• mommykink
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    What’s the Orphan Crushing Machine here? That stray dogs are being kept at a shelter instead of being out on the street? I know it sucks to realize, but the idea that every dog not having a loving nuclear family to take care of it is sort of a pipe dream. This seems like the best possible scenario all around. Even the shelter looks nice and clean.

    • Diplomjodler
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      47 months ago

      While the kids were reading, somebody brutally murdered their parents and the next day they were sold into slavery.

    • @TokenBoomerOP
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      -337 months ago

      IDK, I just wanted to post to this community for content.

      • @metallic_substance
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        197 months ago

        You did achieve your one goal, so congrats on that. Well done I guess.

          • @TokenBoomerOP
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            7 months ago

            Ya know, you can post too. The more people posts, the less I have to.

        • @TokenBoomerOP
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          -47 months ago

          0 post count. Don’t criticize others, for that you choose not to do.

  • @lemmus
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    217 months ago

    This is great until news of this leads to all of the dogs being adopted then the children have no one to read to so they get put in the shelter and the dogs have to be removed from their newfound loving homes to come back to the shelter to bark stories at the children in the cages.

    • @Today
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      16 months ago

      I’d watch that reality series.

  • Lemminary
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    77 months ago

    Mmm, yes. Dogs, famously known for loving being read to.

    • @Arbiter
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      277 months ago

      Dogs tend to just like being included in things.

      • Lemminary
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        7 months ago

        I’m not arguing against that. Why do you assume I am? Because I’m saying we could do better?

        • @Arbiter
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          127 months ago

          woof woof bark bark woof arf arf arf

          • Lemminary
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            -67 months ago

            Sorry, I’m not here to read you, but will block whatever bs you’re trying to pull.

    • @[email protected]
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      7 months ago

      They don’t care about the content obviously, but they love when you just give them attention. You can see the dogs are very engaged with their child.

      • @metallic_substance
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        107 months ago

        Plus, don’t forget that the kids also get practice time reading, so it brutally slaughters 2 birds with 1 stone

        • RBG
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          77 months ago

          Heyhey, we don’t say that here. We say crushes two orphans with one machine!

        • @mojo_raisin
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          27 months ago

          Ya, practice with a non-judgemental listener that’s really cute even

      • Lemminary
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        -57 months ago

        Yeah, I just have the idea that they prefer a ball to a book.

        • @[email protected]
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          67 months ago

          Probably true but I’m still happy that someone spends some time with them. Perhaps they get to play with the kids as well

    • @[email protected]
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      227 months ago

      My dog loves when people tell her stories! It’s less about the content and more about the interaction. The book is totally for the child’s benefit so they can learn to read.

      • @[email protected]
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        217 months ago

        There’s also the bonus of showing kids that good dogs come from shelters and not just breeders, and definitely not from puppy mills. These kids will remember this when it’s time to get a dog.

      • @mojo_raisin
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        47 months ago

        This made me imagine a TV show where a kid reads to their dog but the dog understands and is imagining themselves as the book’s main character and every week we get a new story starring the dog.

      • Lemminary
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        -37 months ago

        There are better interactions for a dog. For their sake, at least, if that’s a priority here at all. The kids will learn to read regardless.

        • @lunarul
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          47 months ago

          Someone: does something good.

          Always that one person: but why not do another good thing instead?

          • Lemminary
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            7 months ago

            You really came here to turn someone’s opinion into a problem, didn’t you.

            If “we can do better” is problematic for you, then you’re the one with the issue and not the people pointing things out.

  • @[email protected]
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    77 months ago

    I had to read to my peers, who at that age had zero self control over telling me how shit I read.