where crafting and dogs sadly intersect

August 8, 2011 11:28 AM

What could possibly be sadder than sad Etsy boyfriends? Sad Etsy Dogs.

At every 1000 views they celebrate with an Angry Etsy Cat (here are some more).

(You can start from the beginning if you like.)

posted by flex (51 comments total)

On the one hand, I'm kinda tired of these "LOL LOOK AT THIS THING SOMEONE WORKED REALLY HARD ON AND THEN POSTED TO AN AMATEUR CRAFT SITE -- HAW HAW, IT LOOKS AMATEUR!" sites.

On the other, this one is damned funny. I think it's the captions that do it.
posted by vorfeed at 11:38 AM on August 8, 2011

ROFL! These are sooo funny.
posted by nickyskye at 11:38 AM on August 8, 2011

So many sad French Bulldogs.
posted by cazoo at 11:38 AM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

Can't sleep, Slender-Chihuahua's going to get me...
posted by ennui.bz at 11:39 AM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]

I don't think it's possible for a dog to be sad. I'll give you momentarily embarrassed, sure, but eventually it'll find something stinky to roll in and will cheer right up. Such magnificent creatures.
posted by phunniemee at 11:40 AM on August 8, 2011 [5 favorites]

Who let the dogs pout?
posted by hal9k at 11:42 AM on August 8, 2011 [34 favorites]

These poor dogs think they're being punished, for what they do not know.
posted by 2bucksplus at 11:43 AM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]

Last night, my girlfriend informed me that when Christmas presents are unwrapped in her large and gift-giving-loving family, the stick-on bows go on the dog. She then turned to the dog and informed her that she fully intends to carry on this tradition.
posted by griphus at 11:46 AM on August 8, 2011 [5 favorites]

Nothing to do with Etsy. Everything to do with making dogs wear things.
posted by DU at 11:46 AM on August 8, 2011

These poor dogs think they're being punished, for what they do not know.

That's sort of how dogs experience life anyway.
posted by Bunny Ultramod at 11:47 AM on August 8, 2011

I LOVE THIS
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:48 AM on August 8, 2011

The saddest thing.
posted by entropicamericana at 11:52 AM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]

Some breeds (like the French Bulldogs and Chihuahuas) look sad when you dress them in anything. I think it may be an optical illusion.
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:53 AM on August 8, 2011

I don't think I have ever seen so much stinkeye in one place before. I am starting to fear that when the chihuahua revolution comes, humanity will be first against the wall.
posted by Lyn Never at 11:56 AM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

I had a black lab that HATED having those cutsey reindeer antlers put on his head. Didn't mind them at first - but when we doubled over in crying out loud laughter - he knew that he was being laughed at - not with. He would pull them off his head and chew them to fucking pieces.

Dogs know when they are being humiliated. These dogs certainly do.
posted by helmutdog at 11:57 AM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

Some breeds (like the French Bulldogs and Chihuahuas) look sad when you dress them in anything. I think it may be an optical illusion.

I have discovered the source of this "illusion".
posted by DU at 11:58 AM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

phunniemee: I don't think it's possible for a dog to be sad.

Yeah, it's not like they're cats or anything.

Speaking of, the angry cat -- both the picture provided and the idea of trying to put my own usually mellow cats in clothes -- makes my hands nearly start to spontaneously bleed, stigmata style, because it is so easy to imagine the scratches.

I love these dogs for their patience. If I'd evolved with the instinct to bite, I'm sure I wouldn't have it.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 11:58 AM on August 8, 2011

This guy is awesome. No matter how bad your day was this guy had it worse.
posted by Ad hominem at 11:58 AM on August 8, 2011

figure most dogs really really do not care how they are dressed; it's just not on the dog radar. This dog, however, I believe, is expecting death from shame at any moment. For shame, dog dressers, for shame!
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:01 PM on August 8, 2011

Oh the other hand, Lobster Corgi stands proud and will fuck your shit up if you dare look at him sideways.
posted by kmz at 12:04 PM on August 8, 2011 [9 favorites]

I don't think I have ever seen so much stinkeye in one place before.

Try living with a dog with a spitz tail.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 12:05 PM on August 8, 2011

AND MY AXE!
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 12:05 PM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]

I wish I could give all of these dogs enough tummy-scratches and "who's a good boy/girl?" endearments to compensate for the joy they've brought me through their suffering.
posted by ShutterBun at 12:07 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

Jesus H. Nicompoop, another gd tumblr blog, best of the web my ass...AWWW LOOKIT THE CUTE PUPPY WHO'S A GOOD BOY?!?
posted by marxchivist at 12:09 PM on August 8, 2011

LET'S DO COKE
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 12:12 PM on August 8, 2011 [6 favorites]

Oh the other hand, Lobster Corgi stands proud and will fuck your shit up if you dare look at him sideways.

I think it's pretty obvious that Lobster Corgi was not dressed by a human; he chose his own costume and is proudly cosplaying.
posted by Tomorrowful at 12:12 PM on August 8, 2011 [4 favorites]

I wish I could knit or crochet.
I'd send some of these dogs' humans a hatsign: "Wanker".
posted by likeso at 12:14 PM on August 8, 2011

"This guy is awesome. No matter how bad your day was this guy had it worse."

Holy sweet mother of God. Not safe if you're drinking liquid!
posted by Kevin Street at 12:15 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

juggernaut of unfotunate choices
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:19 PM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]

Classic Greg Nog comment about dressing up dogs.
posted by mlis at 12:37 PM on August 8, 2011 [6 favorites]

My first thought, even before I clicked on the link or the "more inside," was "ooh, there need to be some Angry Etsy Cats, too!" I'm not disappointed. The panic blur cat is my favorite.
posted by Metroid Baby at 12:38 PM on August 8, 2011 [3 favorites]

I was scrolling back to the top of the page, and all of the sudden "Lobster corgi" caught my eye, and I knew I had to scroll back down to see what it was about.

It was totally worth it.
posted by schmod at 12:43 PM on August 8, 2011

schmod: "and all of the sudden "Lobster corgi""

schmod, have I got a meme for you.
posted by namewithoutwords at 12:57 PM on August 8, 2011 [4 favorites]

No, I'm sorry. I can't laugh that much at dogs. First, because it's wrong to enjoy their suffering this much, and second because my dogs would eat my face if they saw it.
posted by S'Tella Fabula at 1:00 PM on August 8, 2011

I wouldn't worry too much about the dogs. There's really no humiliation so great it can't be soothed by a good thorough ball-licking, followed by a big slobbery face-licking.

Who's a good boy now, shitface?
posted by gompa at 1:06 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

Thank you, flex, for making smile on a Monday.
posted by SLC Mom at 1:20 PM on August 8, 2011

what
posted by schmod at 1:26 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

This shit is why pets are secretly plotting to kill us all in our sleep. Soon.
posted by Thorzdad at 1:54 PM on August 8, 2011

This shit is why pets are secretly plotting to kill us all in our sleep. Soon.

I have a deep-seated fear that my mom's dog will dress my mother in a poor fitting Christmas sweater just before it burns the house down.
posted by Mister Fabulous at 1:57 PM on August 8, 2011 [4 favorites]

This is amazing.
posted by bibliophibianj at 2:15 PM on August 8, 2011

hal9k: "Who let the dogs pout?"

Bad, hal9k! No cookie!
posted by deborah at 2:36 PM on August 8, 2011

why would you do this
posted by secret about box at 3:07 PM on August 8, 2011

So much lost dignity...and it is the pugs that seem particularly feel it. And it's not like pugs have much to start with, what with the adorable waddle they do.
posted by lesbiassparrow at 3:31 PM on August 8, 2011

Oddly Dignified Dog Is More Mature Than You

The further back you go, the more Oniony the titles get.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 4:16 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]

There's really no humiliation so great it can't be soothed by a good thorough ball-licking, followed by a big slobbery face-licking.

there is a such thing as being a little too kind to animals, dude. just sayin.
posted by elizardbits at 4:31 PM on August 8, 2011 [5 favorites]

Hoodlum hound says "give me your wallet."

IGs seem a bit over represented and I'm OK with that.
posted by polyhedron at 5:03 PM on August 8, 2011

My own, non-Etsy contribution.
posted by schoolgirl report at 5:16 PM on August 8, 2011

Sweet christ, have we no shame?

Onlooky Clover Hat Dog Baigs Laird Far Mercy

Sweet christ that is both the funniest and saddest thing I have seen and read all day!
posted by chemoboy at 10:37 PM on August 8, 2011

Haha, a great link, thanks for sharing!
posted by masters2010 at 5:56 AM on August 9, 2011

The panic blur cat is my favorite.

I just snorted out loud at work. Hilarious!
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 2:31 PM on August 9, 2011

Thank you, thank you so much. I was snorting and guffawing, and doing pretty well - but then I got to the title The Queen of Autumnal Spite and I was sufficiently weakened enough so that Puff Clam Dog Displays Feelings With Only Appendage Left that I might have had to step away from the computer for a change of undergarments. Goodness knows I spend way too much time on days like today somehow getting sucked into looking at 34 pages of regrettable tattoos - but I must say, this is well-done.

considering my daughter does this to my dog
posted by peagood at 9:44 PM on August 9, 2011 [2 favorites]