Ennui Doofen

@ennuidoofen.bsky.social

I'm embarrassed to tell people this, but my dog will calm down if you whisper "bravado avocado" in his ear. It's the only phrase that works, his emotional cheat code. Bravado avocado.

Jun 21, 2024 at 20:30 UTC

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Pete Carrier CARRIER-media Ltd @carrier-media.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 22:09 UTC

Oooh, that's weird, that's totally calmed me down as well.

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Lynne Fox @slotrak.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 07:47 UTC

Have you tried this mind control with other dogs? You could make a fortune 😁

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Patchouli Woollahra @woollahra.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 04:53 UTC

It was either that or the Konami Code.

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heika (they/them) @heika.dog
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 14:54 UTC

as a dog myself, i can vouch for this being true

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Rufus @te-kanawa.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 20:33 UTC

I feel calmer

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Deb @seattlejo.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 16:13 UTC

My dogs emergency word is cheese. She will do anything for cheese.

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Rabsinthe @rabsinthe.scot
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 13:50 UTC

He’s probably thinking “she’s talking gibberish again. I wonder what the hell she thinks ‘bravado avocado’ actually means. Maybe she’s off her meds. What I wouldn’t give for a bacon triple cheeseburger.”

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Pierce @pwtulley.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 22:58 UTC

One of my greyhounds was terrified of thunder/fireworks (and other things that made noise in the sky — with the exception of helicopters which for some reason fascinated him, lol) and the only way I could get him to calm down during those times was by putting a towel on his head

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Pannill Camp @pannill.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 01:44 UTC

Try avocado bravado

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V Park Anderson 😈 🏳️‍🌈 🍉 @veronikaboom.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 12:20 UTC

Can I borrow it for me? I mean, my dog?

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Mark Finch @katzenfinch.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 20:49 UTC

Whatever works. We’ll give it a try

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Yuzu Adagio, capybara vtuber @yuzu-adagio.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 01:13 UTC

My friend's dog will only calm down if you yell at her in Klingon

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ALYA !! 💭 ( she/her ) @llynse.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 20:41 UTC

HAHAHAHAHAH

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Dude Yumi @sshubi.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 06:02 UTC

I'm feeling calmer now, too.

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Bette Vile @bette.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 20:33 UTC

Gonna try this on my kitten and see if she chills the fuck out

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Goldstein the Hon @goldstein.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 20:46 UTC

Might have to try this on my goof.

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Go Deep, I'll Look for You @godeep.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 03:04 UTC

That is adorable. Bravado avocado! Ha! My dog settles down when you tell her “Relax” & stops her wrassling ‘n fightin’ if you tell her “Be nice.”

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Norm Nelson @duckandpenguin.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 05:50 UTC

In Donald Westlake's hilarious heist novel "The Hot Rock," the phrase "Afghanistan banana stand" was used as a post-hypnotic suggestion ... I tried this on my excitable dog and ... it didn't work. Clearly I was using the wrong fruit.

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🦊 foxy99, a spry 99yr old fox @foxy99.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 16:29 UTC

Every 4th of July finds you bravely whispering an ASMR warning to your dog about what he can’t eat.

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Li @lenoil.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 20:52 UTC

Cesar Milan will be all over that

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18DianneM.bsky.social @18diannem.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 17:30 UTC

Smart dog.

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Barry Crain @barrycrain.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 01:26 UTC

This is the single best thing I've ever heard

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GenXer 4 Meh @genxy67.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 15:13 UTC

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Jack @godless-liberal.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 01:31 UTC

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Kygosi @kygosi.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 20:29 UTC

Feel like this is setting up a good gag which ends with my throat being ripped out by a chihuahua.

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DM used to mean dungeon master @joshhull.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 23:51 UTC

I would have totally binged the Netflix documentary (at least through season six) of the whisper iterations it took to get to this status. Guaranteed if you just lean in and whisper nothing yet very strongly think the words silently, at this point, the result is the same.

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