I know that I shouldn't give him food when he's begging, but sometimes I have to because he is so round

Can confirm (with this picture of my dog taken last week) that dogs also do this, and no, I do not know why 😅

little dog, sleeping Buut-Buut's favourite place to nap is on the couch, in the narrow valley between my partner's outstretched legs. I think he likes being cocooned + using our legs as pillows

"What? I'm not doing anything wrong! Technically I'm not ON the table, as long as my back legs are still on a chair. Also that food looks pretty good and I haven't been fed for days. DAYS."

re-reading The Enchanted Forest Chronicles for the first time as an adult and discovering that I can predict entire sentences, saying them out loud along with the audiobook narrator. does that even count as "reading?" (I re-read these SO many times throughout my childhood -- they're so funny!)

those silhouette book covers w/ minimalist graphic design were neat when they first hit fantasy books, but I'm so tired of them now. publishers, please pay human artists to draw & paint faces again! :( one of the great things about middle grade books is that they still have actual cover art, e.g. +

I'm embarrassed to admit I'm allergic to beeswax ... but I have been "lighting" my electric candles every year for Auden and thinking of them. Much love to your little family, and to Auden's memory. 💜

Buut-Buut committing Crimes right in front of us (he's trying to get the little black object on the edge of the table. turn volume up if you want to hear him whining and begging for my partner to come "help" him) +

As a fellow OCD'er, I know the feeling 💜 (and my strategy is also "animal pics"). This is our little guy, who looks like an angel but is definitely NOT

Have you ever read the middle grade graphic novel Garlic and the Vampire, with anthropomorphic vegetables? That's what this picture makes me think of, because that onion is person-sized 😂

sorry to post dog stuff twice in a row but I must show you Buut-Buut's christmas socks #dogsofbluesky

it's sooooo hard to be a little dog! you've got to beg for food and attention and then spend the rest of your time dozing so that you can beg for more food and attention later

wow, The Legend of Korra graphic novels really gloriously commit to Korrasami 💕 it's canonical; there's thoughtful worldbuilding that queers the existing universe/characters; why have I not read these before now

Without saying your age, who was your first animated crush?

Aww, this is the story of my life, too. I'm glad you found Winston! Being able to finally cuddle a dog was such a big moment for me -- it just changes something inside you deep down, doesn't it? (Here's our little guy)

recent photos of Buut-Buut being adorable without even trying

when I was about 8, I read a book called The Philosophy Files, which had thought experiments like, "how do you know you're not a brain in a vat living in a virtual world?" "if you use a scifi teleporter which destroys & then reassembles all of your particles, do you actually die every time?" ++

Buut-Buut seeming like an angel vs. Buut-Buut being a little devil

rare footage of Buut-Buut sitting in my lap. he is NOT a cuddly dog (why be still when you could be running around, playing, or "investigating" things you're not supposed to?) and only *appears* calm. 10 seconds ago we were wrestling on the ground

buut-buut all dressed up and ready to go to work in his polo shirt. (hah, "work." buut-buut thinks his job is "official royal poison taster" -- he wishes to have a small bite of everything I eat before I eat it)

sometimes you do a tarot reading for yourself and it's exactly what you need, like a warm hug from the universe. & sometimes you do a tarot reading and you just want the cards to fuck off because they may be right but you do NOT want to be told that right now

determined little dog has stolen a Brussels sprout from out of the grocery bag. to be fair a Brussels sprout IS a 1) small round ball made of 2) food, two things which dogs really like

@knifecrow.bsky.social thought you might get a laugh out of this. my local library's collection has this DeviantArt-circa-1999 masterpiece as the official cover for the Howl's Moving Castle audiobook, it captures Howl as he truly is: an anime boy drawn by a 13-year-old 😅

this is the video most of the game sound effects are sourced from. Buut-Buut's trying to grab the little orange ball sitting on top of the purse & we are encouraging him to use his problem-solving skills, lol

Buut-Buut's day: frolics in yard with dog-friend from across the street, turns into snowball, has no regrets (until he is put into a bathtub)

Fact #1: These two chopsticks were once the same length. Fact #2: We have a little dog who gets bored easily. Can you solve the mystery of what happened? 😛 #dogsofbluesky

I have a very clear mental picture of this cute thing because our dog does it too, haha (except with pinecone "cigars")

very strange year for me, reading-wise. I had some sort of autism-related language shutdown* last spring that made it hard for me to read/write as much as usual, so I relied a *lot* on re-reads (normal for me) and on audiobooks (not normal). feel free to ask for recs based on interests/criteria!

various pictures of Buut-Buut being ridiculous. sometimes the comedy is accidental but I swear, he knows when he's making everyone laugh, and he loves the attention #dogsofbluesky

I have nothing against furries, I'm glad they have their own space here too, but it is a bit of a surprise if you're scrolling that feed in the morning! If you search "dogs of Bluesky" and click feeds, the last feed on the list filters art out and gives us only photos of our cute pals (this one):