situation.
I so agree! These photos are examples of what NOT to do with a dog. In photo 1, you are looking at a dog being taught to mistrust the owner and fear water. In photo 2, this is extremely fortunate that the toddler is not severely bitten. Perhaps the dog belongs to the family the toddler is part of, but to put any dog in a position where it cannot escape, then add a toddler handling the dog’s face that way – one is just asking for the dog to retaliate in the only way a dog who cannot run has – and that is to bite.
Thanks again for being such a great advocate for fearful dogs Debbie! Dogs all over the world are lucky to have you speaking for them! Keep up the good work and we will do our best to help spread the word!
When I first read the title I thought it meant it’d be pictures like this: http://imgur.com/gallery/yIi1F
Poor puppers :C
How many of these “Dog bites Child” headlines we see should read “Lack of responsible supervision results in child trauma”? Judging by that second photo, and some of the things you see on “Funniest Home Video” type shows, You have to wonder….