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[–]cthonians 26 points27 points ago

I bet he still loves unconditionally.

[–]Killershred 53 points54 points ago

That dog looks terrible. I find this more sad than funny.

[–]whatwouldscoobydo 15 points16 points ago

I think a lot of what causes the problems you see in this dog is genetic deformities. A dog can look like this and be considered healthy if everything is being managed properly. But I agree. It is very sad. It is poor breeding practices that lead to genetic issues like this. :C

[–]Martholomule 5 points6 points ago

Are there certain deformities to look for to determine whether it's from breeding or just random bad luck?

[–]whatwouldscoobydo 2 points3 points ago

While it can be random bad luck, you avoid the expression of these deformities by not inbreeding. However, inbreeding is common to produce purebred animals as well as in puppy mills. These things can result in a beautiful dog, that at some point gets bombarded with it's poor genetics. My grandma's dogs were like this- great pets until about 8 years old- they went completely blind, deaf, had hip issues within a few months of one another (they were brother and sister). While these things on their own aren't bad, they also suffered from a number of other issues I can't remember, and all of these issues were genetically based (not medically, since you can have something happen that causes the dog to go blind or deaf). I just remember the vet telling her to put them down because it would only get worse- and that it was a result of inbreeding. A commonly known one- purebred german shepherds generally have early onset hip issues because of how their legs are bred and how frequently they are bred with other purebreds (meaning limited genetic variance).

Now all these seem not-so-cosmetic, but that's because the above mentioned are a lot more common. Only in the last while (I'd say 50 years) have we seen dogs like this that are so horribly deformed because of how they are bred. Believe it or not, some people actually intentionally do it to create "ugly dogs".

This is just to the best of my understanding, though. The "bad luck" scenario is more likely to come in to play when you just have a minimal amount of issues show up- For example, a little of puppies was given to our local shelter- all were fine but one, who looked much more like the mother's breed and was completely blind. Blindness is one issue, and likely was a genetic "accident". But as with my Gram's dogs, the prevalence of several comorbid disorders that all happened at once- that is a sign of poor breeding and not just an accidental thing.

Hope this makes sense!

[–]brussels4breakfast -1 points0 points ago

I'm going to bet it's bad breeding.

[–]the_great_vagoo -1 points0 points ago

whoa there margaret sanger

[–]melance 19 points20 points ago

He really is an adorable little bastard.

[–]nXiety 28 points29 points ago

Meth, not even once.

[–]weaponx181 10 points11 points ago

Is that Mad­eye Moody's dog?

[–]statix138 9 points10 points ago

I would cuddle the fuck out of that dog.

[–]WisdomTooth8 15 points16 points ago

this pic just broke my freaking heart...

[–]Martholomule 16 points17 points ago

Don't be sad. Those of us that look different from everyone else can still be happy and joyful - especially if we don't know what we're missing.

[–]Cthaji 5 points6 points ago

A very nice opinion from a different perspective. Thank you!

[–]provaros 6 points7 points ago

If that dog talked it'd probably be with a cockney accent.

[–]futuristicfry 11 points12 points ago

Momma says I'm special

[–]moustached_pistachio 5 points6 points ago

Whoa, I was not expecting a face like that this early.

[–]Mr_Moe_Lester 4 points5 points ago

He needs to be examined to check for orbital cellulitis. It can be serious and kill him. He's got proptosis which is why his eye is bulging out so far.

[–]Zerachiel_01 3 points4 points ago

Comic Sans

[–]tonytown 3 points4 points ago

more like wingdings.

[–]Xanitarou 3 points4 points ago

Yarrgh!

[–]SirSoup 2 points3 points ago

I want that dog

[–]phantomheart 3 points4 points ago

Holy shit, WTF? So ugly he's cute? Interesting dog.

[–]Paintballer6960 5 points6 points ago

My uncle looked the same way after snorting only one marijuana.

[–]PepsiOnCoke -2 points-1 points ago

Your uncle must be a lightweight, this took atleast three marijuanas!

[–]blamtorious 1 point2 points ago

And maybe an alcohol.

[–]sinat50 0 points1 point ago

The shit this dog must have seen...

(No pun intended)

[–]LouiseRL 1 point2 points ago

[–]I-say-nay 1 point2 points ago

Momma says life is like a box of chocolates

[–]A1t3rB0y 1 point2 points ago

That was good buddy have an upvote.

[–]rkielt 2 points3 points ago

you give them the LAZY EYE

[–]BrittyLynnB 0 points1 point ago

I have a GSP...this made me sad...inbred maybe? How could you ever say no to this face?

[–]looneyloonam 1 point2 points ago

He probably put little Jimmy in the pond

[–]Sokonomi 1 point2 points ago

[–]Kilir -1 points0 points ago

Did Uncle Ruckus reincarnate as a dog?

[–]AkinDENCHwa -1 points0 points ago

Meth... Not even once

[–]toolongdontread -1 points0 points ago

Lil' Brudder!

[–]alastor136 -1 points0 points ago

This used to be my fb picture.

[–]Crodface -1 points0 points ago

Dobby?

[–]xPulse 1 point2 points ago

I can count to potato

[–]spouq 0 points1 point ago

Coolest dog ever.

[–]brussels4breakfast 0 points1 point ago

Omg this is awful. Poor dog.

[–]Ghodhockey21 1 point2 points ago

I came here to see what funny things people could come up with but instead got a lesson on dog breeding. Thanks reddit!

[–]Mindfever74 1 point2 points ago

Its pronounced EYE-gor.

[–]johnmichaelbowes 0 points1 point ago

Christopher Walken in dog form.

[–]boobsmcgraw 1 point2 points ago

That is one adorably fugly dog.

[–]FuckMe-FuckYou 1 point2 points ago

[–]finalpodjump 0 points1 point ago

Wasn't that on the... nevermind.

[–]davebarr27 0 points1 point ago

That title

[–]FedericoGiovine 0 points1 point ago

He reminds me of the guy in the ice age 3 I think :D

[–]crazedcorvo 0 points1 point ago

METH. Not even once.

[–]5nakedoc -2 points-1 points ago

Possibly the funniest thing I have seen on Reddit to date.

[–]Isthian 1 point2 points ago

This thing is even uglier than a pug the poor bastard!

[–]architect_x 0 points1 point ago

Maybe we did come from fish. I found his cousin.

[–]geniuscandybar 0 points1 point ago

no

[–]Kbr1119 -4 points-3 points ago

OMG!!

[–]Tater_Tots_ -2 points-1 points ago

He's really cute in his own retarded way.

[–]BadassLaughingClown -2 points-1 points ago

What the fuck happened to that dog?

[–]CrimsonChamorro -3 points-2 points ago

not going to lie but had a bad week and so far this is the only thing that made my piss myself laughing