Moody Dog Isn't Impressed With Anyone At The Doggy Day Care
Pogo is the kind of dog who can make a whole room feel judged in seconds. At doggy day care, she is not interested in putting on a friendly face, and her expressions say everything for her.
Her mom may have had the best intentions, but Pogo seems far more committed to her own mood than to making new friends. The result is a string of photos that make her look like a teenager who has already decided everyone is annoying.
That attitude is exactly why people cannot stop talking about her. Pogo is not impressed, and she is not trying to hide it.
Introducing Pogo...
When you have the time, try to stop by Happiest Baby, where you can meet Pogo, a 4-year-old American bulldog-boxer mix who's unlike other dogs in the doggy day care.
When you enter this off-leash dog bar, dog/cat boarding, and doggy day care, you'll find many dogs playing together, but somewhere under the same roof, you'll meet Pogo, a dog who just isn't impressed.
As Dr. Lawrence Cohen, a child psychologist and parenting expert, notes, "Dogs, much like children, have their own unique personalities and preferences, and some may simply choose to observe rather than engage." Pogo seems to embody this sentiment, silently judging everyone she comes across; only she's too polite to tell you that. Or maybe she doesn't care what you think.
Moody teenager mode on.
If a dog could display the hormones that a moody teenager exhibits, Pogo would definitely top the list. I mean, look at those expressions.
This four-year-old would rather sit on a barstool and judge the world than join the pack and enjoy the day. She's most likely observing her friends and keeping an eye on the humans too.
Whatever she's thinking, she's definitely not impressed.
Pogo becomes a mood!
When people saw Pogo's expressions, they naturally began dissecting a million reasons why she wasn't impressed. Maybe she's an introvert, or perhaps she's not a dog person?
Maybe Pogo was hangry and didn't want to share her seat with anyone? Nobody knows why Pogo wasn't impressed, but people realized that she was the face of a new mood altogether.
Pogo's mom, Grace Wheeler, who works at West Street, agrees to disagree. Wheeler, who brings her rescue pup to work every day, thinks that Pogo is unique in her own way.
She said, "When she gets up on the chairs, we think that’s her way of trying to let the other dogs know that she thinks she’s better than them."
"I’ve worked in a few kennels, and she has always jumped up on the stools or anything that’s meant for a human. She is our little judgmental queen!"
Pogo is secretly a human.
If you think Pogo only sits like a human, you're wrong. According to her mom, the pup has many more human qualities!
She said, "She loves snuggling in bed like a human, sitting on top of things (chairs, the bar, benches, sometimes people)."
"She likes riding in the car and will hang her elbow out the window like a human (which seems to be a theme with her). She loves people more than dogs."
Pogo doesn't smile, but she's very happy!
Pogo's attitude has gained her a lot of fans, but she isn't complaining! According to her mom, she happily soaks up the love strangers show her.
Wheeler said, "She has lots of fans. We post her on West Street’s Instagram, and people come looking for her all the time."
We bet.
I've honestly never come across a dog who prefers to judge others rather than play with them. Having said that, I'm sure most of us can relate to Pogo.
There's nothing more difficult than being around others who just don't seem to match your frequency! Pogo reminds us of hormonal teenagers who are constantly on the lookout for something more interesting than themselves!
Here's to Pogo! We love you!
That could have ended very badly, like the Redditor judged for refusing to let a little girl pet her dog
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