@freemo @funny @dogs that's exactly me to ๐Ÿ˜…

The reason it's me is because animals are innocent. They only want 1 thing in this world. To be loved.

They have no alternate motives, they just want to love and be loved. Full stop. (Domestic ones)

Humans on the other hand, lie, deceive, manipulate, kill for pleasure etc and usually get what's coming to them in those situations and it just didn't happen for no reason.
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@Wetrix @freemo @funny @dogs
lol my dog lies. I think of him as a person. Well, a kid (he's a puppy).

A domesticated dog would be akin to a socialised and civilised person. Likewise, people & animals raise in poor conditions will reflect that mostly, so in the end I don't think we're that different.

@torresjrjr @freemo @funny @dogs I agree to a point.

I don't think a dog raised in bad conditions becomes inherently bad or evil. It's simply adapting to its surroundings. You see this in rescue animals all the time like vicious dogs that are only that way until taken away from the people that made them that way.

Humans on the other hand will still be a-holes no matter what environment they're in ๐Ÿ˜… ๐ŸŒ

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@Wetrix @freemo @funny @dogs

> I don't think a [person] raised in bad conditions becomes inherently bad or evil. [s/he's] simply adapting to [his/her] surroundings. You see this in [abused youth] all the time like [juvenile delinquents] that are only that way until taken away from the [people/parents/gang/gulag/terrorist group/famine/etc] that made them that way.

I don't see much difference there.

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@Wetrix @freemo @funny @dogs
> I don't know if my dog lies

It is harder to tell when a dog/pet lies, but that's really only because we don't hold a higher standard of honesty to our pets, because

1. They don't speak, so they are less capable of communitcating thoughts, including falsehoods. So we don't think of them like that.

2. We find them cute usually so we let it slide lol.

@torresjrjr @freemo @funny @dogs I don't think dogs even have the cognitive capacity to lie. To them lying is just not something they would understand or comprehend.

That's why they are loved by so many people ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ˜

@freemo @funny @dogs

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They are way, way smarter than you think, @Wetrix

Some animals have higher IQs then some humans. Dogs are loyal, affectionate and playful, which better explain their popularity.

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