This… This Can’t Be Real…

It’s just too perfect to be a real puppy… the shiny coat, the blue eyes… It’s like some sort of porcelain doll… Brain… melting… can’t… handle… the cuteness…


How on Earth do you cope with it, Lana N.?

246 comments … read them below or add one

  1. Mary (the first) says:

    Pupper looks like Christopher Walken!

    • Jane says:

      Yeah, gotta say creeping me out a little. The pale eyes on dogs always do that to me. (Especially Australian Shepherds.)

      • Noelegy says:

        I mentioned a few weeks ago that my employer hosted a doggie charity event. I took my Husky, and someone asked me if she was blind (she has blue eyes). I wanted to ask if he had never seen a Husky before. Children sometimes don’t know what to think about her eyes and think that they look spooky, because they’re such a pale blue that they’re almost white, but her friendly nature wins them over.

        • Jane says:

          Huskies are beautiful and usually very nice dogs. The lighter eyes are still startling to me.

          I haven’t had good experiences with Australian shepherds, I think a lot of the rural people I’ve run into train them to be serious (vicious) guard dogs. I don’t know enough about their normal temperament.

    • KKL says:

      Thank you Mary, you make me laugh hard.

  2. victoreia says:

    …. brain … not … functioning….

  3. danusia says:

    it’s NOT real. it’s photoshop. =)

  4. annie says:

    it really doesn’t look real… not realness makes it not nearly as cute. i am underwhelmed.

  5. Winston says:

    So shiny….

  6. Jaceyy says:

    It looks like someone placed an image of the puppy over the grass. Is it really real REAL? *brain not coping*

  7. Raquel says:

    This dog is soooooo fake, just pay attention to the front legs. It’s a 3D model made on computer, and then photoshoped on a grass photo.

  8. Moi, Actually says:

    He’s a cute puppy but he also looks like a cut-and-paste puppy.
    It it just me?

  9. Why is this still “awaiting moderation”? 5 other comments below. Am I on someone’s black list or something?

  10. Nire says:

    This really does look rather Photoshopped….mind you…a really really GOOD Photoshop job but…

  11. Mariana Paes says:

    CGI puppy??!

  12. Looks like a spray-on porcelain garden ornament to complement the garden elves.

  13. Suzjeffs says:

    Cute is cute, however that photo came to be. It’s a beautiful pup nonetheless.

  14. DillPig says:

    Faraway expression….melting blue gaze……silky fur….giant muzzlepouche….*splot*

  15. Fird Birfle says:

    Also: another nice bit o’ hoovertext on this ‘un :)

  16. Birdcage says:

    I feel like this puppy’s name should be Sunny and it should be the star of a movie called iRobodog.

  17. Birdcage says:

    Je suis dans la salle de moderashun!

  18. Eastie78 says:

    Gotta love the people who run in screaming, “PHOTOSHOP!” Those are the kind of people that take all the fun out of living.

    ADORABLE picture, nonetheless!

  19. Mela says:

    It looks like a Pixar character. I want it!!!

  20. Theresa says:

    BEEEP!

  21. flutterby says:

    What is CGI?

    The eyz just leave me cold {{{{}}}}} *shivers*

  22. Theresa says:

    Yes! The mod filter doesn’t like the vegetable that pickles are made out of! 8O

    • Fird Birfle says:

      *inserting unsolicited two-cents*

      I don’t like pickles OR most vegetables anyhow!!!
      Lima beans and carrots are my exceptions….

    • skippymom says:

      Cucumbers?

      • skippymom says:

        Holy carp, Theresa, you’re right.

        • Zippy says:

          Why, yes, she is! I’m all up for a Friday lunch-time martini in the mod lounge anyways! Skippymom, care to join me? ;)

          So THAT’S what the pickles ref is all about! But I don’t care for any with my martini, thanks.

          • Zippy says:

            OK, I though I was replying to skippymom above – what the heck?!

          • Zippy says:

            Hum, I can’t even reply to myself! Anywho, I was just amazed that Theresa was right, since I tested the pickles ref and landed in the mod lounge. Anywhoo, a round of martini’s for everyone! Pickles optional.

          • skippymom says:

            whistling happily, reaches down cocktail shaker, opens bottle of Beefeater, points vermouth bottle in general direction of martini glasses, hands one to Zippy

          • skippymom says:

            Zippy, I was in the lounge mixing drinks for us, but I got put in double moderation for it. Um, this is getting sort of meta. Or something.

          • skippymom says:

            HELP, I’M IN TRIPLE MOD!

          • Zippy says:

            I’m right there with ya’, honey! Here’s a martini . . .

          • Jane says:

            I think the mods (secretly) do the mod lounge thing to us so the posters can be creative with numerous “lounge” posts. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Question is: Is it for their fun or ours, or both?

          • Jane says:

            Help I’m steppin’ into the twilight zone
            The place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
            My beacon’s been moved under moon and star
            Where am I to go, now that I’ve gone too far

            We’ll see if this goes under the comment it’s supposed to – otherwise it won’t make much sense.

          • Noelegy says:

            LOL. A childhood friend’s father always said that he thought it sounded like they were saying “when the bullet hits the phone.” I cannot hear that song now without thinking of Steve’s misheard lyric.

            ‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy…

          • Jane says:

            Okay, this is just getting ridonculous. I’m going up and down figuring out what posts are meant to be responses to which other posts.

          • Theresa says:

            Oooh, I always liked “There’s a bathroom on the right.” My brother’s is “I’ll never be your pizza burger.” :lol;

          • Jane says:

            Sigh, this was about being lost in….dum dum dum…”The MOD ZONE”.

          • skippymom says:

            Thanks, Zippy! (downs martini in one gulp) Can I have another?
            I have to do story time in a couple of minutes, this should set me up nicely.

          • skippymom says:

            I am in quadruple mod now. This is getting scary. I heard a rumor that if you get modded more than six times in one day, you disappear. I will just be quiet now.

          • Guinea Peeg Lover says:

            If Sharpy sees that, she’s probably just going to moderate your next 2 comments just to mess with ya. If you put 2 more comments on today.

          • Fird Birfle says:

            *calls Lassie & tells her that skippymom has gone down the well*

          • Queen of Dork says:

            Oh skippymom. You might not disappear but you may have to hop about on a wrinkle in time…;)

          • Noelegy says:

            Beetlejuice!
            Beetlejuice!
            Beet–

          • Queen of Dork says:

            “Read the handbook”

          • Fird Birfle says:

            ??

          • skippymom says:

            QD, I’m feeling very light-headed and dizzy. Do you have smelling salts?

          • Queen of Dork says:

            Oh noes! *Immediately applies smelling salts to skippymom with the quickness! Drags skippymom up from the floor and puts her into bed. Pulls covers to her chin and tucks her in with a stuffed bear.* Whew! (that should do the trick)

            *Squeaks away down the hall…*

    • Zippy says:

      You mean cucumber????

      (this is a test, and it’s been a while since I visited the mod lounge, I’d kind of like to see what’s shakin’ there, if I can land there. And I always wondered what the pickles in relation to the mod lounge was all about . . . Let’s see what happens, shall we?)

      • Sharpy says:

        i wish i could keep you all here with me in the mod lounge, but you must fly free. but you know the secret word now, so drop by anytime.

    • Noelegy says:

      No cuke umbers aloud?

  23. Eastie78 says:

    Mod Lounge for me, too. I’ll have some pickles!

  24. Laurie says:

    Either Sim Pets or Petz, but still cute.

  25. Erin says:

    I’m just not that into him. (Sorry!) He looks like a creepy frat boy. Although I’m sure he/she’s a very nice doggie (if it is, indeed, a doggie).

  26. flutterby says:

    Theresa ! Thx for ‘splainin’ CGI to technodope !

  27. Theresa says:

    “I was just amazed that Theresa was right,”

    It is amazing, isn’t it? It happens about every third leap-year.

    • Zippy says:

      OK, WTH??? Theresa, how did you manage to reply to my post WAY above my post??? At least I think you’re replying to my post!

      I must be in the third sublevel of the mod lounge or entered some alternate universe or WordPress is all buggy today.

      I’m so cornfoosed!

  28. Zippy says:

    ARGH – I give up! I was able to reply to Theresa, so I thought I could reply to skippymom in triple mod, but no dice! :x

    *skulks off to corner of third sublevel of mod lounge with martini in hand*

  29. Queen of Dork says:

    Wow. I just finished reading (again) Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book On The Banks Of Plum Creek. (please don’t judge me for enjoying reading children’s books). This picture reminds me of Mrs. Wilder’s description of a little china dog her little sister Carrie got as a Christmas present one year! :)

    • Jane says:

      Who on this board would criticize that particular author choice?? However, I would rate James Herriott’s series since this is an animal site. :) I can re-read his books over and over.

      You know it’s good if you buy it in hardbound.

      • Jane says:

        I meant I’d rate his series HIGHER.

        Man, I can’t tell you how many times I wished this board had an edit feature for our own posts!

        Meg? Mods? anyone listening?

      • Queen of Dork says:

        Oh dear! I’ve never read James Herriott or even heard of that. Looks like I have some Googling/book ordering/ reading to do!

        • Fird Birfle says:

          Hi, Q :)

          J. Herriott was (?is?) a veterinarian in Britain. One of his most-famous titles is
          All Creatures Great & Small.

        • Jane says:

          OMG! I don’t use that lightly. PLEASE RUN to your local library and read his books. There are 5 total. He has a few others like collections of dog stories, etc. but the main books are the BEST EVER!

          And you MUST read them in order! (Can you tell I LOVE these books!) Wait until you read them! He based the titles off of a poem but he started his first book title with the second line of the poem since it fit better and he probably didn’t think they would want more.

          The poem goes:

          All Things Bright and Beautiful
          All Creatures Great and Small
          All Things Wise and Wonderful
          The Lord God Made Them All

          His book titles in order are:

          1) All Creatures Great and Small
          2) All Things Bright and Beautiful
          3) All Things Wise and Wonderful
          4) The Lord God Made Them All
          5) Every Living Thing

          These books will make you laugh and cry out loud. Now GO GET THEM!

          (btw, he was a vet in Yorkshire but has passed away.)

          • Queen of Dork says:

            Jane: Thanks! That is way beyond cool of you to actually list the books for me to check out and read! I totally appreciate that! Okay. This is the last book reference I’ll make here as I know this is not a book club site. But has anyone read The Wonderful Trip To The Mushroom Planet? (by Cameron something I think). Or, The Treasure Hunters? (by Enid Blyton) Both really, really cool stories.

          • Noelegy says:

            This response is to Queen of Dork: YES! I have that book, and I have a signed, personalized copy. Unfortunately, the dust jacket has gone the way of all flesh, but I have it. The author did an appearance at a local public library when I was a kidling. Cameron is the last name; I can’t remember her first name. Lovely bit of sci-fi (although I remember being annoyed when I first read it that the newspaper ad was only looking for boys to go on the adventure).

          • ashagato says:

            what fun! I loved those books so much when I was a young’n.
            It never occurred to me to reread them….hmmmm….

          • ashagato says:

            James Herriott, that is…

          • Bluebird says:

            Also worth a read if you like Herriott: Alexander Cameron, another Scottish vet. Poultry in the Pulpit and Vet in the Vestry.

            And if you’ve never read Gerald Durrell, *start now*. Weren’t people talking about Achilles recently?

        • Noelegy says:

          Queen, you must read the Herriott books! There was also a BBC series that was very good.

      • jakepets says:

        I re-read the whole series recently, and was very surprised (because I didn’t remember it that way) at how the first book featured killing and skinning and preparing and eating assorted wildlife on what seemed like every other page. Fun, fun, fun in the Big Woods! Still, I will always adore the books, regardless of the carnage. It WAS the frontier, after all!

        • jakepets says:

          I was referring to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s literary oeuvre. Herriott is also fabulous, and the books are even better than the BBC TV series!

        • Queen of Dork says:

          jakepets: I received the whole set of Laura’s books when I was about 10 for a Christmas present and it was my favorite gift that year. Recently, I purchased the set again and have been re-reading the whole thing from start to finish. It’s a fabulous, historical telling of the actual life of pioneers in America.

          • Jane says:

            Have you also read the complete set of books of Anne of Green Gables AND all the other series/individual books by that author? I think I had over 20 at one point. All paperback. I finally sold them at a garage sale. A woman saw them and just about jumped out of her skin that I had the whole collection. She bought them ALL for her granddaughter.

          • 6Rabbits says:

            @Jane, who has no “reply” button for some reason:
            Anne of Green Gables is THE BEST! I not only have all the Anne books, hardback, but have paperback editions of all of L.M. Montgomery’s other books! I used to reread the whole Anne series every other year until I was in my thirties. (Did you know there is a musical Anne of Green Gables? We performed it in junior high). I highly recommend her books!

            Also, The Little House books are an amazingly vivid account of pioneer life. I have used Little House in the Big Woods for years with my 4th grade students. They are fascinated, and many go on to read the rest of the series on their own. :-)

          • Jane says:

            Apparently at some point you go off the right side of the page so – no reply button available.

      • Noelegy says:

        Flop-bott!

        • Jane says:

          Tricki Woo! And let’s not forget Mrs. Pumphrey’s OTHER pet, Nugent. “But he’s doing it in…in fits and starts!” LOL!!!! :)

    • Noelegy says:

      It’s totally the china dog from the book! And I won’t give you grief for rereading the wonderful “Prairie” books. I reread Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle In Time” not too long ago.

  30. Guinea Peeg Lover says:

    Huh? That was supposed to go under skippymom’s last comment. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE COMMENTING SYSTEM TODAY?!?!

  31. Guinea Peeg Lover says:

    The website is loopy today. This is my third comment today, and, as you can see, my comment are scattered in random places. What went wrong?

  32. Skippy says:

    My mom doesn’t dare say so herself, but she is thinking that once everybody gets let out, this is going to be a very interesting thread to read.

    • Fird Birfle says:

      WOW SKIPPY writes & types

      *Leslie hopes this lands there under Skippy’s comment, timed 12:07 pm.*

  33. Skippy says:

    Now all the modded comments are just gone?

  34. Unfortunately, someone over at this website decided to photoshop the picture of my dog! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1148394946969&set=a.1142558241055.2022928.1140420007&type=3&theater

    Not sure why they had to edit the picture that was sent in over a year ago…

    Here is a link to the album- http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1142558241055.2022928.1140420007&type=3

  35. Susan says:

    I knew there was something freaky about that dog…this post has all been like some Twilight Zone episode! (cue Twilight Zone theme music).

    • Fird Birfle says:

      okay. Listed as 12:15 (Oct. 14), Susan mentioned the Twilight Zone music/ theme.
      I’ve attempted to attach my item, under her item. Not sure whether this will land *THERE*
      or just sink to the bottom of the page. But here goes:

  36. skippymom says:

    My identity has been stolen by my cat!

  37. Zippy says:

    Jane, I’ve long since given up trying to figure it out, and the martini’s aren’t helping, either. *HIC*

    • Jane says:

      Dirty martini’s help EVERYTHING.

      (now watch, I’ll get moderated for the word dirty – snerk!)

      • Jane says:

        And I just realized you made me punctuate martinis. Hopefully there are plural martinis in the mod lounge but I don’t think they possess anything. Unless they are taking possession of our common sense?

        This is one crazy thread. And highly entertaining!

        • Sharpy says:

          see what happens? you start to get a little tipsy and the language just goes to the shitter.

          • Jane says:

            Gaah! And you didn’t get moderated for that last word?

          • Sharpy says:

            of course not! i’m the moderator! that’s the funny part!

          • Jane says:

            I need to pay better attention to people. I always comment without paying attention to names. So, mods are: Sharpy – I guess if they choose to: Meg, Pyrit and NTMTOM. That’s all I know so far.

          • Sharpy says:

            almost. mod is me. sharpy. that’s it.

          • Sharpy says:

            and yes, of course the writers can moderate, but they never do.

          • Zippy says:

            Yes, I am the daughter of an English professor, have a degree in journalism and take great pride in my spelling, grammar and punctuation, but get a little booze in me, and it just goes to he!! (don’t want to be moderated for using bad language, since I don’t have the almighty powers of moderation like Sharpy does). In any case, Jane, my apologies for throwing you off with the martini’s!

            *Also wonders if this reply will land in the proper place*

  38. Queen of Dork says:

    I am trying to help you, skippymom, but I’ve been flung into the Moderation Lounge. Which actually isn’t such a bad thing! I’m loving the infinity pool! When did that get installed!?! (splashes happily).

    • Sharpy says:

      i didn’t notice it until today! i happen to like it so i hope everyone uses the secret password (which i also didn’t notice until today) and comes down to the mod lounge to go swimming more often.

      wait a second. why is the mod lounge below everything else?

  39. Queen of Dork says:

    Okay. I’m done with this for now. Every single thing gets moderated and nothing replied to other’s comments is in the right place.

  40. Theresa says:

    Wow, my references to uncured-pickle-tinis are still in the Mod Lounge. These are DEEP WATERS indeed. 8O

  41. Sharpy says:

    that was fun.

  42. Susan says:

    Is it safe to come out yet?

  43. birdcage says:

    Unborn pickle? How about pre-pickle ??

  44. Queen of Dork says:

    Okay, okay. I can’t help it. I just can’t help it. *jumping up and down gleefully* I can’t help it. (it’s almost my birthday, it’s almost my birthday, it’s almost my birthday. *does the Cabbage Patch dance* A few more hours and it’ll be my birthday, it’ll be my birthday, it’ll be my birthday) :) Hehehehe. Sorry. I can’t help it. Oh! Also, (I’ll be 47, I’ll be 47, I’ll be 47! Yay!) Yes. I know. That happy dance was dreadfully shameless of me. :) Oh well.

    • Sharpy says:

      CLAPPITY CLAPPITY CLAPPITY CLAP!!! YAYAYYYY! i hope you get a ton of presents and good wishes and love.

    • Zippy says:

      Happy Birfday, Your Majesty! I turned 47 myself a few months ago. I think what bothered me the most was that I realized I’m only three years away from 50 – YIKES! I still think I’m 28. Not that it’s a bad thing turning 47, it’s just . . . different . . . for me. I’m glad that you’re reveling in turning 47, and happy dance all you want! :) I’d dance with ya, but my head is really pounding from all the martinis in the mod lounge, and I really should go to bed.

      Again, happy birthday — have fun!!!!!

    • TrixandSam says:

      I’ll join you in toasting 47! I just turned it myself on October 2nd. It was FUN!

    • Theresa says:

      Oh my STINKIN GOSH! Happy Burpday Queenie! *waving pompoms frantically*

    • Queen of Dork says:

      Hooray! It’s official now! It’s October 15th! IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! Yay, finally! *runs screaming happily…around in circles not knowing quite what to do* :)

  45. chanpon says:

    I blinked. :(

  46. Zippy says:

    *Wakes up from martini-induced coma*

    Uh, what the – hey! Looks like we all got sprung out of the mod lounge! Now everything makes sense (well, as much as it can on CO)!. And y’all went on partying without me after I passed out – bummer. :(

    Ugh, now my head really hurts – I think I’m going to bed and sleep it off. Night-night!

  47. Zippy says:

    One more thing before I go to bed:

    CUCUMBER!!!!

    Good night Sharpy! Good night everyone! ;)

  48. 6Rabbits says:

    I nominate this as the most bizarre posting EVER!!

    • Queen of Dork says:

      Gosh, I agree with that. Books? Pickles? Cocktails? Ruby Slippers? This whole thread went waaaaayyy off the original subject of the china dog. Which is what is so cool and fun about this site and everyone who comments on it! :)

  49. Heather Lear says:

    That is a dog from SIMS 3 Pet!!!!

  50. whatglasses says:

    CUCUMBER?

    • Sharpy says:

      all right, people, let’s not get crazy. just line up on THIS site of the velvet rope and everyone will get a cute-ini and snacks (TBD).