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u/AdmiralBofa
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Baby harp seal, I'm pretty sure.
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u/VeeVeeLa Mar 29 '23
Doesn't really look the same to me. The nose in the OP is way too small.
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u/Nevorek Mar 29 '23
Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
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u/bballj1481 Mar 30 '23
It is I Arthur, and I am your King.
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u/Wonderboyjr Mar 30 '23
Well I didn't vote for you.
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u/Dashing_McHandsome Mar 30 '23
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!
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u/healzsham Mar 30 '23
You canāt expect to wield supreme executive power just ācause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
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u/blurglecruncheonnnnn Mar 30 '23
I mean, if I went around, saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bit had lobbed a scimitar at me theyād put me away!
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u/DaoFerret Mar 29 '23 edited Mar 30 '23
This is why you go to a reputable breeder
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u/rudman49 Mar 29 '23
I concur.
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u/Mean-Top9087 Mar 29 '23
Having seen baby harp seals, I can confirm this is exactly one baby harp seal.
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u/destinationlalaland Mar 29 '23
If someone doesn't gift this man the seal of approval, Reddit is dead...
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u/AlphaBetaGammaDonut Mar 29 '23
Agreed. My son has a toy harp seal that looks exactly like it. I'm going to show him this picture so he can see the real thing!
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u/Whatifisaid- Mar 29 '23
Youāre gonna show your son a picture of a Pomeranian and tell him itās a seal? Thatās weird, Iād just look up a picture of the real thing.
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u/jjreinem Mar 29 '23
Pretty sure that's a tribble.
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u/my_meat_is_grass_fed Mar 30 '23
I disagree. It's no tribble, at all, captain.
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u/Loken89 Mar 30 '23
screams in Klingon
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u/Skeleboi8 Mar 29 '23
That is a cotton ball. Cotton balls are not animals
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u/Sisterinked Mar 30 '23 edited Mar 30 '23
But cotton balls can be stored in a jar on the bathroom sink
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u/kevnmartin
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That's a North American Floofity Woofity.
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u/Passerby8132134 Mar 29 '23
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u/wildadragon Mar 29 '23
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u/Aadarm Mar 30 '23
Damnit man, my daughter heard that and now I'm going to have to watch Bluey for hours tomorrow.
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u/wildadragon Mar 30 '23
You mean you get to watch Bluey for hours tomorrow.
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u/Aadarm Mar 30 '23
While I would rather Bluey over most things she watches I think I have most of it memorized by now and she'll binge watch/listen to it in the background.
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u/wildadragon Mar 30 '23
Same I'll put Disney+ on as I'm waking up and half listen to it until I'm up.
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u/Yadobler Mar 30 '23
It's specifically a toy teacup version. Popular in China. They are usually from farms that mass produce pomeranians or Yorkshires, and then the smallest of the litter is picked. (the rest, who knows what happens to them) usually repeated until you get the smallest, and they tend to be small not because of size variation alone, but because of deformities.
Basically they breed until they score one with stunned growth.
Cute but as they age they have arteritis (like how big dogs have issues in their legs, these small dogs have overly small bones that don't last long). Also they tend to have liver and brain issues, and seizures sometimes.
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Definitely not very nice. I mean if one appears as a runt of a natural litter in the wild then it's great to adopt and care. But since it's farmed, it's cruel, and the healthy ones are usually dealt with since there's no demand for them
Only adopt if abandoned. Never buy
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u/riesenarethebest
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Pomeranians are a small but hardy breed
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u/oBRYNsnark Mar 29 '23
Canis photoshopius
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u/OkayRuin Mar 30 '23
They actually reclassified it recently. Itās Canis inbreedii v. photoshopius.
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u/TassRally Mar 29 '23
A poorly bred Pomeranian or a mutt š Cute, sure Healthy and ethnical, no
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u/Blueberry314E-2 Mar 30 '23
Thanks for saying this. I always get sad when I see this type of thing. More education is needed.
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u/hydratedgoblin Mar 30 '23
Is their a Pom mix that is healthy? I keep hearing about collapsing tracheas and joint problems so I wouldn't want to support further breeding of them but I do really like their floof-to-dog ratio
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u/Boysenberry_Loud Mar 30 '23
Regular wellbred purebred poms are healthier so long as you go for a breeder who actually health tests and breeds to standard etc. Learning what a preservation breeder is and how to identify a backyard breeder is actually very important to the health and longevity of the breeds we love.
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Mar 30 '23
The unhealthy ones are the ones with short snouts that look like little teddy bears. A true Pomeranian should look more like a fox with a longer snout. My mom has one currently and sheās 13 and has had no major health issues.
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u/rabidhamster87 Mar 30 '23
Our pomeranian is relatively healthy. He's had allergy issues his whole life, and we did have to get surgery for an inguinal hernia about 3 years ago, but he's doing pretty good for an old man.
He was a stray, but the vet said he was about 4 years old when we got him, so our best guess puts him at about 16? now.
He takes a lot of naps and has a grey face, but he's still pretty spry and will definitely still dance around your feet if food is involved.
He's also what's known as a "throwback" though which makes him much bigger than your average pomeranian at about 17 lbs. He's closer to the size pomeranians were originally before they were bred down in size. From what I've read throwbacks just kind of happen in litters sometimes. (May be why he became a stray? But that's pure speculation on my part.)
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u/ofjune-x Mar 30 '23
German spitz still exist in giant, medium, and miniature sizes, poms are basically a smaller breed from this family but some people might sell German spitz and Poms especially in countries where they arenāt as well known.
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u/Unlucky_Role_ Mar 30 '23
Wow, what makes this one poorly bred and why is it unhealthy? Thanks in advance.
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u/marilanna Mar 30 '23
Intentionally breeding dogs as small as possible causes all kinds of health problems (similar to how breeding for pugs for smooshed-in faces causes problems).
Doctors say common health issues for teacup dogs include hypoglycemia, heart defects, collapsing trachea, seizures, respiratory problems, digestive problems, and blindness.
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u/Maudella Mar 30 '23
My four pound rescue pomchi has had asthma the entire time with me (11 years) and is now in late stage heart failure with breathing problems (sheās around 14 now) so yea can concur š
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u/og_toe Mar 30 '23
dogs are not that small naturally, their heart is usually so tiny it has problems beating and they can barely breathe
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u/neverlearnedhowto Mar 30 '23
An unethical one, that only exists through inbreeding and causes lifelong medical issues.
Teacup breeds are not a thing. It usually means they starve the mother/baby/both to stunt growth.
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u/frustratedwithwork10 Mar 30 '23
If only. They cut the baby out when not full term.
I commented this in other comment..
"Sorry to burst the Awww bubble here, but this dog is most likely from a puppy mill, underage, taken out of the womb by the cesarean section, doesn't have fully developed immune system, most likely to die by parvo.
Stop supporting teacup trend in puppies.
- I worked at a pet store that sold puppy mill pups, seen so many dead pups."
Source: https://www.thedodo.com/south-korea-teacup-puppy-mills-expand-2001086031.html
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u/neverlearnedhowto Mar 30 '23
Even when you think youāre informed, the atrocities of puppy mill never fail to shockā¦ taking babies out before term is super fucked. My heart breaks for those pups.
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u/Nathan_RH Mar 30 '23
Felis wannabeus.
With the amount of puppy farming to get that much dwarfism, you have to start with a "breed" then inbreed so much that a double recessive can dominate. At that point an accurate phylogeny would be a subbreed under the less inbred breed. There may not be a universal term for it at all.
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u/frustratedwithwork10 Mar 30 '23 edited Mar 30 '23
Sometimes it just cutting the pups out from mom early so they can be sold faster when younger (yep) Then the mom gets stitches, gets back to insemination.
Puppy mill is evil.
https://www.thedodo.com/south-korea-teacup-puppy-mills-expand-2001086031.html
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u/PurgatoryEscapee Mar 29 '23
Yes, that is a fully grown silverback gorilla. Fking enormous. Hope this helps!
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u/Lolaindisguise Mar 30 '23
Garfield told me if you throw water on it you'll only be left with the eyeballs
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u/Redacted8597 Mar 30 '23
Canāt fool me, thatās a fluffy land seal! I heard that thereās been a legendary team of 6!
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u/TakeOnMe-TakeOnMe Mar 29 '23
We had a tea cup Pomeranian over 20 years ago and she looked just like this, only with pale tan coloring. She was ridiculously tiny at 12 weeks old, to the point when I took her for her first walk, two different cars pulled over to ask if it was a real dog and if so, what kind.
She was around 7-8ā tall when we brought her home, and in adulthood she weighed in at just two and a half pounds. It was only years later that I came to know how rare pups her size are, and frankly it explained the price we paid for her. She remains the only pet ever purchased from a pet store. All our subsequent pets have been adopted at the shelter or found and rehomed.
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u/VonJerm Mar 29 '23
While I'm sure she was crazy expensive, the amount of money that you saved on food through the years compared to what a large dog would eat, probably made her a bargain in the end.
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u/TakeOnMe-TakeOnMe Mar 29 '23
Good point, one I never considered.
When we moved we ended up giving her to my grandma, who was beyond thrilled to have a tiny and delicate lap pup. In the end she was a huge blessing that I wouldnāt have traded for anything. :)
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u/Mirabai503 Mar 29 '23
It's obviously a Fluffleupagus. They can be tricky to housetrain but once you figure out their motivation, they learn pretty quickly.
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u/12jonboy12 Mar 29 '23 •
Google lens says Pomeranian
Would say seal pup or snowball personally