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May 18, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Do regular dogs see police dogs and think ‘oh no it’s the cops’?”

"Do regular dogs see police dogs and think 'oh no/shit it's the cops'?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Do regular dogs see police dogs and…

May 17, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Do regular dogs see police dogs and think ‘oh shit it’s a cop’?”

"Do regular dogs see police dogs and think 'oh no/shit it's the cops'?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Do regular dogs see police dogs and…

May 18, 2023
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Do regular dogs see police dogs and think ‘oh shit it’s the cops’?”

"Do regular dogs see police dogs and think 'oh no/shit it's the cops'?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Do regular dogs see police dogs and…

February 22, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Do regular dogs see police dogs and think, ’Oh shoot, it’s the cops’?”

"Do regular dogs see police dogs and think, ’Oh crap/no/shit/shoot, it’s the cops/police’?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Do you think regular dogs…

November 1, 2020
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Dog catchers get paid by the pound”

How do dog catchers get paid? A poem was printed in the Indianapolis (IN) News on September 15, 1064: The dog catcher, the butcher, And the carpenter, I've found,All have one thing in…

November 1, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Time/Weather

“Dog Fact #42: Dogs do not believe in Daylight Savings Time”

"Dogs do not believe in Daylight Savings Time" (or "Cats don't believe in Daylight Savings Time") is a saying that has been printed on many images. Pets want to be fed at…

December 23, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dog hair is like nature’s glitter. It sticks to everything and it’s impossible to remove”

"Dog hair is my glitter" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Both glitter and dog hair seem to spread everywhere. "Dog hair is like nature's glitter. It sticks to…

December 23, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dog hair is my fairy dust”

"Cat/Dog/Pet hair is my fairy dust" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believe that animal hair all over everything is a big problem, but the speaker loves…

December 22, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dog hair is my glitter”

"Dog hair is my glitter" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Both glitter and dog hair seem to spread everywhere. "Dog hair is like nature's glitter. It sticks to…

September 24, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dog hair, don’t care”

"Dog hair, don't care" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that the speaker is a dog lover, and the dog's shedding of hair (which can get on…

October 23, 2022
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Transportation

“Dog is man’s best friend until you need a ride to the airport”

A dog has often been called "man's best friend." However, a dog cannot do many things that a best friend usually does, and there are jokes. "Yeah but will it pick you up at the…

September 6, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dog is such a small word for something that takes up so much room in your heart”

"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It's usually credited to English writer A/ A/ Milne (1882-1956),…

September 6, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dog is such a very small word for something that takes up so much room in your heart”

"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It's usually credited to English writer A/ A/ Milne (1882-1956),…

April 23, 2020
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dog lovers don’t eat dogs. Cat lovers don’t eat cats. Animal lovers don’t eat animals”

"Animal lovers don't eat animals" is a vegan saying that has been printed on many images. "If animal lovers don't eat animals, should plant lovers not eat plants??! I am…

May 1, 2022
Education/SchoolsPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dog obedience schools have grades K - 9”

"K-9" can mean "canine" (a dog). "K-9" can also mean "kindergarten-9th grade." "My dog training school teaches grades K-9" was posted on Twitter by…

April 11, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dogs are my favorite morning people”

"Dogs are my favorite morning people…" was posted on X/Twitter by Boyd's Backyard™ on December 27, 2015, and this received over 1,800 likes. Dogs often wake up their owners in…

January 7, 2025
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Dogs aren’t allowed in bars because they can’t control their licker”

"Liquor" shouldn't be confused with "licker," but there are jokes. "Q. Why don't they allow dogs in bars? A. Because most of them can't hold their licker!…

November 26, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dogs can be our best friends, but the cat will never tell the police where the marijuana is”

"Dogs can be our best friends, but the cat will never tell the police where the marijuana is" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker (who probably has marijuana in…

March 23, 2019
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Dogs can’t operate MRI machines, but catscan”

"Dogs can't operate MRI machines, but catscan" is a joke that has been printed on many images. A "computed tomography scan" is also known as a "CT scan" or…

November 1, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Time/Weather

“Dogs do not believe in Daylight Savings Time”

"Dogs do not believe in Daylight Savings Time" (or "Cats don't believe in Daylight Savings Time") is a saying that has been printed on many images. Pets want to be fed at…

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