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OTOH tho, it's generally considered adequate to ask the owner first if the dog can be approached. Not all will react well to a stranger.

[-] fake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Nobody's approaching man, we're just saying hi.

I mean... you certainly could yell "hi" to the dog from a few meters away but... normally you do approach the people (or dogs) you want to talk with to a comfortable distance...

[-] fake@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

I sure could because I do

[-] zip@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 weeks ago

Haha, this reminds me of this that I've had saved on my phone for a while from who knows where:

a meme showing a frame of Samuel L Jackson's character in Pulp Fiction saying "I don't remember asking you a goddamn thing!" with a caption above it that says "when you greet a dog and the owner starts talking to you"

[-] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

I say "sup dawg" to every single dog I meet.

If the owner chooses to interact in any way, no problemo. But my only concern is saying hi to the dog.

[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

I usually say 'hey buddy.'

[-] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Also great!

[-] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

I feel exactly the same way

this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2026
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