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[–] natecox@programming.dev 146 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The important bit:

the pets escaped through a dog door and were not harmed

[–] don@lemmy.ca 53 points 2 days ago

Excellent work, carry on.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 9 points 2 days ago

I came for this. No interest in the article but wanted to know the dog was ok.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 days ago
[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

thank goodness!

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

Can we train dogs to do this to fascists?

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 75 points 2 days ago
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

August 8, 2024

coulda sworn I'd seen this before

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 7 points 2 days ago

Same, honestly I'm surprised that it wasn't older than that. Hell of a year amirite?

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 32 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well, there are a lot of these dogs chewing things around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that pets aren’t safe.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But maybe lithium batteries aren't safe...

[–] boobs_@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's a reference to a famous funny video. Even the guys username is from it

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely ludicrous, these are very very strong batteries.

[–] Muaddib@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Senator Collins, can you tell me about your government's tax plan?

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

It’s a complete void.

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well, there are regulations governing the materials they can be made of.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Would like to see "dog chews don't cause it to catch fire" to the regulations requirements

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.

[–] LorIps@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] LorIps@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] LorIps@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

No paper. No string. No sellotape.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

My only thought was that the pet owners are idiots

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago

Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.

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[–] Mr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It was outside of the environment

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago

It’s beyond the environment. It’s not in an environment. It’s been thrown beyond the environment.

[–] Bot@sub.community 3 points 1 day ago

Dog: dare you to go out without me, you motherfucker

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The dog has been arrested for arson.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Probably a radical left communist /s

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago

Look we have become man

[–] tal@lemmy.today 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

keep portable charging devices out of pets' reach

Realistically, I suspect that a smartphone battery is enough to start a fire. I doubt that there is any chance that every dog owner is going to keep smartphones out of pet reach.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Dogs have been chewing cords, starting fires, and electrocuting themselves since home electricity was a thing.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

When my dog, Fester, was a puppy, he was chewing power cords and I am still surprised and grateful he never harmed himself in the process, at least not that warranted care.

He's more constrained to his own toys and chewables now, but for a while nothing was safe. He has the epithet Fester The Destroyer for having chewed through over $1K of shoes in a week. His grand total it significantly higher.

Alexandrite doesn't allow image downloading so ~~I don't know how to provide pet tax.~~

Here we go. Jackie on the right; Fester (The Destroyer) on the left.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

For cords, IIRC you can make them taste bad.

hits Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Cord-Protector-CritterCord-Protect-Hazardous/dp/B000EH2I5O

Maybe it'd be possible to make something similar for phone cases.

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[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is there a mirror to this video?

[–] J92@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Apparently mice used to do this with old matches, before the invention of safety matches.

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