That poor dog...

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-07-27 02:52am

I truly have to wonder if this picture is fake or not.

DrkHelmet · Post by **DrkHelmet** » 2005-07-27 03:04am

It looks fake. Porcupine quills aren't that big, and I'm not sure what else it could be. Kinda looks like toothpicks.

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2005-07-27 03:53am

The first thing I thought of when I saw that was it reminded me of Homeward Bound.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2005-07-27 04:01am

Unless it was beat about the head by someone holding a porcupine in a pair of tongs that quill density could never be achived. It looks as though someone blackened the bases of toothpicks then affixed them to the poor dog. The "blood" is probably food dye or something similar. Then again there is some puffieness, so It could be real and that's just the least lucky dog ever. Plus some look like they'd have to be inserted and not just taped or glued so maybe it is real. I'm now torn.

Pick wrote:The first thing I thought of when I saw that was it reminded me of Homeward Bound.

I thought that too.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2005-07-27 04:35am

It be real...yarg.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2005-07-27 06:15am

KhyronTheBackstabber wrote:It be real...yarg.

Yikes. It's almost strange seeing a True verdict from snopes.

Anyway, yeeesh!

Luzifer's right hand · Post by **Luzifer's right hand** » 2005-07-27 07:00am

DrkHelmet wrote:It looks fake. Porcupine quills aren't that big, and I'm not sure what else it could be. Kinda looks like toothpicks.

They seem rather small to me. I know only african Porcupines from RL though.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2005-07-27 08:35am

Funnily enough, the dog may well be extremely satisfied with himself for chewing up a porcupine, despite getting pincushioned.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2005-07-27 08:44am

That's not a pit bull, despite what they say. The actual breed eludes me, but it will return. This is something I know. My dad breeds Pit Bulls.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2005-07-27 12:35pm

Ford Prefect wrote:That's not a pit bull, despite what they say. The actual breed eludes me, but it will return. This is something I know. My dad breeds Pit Bulls.

It's a Bull Terrier, like Spuds MacKenzie...

DrkHelmet · Post by **DrkHelmet** » 2005-07-27 01:26pm

KhyronTheBackstabber wrote:It be real...yarg.

Yipes! I stand corrected. You have my apologies guys.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-07-27 01:37pm

Dogs of that type are not the sort to give up after being hurt. It enrages them to fight more. At least some of them are like that. This dog just wouldn't let up and kept getting more and more quills.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-07-27 01:43pm

Un-frickin'-believeable ... that the dog isn't in a frenzy of pain and can stand still to have its picture taken is impressive. I can't even imagine any dog I've owned not going crazy from quills stuck in its EARS.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2005-07-28 03:10am

Chmee wrote:Un-frickin'-believeable ... that the dog isn't in a frenzy of pain and can stand still to have its picture taken is impressive. I can't even imagine any dog I've owned not going crazy from quills stuck in its EARS.

Tough dogs, are terriers.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2005-07-28 04:58am

I'm undecided. If you do a google search for "porcupine quills" and "dog" you find a few pictures that show some real incidences. But what makes me skeptical of this photo are the quills on the sides of the head, the front legs, and the back of the dog plus the face that he appears to be on a leash walking around (If I had an injured animal I wouldn't put him on a leash and make him walk to the car, but thats just me I guess)

Then again i've seen some pretty dumb/stubborn dogs before...

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-07-28 12:28pm

Check the Snopes article and then look at the link they provide. It showed more pictures of quilled dogs and they all pretty much look the same.