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[-] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 65 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

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

[-] lemmus@lemmy.world 20 points 7 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@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'd watch that reality series.

[-] GluWu@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

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

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

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

[-] Arbiter@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

Dogs tend to just like being included in things.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 22 points 7 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.

[-] Fester@lemm.ee 21 points 7 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@lemmy.world 4 points 7 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.

[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago

Isn't that Wishbone?

[-] kimjongunderdog@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, that's just Wishbone.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

checking Netflix for wishbone

[-] mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Wow it is! I've never heard of that, I gotta check it out.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world -3 points 7 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@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Someone: does something good.

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

[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 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@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

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

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 7 months ago

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

[-] mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

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

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world -5 points 7 months ago

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

[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 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

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I hope so.

[-] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago

What's actually happening in the picture? I'm out of context

[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 3 points 7 months ago

Why can't the kids just read to each other if they feel alone. Stoopid.

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