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Lindsay Hartley's avatar

My friend has a mini dachshund... your description of the breed is perfect! Lol

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Rebecca K. O'Connor's avatar

I have a friend who curates an ongoing funny weener dog vid IM stream for me. We constantly joke about how they must be Borg because the hive mind of personality is real.

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Lindsay Hartley's avatar

Haha. My friend often says he has a hard time not laughing when his dog is being naughty, cause it’s often done in such a smart rascally way. Lol. This pup’s pic is at the end of my article… He's so cute in his red sweater. https://lindsayhartley.substack.com/p/the-autumn-splendor-big-leaf-maples

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Damian Hendrickson's avatar

Hi Rebecca. I found this piece inspiring. I have an Airedale terrier that has a similar stubborn independent streak. Especially out in the field. And yes he just likes me or just being me. Not as a trainer- as much as I’ve tried.

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MacFinnian Aisling Fíodóir's avatar

After being a preschool teacher for 5 years I discovered that we are pack animals just like dogs. One circle time I watched ten 3-year-old share a look and simultaneously get up to run different directions around the room.

I feel like your saying dogs point back to out now wild roots. We’ve been conditioned out of our wild nature but we crave it still.

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Rebecca K. O'Connor's avatar

They do! At least for me they do and I so deeply appreciate them for it. ❤

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