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[–]SlapHappyDude 463 points464 points ago

For dogs it is very frustrating to see but not be able to smell another dog.

[–]PXRPTRVPSTVR 250 points251 points ago

Agreed. Also, the lack of visible butthole/ genitals has to be problematic upon initial greetings.

[–]That_Deaf_Guy 160 points161 points ago

Greetings, asshole!

[–]Le-Captain-Obvious 87 points88 points ago

Hey, pussy.

[–]Sugreev2001 41 points42 points ago

Why...that's a nice little butthole you have there,missy !

[–]Gorillaz_Noodle 50 points51 points ago

I hope you don't mind if I shove my face and nose into it.

[–]Sewer_Ice 27 points28 points ago

I've always wondered why, with dogs having such a great sense of smell, they have to practically touch their nose to another dogs asshole to smell it.

[–]Ronald_McFondlled 11 points12 points ago

better smell of course.

[–]Whaitiri 8 points9 points ago

'must track the source of that booty-tang in my nostrils'

[–]mouseknuckle 37 points38 points ago

I just realized what an awesome life dogs must have.

[–]RNCbyME 6 points7 points ago

Sounds more like a r/gonewild convo than anything else

[–]random-words 0 points1 point ago

Gonewilld?

[–]Menospan 5 points6 points ago

Sup, Bitch

[–]Fahobagi -1 points0 points ago

I'm not amused.

[–]SavageNoble 35 points36 points ago

This is my problem with Facetime too.

[–]procastinator4life 4 points5 points ago

seems they will have a good time on r/gonewild

[–]plantsaretheorigin 0 points1 point ago

I constantly suffer from a lack of visible buttholes.

[–]Wait_What_Happened 55 points56 points ago

As a dog, I can confirm this. Also, woof.

[–]spiderspit 2 points3 points ago

Sniffs not bad.

[–]Romatix 12 points13 points ago

Could they even really "see" each other on the screen? It was my (non-scientific) understanding that dog eyes aren't capable of that.

[–]Erra0 18 points19 points ago

Dogs can see things via screens, especially movement and familiar shape/coloration patterns. There has been a small amount of study (from what I've seen) in trying to determine how a different fps rate effects this. What you're seeing and what the dog is seeing are definitely two different things, however the odds that the dog is at least seeing what it recognizes as another dog is fairly high.

Edit: After doing a little more research, it appears that some breeds of dogs do not have the ability to view things on screen in a meaningful way. They probably see meaningless movement and would quickly disregard it as anything worth paying attention to.

Its also worth noting that many dogs will ignore an animal on a screen even if the dog has the ability to see it because the dog cannot smell said animal. It'll end up being confused and investigating further or ignore the screen as a meaningless curiosity.

[–]lurcher 56 points57 points ago

My Golden definitely recognizes dogs or other animals on the TV, but he gets frustrated that he can't smell them. Sometimes he tries to look behind the TV. But he usually gets fed up in a few minutes of watching. Once there were some really cute puppies on TV, so I pretended I was petting them. He got really jealous and tried to get in between me and the TV.

[–]ConfusedAndHungry 7 points8 points ago

That's hilarious

[–]BigBadMrBitches 5 points6 points ago

I've always wondered why dogs don't like their owners showing affection for other animals. I was in petsmart with my jack russel and my niece. One of the workers walks by with what looked like a pit/lab mix and the dog started to socialize with mine. They're being cordial and sniffing and such then they start to go about their doggy business. my niece then pets the other dog and says "awww! How cute!" that is when my dog runs back up to the other dog and snaps at it. I was all "are you insane? That dog could snap you in half!" It was ridiculous.

[–]lurcher 0 points1 point ago

My dog is an only dog and older... The other day a friend came over with her young child. I started talked to the baby in baby talk and suddenly get strongly head butted from behind by a very jealous golden retriever!

[–]corgii 2 points3 points ago

My dog barks and barks and barks and wags his tail the moment anything remotely fluffy appears on screen, when the Olympics were on every time the equestrian came on he would let us know, the funniest part was every time the horse rode away from the screen he would walk forward a bit, then turn to us as if to be like, "THERE I chased it away, it's never coming back!" two seconds later the camera angle changes and he is barking again as the horse advanced towards the screen.

[–]Erra0 0 points1 point ago

Too freakin cute.

[–]Darksider94 0 points1 point ago

Wow that is one fluffy husky, and it's fucking awesome. I want one.

[–]fearrawr 0 points1 point ago

I think I like this video more than the picture. SO CUTE :D

[–]Romatix 1 point2 points ago

This reminds me - I've never had an animal that paid any mind to its own reflection.

Thanks for the answer! I've had only one animal (a cat) who reacted to the visual aspect of television/computers/etc.

[–]msbanana2u 10 points11 points ago

I have a cat enamored with her own reflection, I used to have a full length mirror leaned up against the wall and she would lay on her back in front of it and watch herself... This the same cat who saw/heard a big black cat on the TV that looked like her brother (he had passed away a few months before)and she ran to the TV put her paws on it and started chortling and howling at the cat. This broke my heart something fierce...

[–]My_Rival 1 point2 points ago

When my dog was a pup a put a video of a dog on the tv. He instantly took notice, then proceeded to the nearest window to search for said dog. I always catch him looking at the tv for 5+ minutes

[–]BigBadMrBitches 2 points3 points ago

My dog likes to watch the view and cartoon network.

[–]Sharrakor 0 points1 point ago

I think I've heard that dogs can't see images on screens with typical refresh rates. Faster refresh rates work, I guess?

[–]coredumperror 2 points3 points ago

Why not? I've seen dogs barking at cats/dogs on TV before.

[–]Romatix 2 points3 points ago

See the response Erra0 gave me. It has to do with how quickly the image flashes on the screen - to us humans, it happens quickly enough that it appears to be a constant image. To most dogs, the image would appear to be blinking. Since it isn't a continuous image, they might not really recognize it or care.

[–]FoodBeerBikesMusic 2 points3 points ago

That was always my impression too, until now. I have two Rotties. One couldn't give two shits what's on the screen, -same as any other dog I've ever had-but the other one frequently goes apeshit when I'm watching videos on Cute Overload or loldogs. At first, I thought it was the sound - he really freaks out when I play videos of him and leave the sound on- but even with he sound off, he still goes nuts over some videos.

[–]She_went_jared 0 points1 point ago

yes i am dog

[–]beta_recognize 1 point2 points ago

Wait, so serious question... Would their behavior change if both owners wiped their dogs asses and mailed it to each other, and then smeared it on the ipad screen?

[–]injaninja 0 points1 point ago

I read this in the voice of comic book guy

[–]themcp 1 point2 points ago

Idunno. I had a video chat with a dog once and she was pretty happy to see me but her main problem seemed to be that she kept looking behind the monitor and I wasn't there.

[–]riverwalker 744 points745 points ago

"Yes, this is dog."

"Hi dog, this is also dog."

I imagine this is how the conversation went.

[–]I_Saw_Drones 204 points205 points ago

"I can't... smell you. What is the point?"

"I don't know, just play along, maybe there will be treats"

[–]EazyHB 70 points71 points ago

[–]saywhatisobvious 266 points267 points ago

that's weird because for some reason I imagined neither of them talking.

[–]riverwalker 273 points274 points ago

Well you, my friend, obviously don't know shit about dogs then.

[–]saywhatisobvious 31 points32 points ago

I am a cat guy

meow

[–]Ayaq 24 points25 points ago

This is the first time I've seen something cat related downvoted on reddit.

It feels.....odd.

[–]doctorofphysick 55 points56 points ago

nyaaa

FTFY

[–]Gandie 16 points17 points ago

That video. It, it haunts me at night.

[–]Bruce_Leenus 19 points20 points ago

I haunt you at night, you are unaware.

[–]derpbynature 4 points5 points ago

What video?

[–]djtoell 8 points9 points ago

It looks to me like the dog in the main part of the screen is saying, "Are you kidding me with this fucking shit?"

[–]The_MAZZTer 19 points20 points ago

More like "You don't smell like dog, faker!"

... at least, that's how I imagine their reactions.

[–]Neebat 40 points41 points ago

The internet won't really take off amongst dogs until someone establishes a Butt-Sniff over IP protocol.

BS/IP will also revolutionize the porn industry.

[–]Sporkinat0r 24 points25 points ago

Japan is on it

[–]ComebackMom 1 point2 points ago

This needs to be the next April Fool's RFC

[–]bigman222 1 point2 points ago

[–]Gurunexx 0 points1 point ago

And then one telling the other "You think this is a motherfucking game, dog?".

[–]jsnoots 73 points74 points ago

"I hate you"

"Good, I hate you too"

[–]Kaiosama -1 points0 points ago

I would assume this has something to do with each other's masters intruding in each other's pack hierarchy.

/completely ignorant when it comes to dogs

[–]peoplepleasermd 95 points96 points ago

Just like the gods did to us, we humans use our superior technology primarily to freak out inferior life forms. Good times.

[–]Anxiolytic 17 points18 points ago

Damn those higher dimensional beings, fucking around with us all the time.

[–]IMakePhotos 62 points63 points ago

I laughed really hard at this, oh man I'm so easily amused..

[–]NeonCookies 29 points30 points ago

I laughed way too hard at this as well. Animal humour just cracks me up. The looks on their faces are so funny.

[–]STIPULATE 17 points18 points ago

If a dog barks at you, take a moment to ponder if it's laughing at your face too.

[–]ToastarusMaximus 1 point2 points ago

Wrong, dogs sneeze instead of laughing, they don't bark.

[–]thesilverwitch 28 points29 points ago

I lose it every time I look at OP's dog. He just looks so baffled by what he's seeing. It's amazing.

Really makes me wish there was a subreddit for photos of confused dogs. It'd make my day, nay, my week!

[–]dsbaciga 6 points7 points ago

If you build it, they will come.

[–]myke66 16 points17 points ago

[–]n0shadow 1 point2 points ago

Shit, I just saw that movie last week...unless you weren't referring to it.

[–]thelastryan 39 points40 points ago

Clearly I can't be the only one who thought that link said "My Dog and My Girlfriend Face-timing." And just to click the link to be very confused. Come on.

[–]seymour2 4 points5 points ago

You are not. I was likewise confused.

[–]devotchkade 0 points1 point ago

Definitely not the only one!

[–]unafragger 0 points1 point ago

Yes, I thought the same thing, and was wondering if anyone else noticed it.

[–]vecnyj 1 point2 points ago

Looks like his girlfriend is a real bitch in that case... haha... ha

[–]twomillionyetis 7 points8 points ago

the dog at the top reminded me of this

[–]sally_sassypants 10 points11 points ago

Oh, this makes me feel much better about having my and my girlfriend's cats Skype.

[–]MoS03 20 points21 points ago

Aussie Shep?

[–]dsbaciga 14 points15 points ago

Australian Shepherds are the best! (The dog breed, of course. Though no offense to people from Australia who herd sheep was intended.)

[–]Mr_Ballyhoo 7 points8 points ago

As an owner of an Aussie, i concur. Best dog i have ever had!

[–]wearsredsox 3 points4 points ago

So much /r/AustralianShepherd commenting going on! Shameless plug!

[–]ToastarusMaximus 1 point2 points ago

My aussie is dumb, but he's a good boy. I know that this isn't really too relevant, I just really fucking love my dog.

[–]makemeking706 32 points33 points ago

No it's a dog, not a sheep.

[–]cranberry94 3 points4 points ago

I think I know what happened here.

Those big fuzzy white things running around are the sheep. The wolfy looking animal running around them is the dog. I think MoS03 must have mixed them up. Totally normal mistake.

But, for a real answer, yes, that is an Australian Shepherd. A blue merle to be specific.

[–]futuramadog 66 points67 points ago

Looks like it went ruff.

[–]doctorofphysick 31 points32 points ago

Yeah OP, you should think of something more interesting to do with your girlfriend next time you collar up.

[–]thats_a_risky_click 5 points6 points ago

at leash he's making an effort.

[–]downtothecellar 5 points6 points ago

"Hello Dog, this is Dog."

[–]jayone 0 points1 point ago

Came to say this

[–]KrazyEyezKilla 14 points15 points ago

Fucking white people.

[–]catjuggler 4 points5 points ago

So, I'm not the only one who does this :)

http://imgur.com/vdtNv

[–]supersweettees 4 points5 points ago

Upvote for Cat Damon

[–]learnedmanofletters 3 points4 points ago

Both your and your girlfriend's dogs are beautiful.

[–]JRazman 2 points3 points ago

Bigger pictured dog, I imagine is thinking "I cannot smell this dog, I do not trust him!"

[–]lamester 3 points4 points ago

"Hey dog come say hi to GF's Dog!"

"Nah dude I barely know him and he's kind of a douc- plz dont...no- I don't want...no.no- HEEEEYYYYY HOW YOU BEEN BUDDY!?!?"

[–]pete1729 2 points3 points ago

Oh jeez, not this guy.

[–]javastripped 2 points3 points ago

My cat get super confused when he sees other cats on youtube and tries to look behind my LCD... I have a 30" LCD so the cats are about cat sized..

[–]Se7en_speed 2 points3 points ago

"So this is the bitch my owner has been seeing?"

[–]captainbiggles 2 points3 points ago

"We meet again."

[–]I_ama_Borat 2 points3 points ago

The dog in the smaller screen looks so spooked by how angry the other dog is.

[–]antwonedw 2 points3 points ago

dog face time expert here, in my professional opinion they are having a good time and a deep conversation.

[–]nightrhyme 1 point2 points ago

thanx for a great laugh. The expression on that dog in the big picture. ahh man, it kills me.

Not amused lol. That's probably putting it mildly hahha I'm dying here

[–]MBSquared 2 points3 points ago

"oh... it's you."

"I thought i'd try to explain what hap-"

"It's over, bitch."

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

Read this as "My dog and My Girlfriend's Dog-Face Timing." For a few seconds my brain wanted one of the dogs to look like an unfortunate dog-woman so badly.

[–]Beenhamean 3 points4 points ago

They are not amused.

[–]phunstraw 3 points4 points ago

I know some dogs can't see television screens, Maybe the same is with the phone screen? Has to do with refresh rate.

[–]newgirlie 3 points4 points ago

This is my dog and my brother's cat Face-timing: http://i.imgur.com/sKlDD.png

[–]Stingerfreak 4 points5 points ago

"Bitch, I will eat you."

[–]dumpydouche 5 points6 points ago

In fairness I find face-timing pretty pointless too.

[–]supersweettees 3 points4 points ago

It's a cool concept but every conversation I have had on it is just "Oh, ha! It works! OK, bye"

[–]MotocrossBroc 3 points4 points ago

This is the greatest thing ever posted on Reddit.

Ever.

[–]dizzysmile 3 points4 points ago

Ahaha, the dog on the left looks like he's saying "WTF is this shit?" and the other just looks annoyed to be doing this again.

[–]RahadJackson 1 point2 points ago

If the resolution were better I would have a new favorite "Why would you click that link?" macro.

[–]DnetsirK 1 point2 points ago

They both look pissed.

[–]gattofila 0 points1 point ago

Look at that haughty expression top left! Lady & The Tramp.

[–]Bananapopcicle 0 points1 point ago

"You again...."

[–]cattravelingrecipes 1 point2 points ago

That one dog is thinking "oohhh.. that bitch again.."

[–]justinbeatdown 0 points1 point ago

Did they exchange barks?

[–]Hornady1991 0 points1 point ago

Dog.

[–]PipBoy808 1 point2 points ago

They don't seem to approve of your relationship.

[–]tyrefire2001 0 points1 point ago

Hello dog, yes, this is dog

[–]artstead 1 point2 points ago

Ha i read it as "My dog and My Girlfriend Face-timing", I was like awwww snap BURRN

[–]old_righty 0 points1 point ago

"Do you know what our master's DO to each other? Disgusting"

[–]RandyMachoManSavage 1 point2 points ago

"Dogface"? I think your girlfriend has a lovely face.

[–]John_Targaryen 0 points1 point ago

This is worse than the Freddy Lockheart WTF train

[–]edgeman4 0 points1 point ago

"You got the new iPhone 5?" "Yep, ended up at the wrong house, but hey these guys have Beggin' Strips so it's aaaallllll good, no what I'm sayin?"

[–]Ruddiver 1 point2 points ago

I hate Dogchatroulette. all it is is dogs licking their balls.

[–]rtfactor 0 points1 point ago

-"So... since our friends are dating... maybe we could..."

-"No way... that's not going to happen..."

[–]Ruddiver 0 points1 point ago

...show me your teats

[–]nocynoc 0 points1 point ago

this is so funny im gonna do this with my dog

[–]Mr_Ballyhoo 0 points1 point ago

r/australianshepherd

[–]LogicTrigger 0 points1 point ago

Need cat version ASAP.

[–]centech 0 points1 point ago

Bob? Is that Bob?! I cant't tell who this is.. Can you hold the camera up to your anus?!

[–]nesckdeck 1 point2 points ago

[–]mdjohnson1 0 points1 point ago

bitch

[–]dog-raper 0 points1 point ago

Id facetime with em ;)

[–]Pulpedyams 1 point2 points ago

"The fuck, I didn't want to speak to you, put the other guy back on!"

[–]tchappenings 0 points1 point ago

Dog's should be more internety than cats.

[–]cyberpants 0 points1 point ago

Ruff? Yes this is Ruff.

[–]friendandfoe 0 points1 point ago

I always wondered who used Facetime - turns out it was dogs all along...

[–]HerbAsher1618 0 points1 point ago

"Master, I am not amused."

[–]jamspencer 0 points1 point ago

HELLO THIS IS DOG!

[–]depan_ 1 point2 points ago

Is that the mirror image of the australian shepherd? I have one, and it is interesting how different their mirror image looks since they have so many patterns.

It looks like the australian shepherd's evil twin.

[–]Jeffersonking 0 points1 point ago

Ha!

[–]obavijest 0 points1 point ago

is that Donald Sutherland on the left???

[–]Reina_Banana_Pug 0 points1 point ago

Ok, wow...SO corny...I love you guys! This is awesome. :D

[–]Ungemach 0 points1 point ago

Corner: "man, get your shit together and act serious for once!" Center: "Lol LIKE I GIVE A FUCK"

[–]yoouknoow 0 points1 point ago

I literally laughed out loud on this one, didnt just put lol. I laughed at my desk loudly at work. I dunno why its funny, but it is

[–]bizarrehorsecreature 0 points1 point ago

so which one is your girlfriend, its colby isn't it?

[–]I_was_saying_Boo-rns 0 points1 point ago

Dogs won't care about technology until we have full sensory immersion VR.

[–]Oxilili 0 points1 point ago

I thought it said, "My dog and my girlfriend." I was about to laugh. Then I didn't.

[–]ItsPronouncedTAYpas 1 point2 points ago

My cats used to fight over Skype. 3000 miles between them and they still managed to fight. Fucking assholes, god rest their little souls.

[–]antymang 1 point2 points ago

What I imagined..

http://i.imgur.com/9JcxP.jpg

[–]lovelyxpinay 0 points1 point ago

the expression on their faces is hilarious.

[–]ShnigityNigity 0 points1 point ago

Arch-enemies in their past lives.

[–]marijoanas 0 points1 point ago

I've seen that couch before, hmm.

[–]Second_Foundationeer 0 points1 point ago

You fucking copy cats-- DOGS! My cat and my girlfriend's dog were GOOGLE-HANG-OUT-ing! Beat that in terms of karma whoring!

[–]aclocke 0 points1 point ago

WHY IS THERE NO VIDEO

[–]heyitsrachel 1 point2 points ago

oh my gosh. Those faces are cracking me up.

[–]japanpole 0 points1 point ago

Looks like someone set the video to ... Paws

[–]The_Limping_Coyote 1 point2 points ago

Since when "video chat" became "facetiming"

[–]XMR5 0 points1 point ago

Dog is not impressed

[–]curme 0 points1 point ago

What the fuck is face timing? Did I miss out on another internet fad?

[–]goodtwitch 0 points1 point ago

"Mister Cuddlesworth...we meet again!"

[–]Lunaismaiwaifu 0 points1 point ago

Whoa. A husky plus an aussie? Same combo I have at home!

[–]thane_of_cawdor 0 points1 point ago

This is good and all, but how can camera even fair?

[–]EuropeanLady 0 points1 point ago

They grow big fast, don't they! My sister has 2 dogs - a German Shepherd-Great Dane mix - the male came to them first as a 4-mo. old puppy. I have pictures of him looking tiny and lost on the seat of a regular-size armchair. Now he pretty much dwarfs that chair. :)

[–]jaisambhoo 0 points1 point ago

I bet the one on small window is a male.

[–]EmmaInk 0 points1 point ago

Haha. Typical Australian Shepherd face of "meh" right there!

[–]backrubmcgrub 1 point2 points ago

A Wilco fan, I see...

[–]JonaldJohnson 0 points1 point ago

Wilco poster!

[–]imgonnacallyouretard 0 points1 point ago

One of my favorite activities with my dog is to put the "screen cleaning" dogs upon on my projector. He goes fucking nuts.

[–]jaehood 0 points1 point ago

How do we know it's the dogs face timing and not two humans who switched to the back camera?

[–]24tothefloor 1 point2 points ago

Me and my friends kitty on facetime : ) Oscar and Eli

http://imgur.com/cQAn7

[–]RPrevolution 0 points1 point ago

They look married

[–]monkey3 0 points1 point ago

Why am I laughing so much?

[–]youvegotredonyou2 0 points1 point ago

that's what humans do, but these are dogs.

[–]katsden 0 points1 point ago

Derp? Derpee derp. Derp.

[–]PlutarcoUrquidi 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of Lacan's mirror stage.

[–]lizardman0812 0 points1 point ago

I like how her dog is like, "what the fuck?"

[–]sirAMPR 0 points1 point ago

Dog are you on the pot?

[–]brutally_honest_fuck 1 point2 points ago

Who the fuck lets there dog FaceTime? Dogs don't have no business on the Internet.

[–]megashadowzx 0 points1 point ago

Is that an Aussie? I love Aussies! I used to have one from when I was kid, but she died a few years back...she was the sweetest thing.

In any case...your girlfriend's dog is awesome. Just saying.

[–]twd1 0 points1 point ago

My dog used to watch Desperate Housewives...

[–]henryhillfiger34 0 points1 point ago

Millions of hours have been invested into advancing technology since man has lived on this planet. From the discovery of the wheel to microscopes that can view materials at the molecular level. Men have devoted their lives to making scientific discoveries that have improved countless lives and affected the way we live. We are able to peer into galaxies millions of light-years away. We have somehow found a way to make incredible technologies that were once conceived impossible in theory, available to any household.

And this is the product. Two canines "face-timing"

What a beautiful reflection on the human condition. It's poetic isn't it. fucking poetic.

[–]Salamanderfs 0 points1 point ago

Yes, this is Dog.

[–]heatd 0 points1 point ago

I was amused.

[–]weezermc78 0 points1 point ago

How does the audio sound on your side?

Rough.

[–]AdmiralTso 0 points1 point ago

did we just become best friends?

[–]snowday60 0 points1 point ago

"You think this is a fuckin' game?"

[–]colonel_cool_stool 0 points1 point ago

"hey, so you wanna show me your tits?"

[–]amyneko 0 points1 point ago

Ahaha I can't stop laughing XD