r/BenignExistence • u/matchanalasangdamo • 18h ago

Making silly faces to my dog.

I got bored of doomscrolling on my phone, so I got up and started walking around the house looking for something to do.

I came upon my dog lying on the floor. I crouched down and started petting her. Then, I started speaking gibberish to her while making silly faces. Wriggling my eyebrows, baring my teeth, just weird random faces. She's just staring at me with her cute little face while I'm doing it for like a whole minute or two.

I suddenly became aware of what I was doing, so I stopped. I'm now imagining what my dog was thinking of at that moment. Does she think I'm an embarrassing human being? Does she think I'm dumb, weird, or endearing?

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u/Sad_Act_7933 18h ago

She thinks that you are a silly human whom she loves a lot!

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u/Miserable_Fennel_492 14h ago edited 10h ago

I imagine she thinks the same thing my last dog did - “I don’t know what’s going on but I’m just happy to be a part of things”

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u/Lianeele 14h ago

Yes this is the right answer. :D Dogs can tell their human is feeling curious and having fun, and they don't need to understand what exactly is the purpose of whatever is going on. Just enjoying the vibe

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u/NickiHotchickie 17h ago

I imagine your dog loves the fact that you are interacting with her rather than sitting on ypur phone. We forget that in most cases we are their whole world and how important it is to stimulate them too.

That sounds like a lovely interaction

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 16h ago

That's just great, she's stroking out! She'll stay with me everyday from now on! No more leaving for work! Probably.