Top Dogs of 2018
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Another year has come and gone. Dogs on the internet continued to be ridiculous. I'm so glad you're here to enjoy them with me! Welcome, new subscribers. You can find past editions of Top Dogs in the archive.
We'll get around to the top dogs in a moment, but first I want to honor some humans (crazy, I know) who did some good dog tweets:
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Now, on to the Top Dogs of 2018
15. Dog who (spoiler alert) won the noodle race
(definitely click thru for the full video)
14. Dog in the morning
(definitely click thru for the full video)
13. Dog who takes herself sledding
(definitely click thru for the full video)
12. Beekeeping Dogs
Like Crusoe and Mack, they're trained to sniff out harmful bacteria in honeybee hives.
11. Dog who goes way back with its brick
10. Tilda Swinton's carefree dogs
Tilda directed an opera music video featuring her dogs adorably romping around on a beach (plus one totally terrifying shot of a psychedelic dog face near the end). Bonus: "The heart of a dog is a bottomless thing."
9. Hendrix
This was such a beautiful feature in the New Yorker by Rachel Syme, with stunning photos by Amit Elkayam. My heart forever belongs with Hendrix and her rad humans.
8. Dog who disrupts the Christmas parade
(definitely click thru for the full video)
7. Calm boi
(This one is best with audio, so click thru.)
6. Stella, who loves leaves
(The full video has so much more. Plus: I truly love it when dogs are covered on The News.)
5. Charlie
We all know Jackson Maine's dog, played by Bradley Cooper's actual dog, is the real star of A Star Is Born. I can't stop thinking about that moment where Jackson and Charlie are playing in the yard and Jackson picks Charlie up and Charlie makes an amazing face...if you've seen a gif of this anywhere on the internet, please send it to me.
4. "my aunt read online that a golden retriever’s mouth is so gentle they can hold an egg in their mouth without cracking it so she tried it on her dog and well"
(definitely click thru for the full video)
3. Dog who helped water the plants
Bonus: Another dog who loves to help water the plants.
2. The saddest awoo (AUDIO ON!)
I could listen to this sound on loop for the rest of my life.
~~~DRUMROLL PLEASE~~~
OH MY GOD
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
THE TOP DOG OF THE YEAR IS ...
A 3-WAY TIE
OF THREE DOGS WHO FORGOT HOW TO DOG
First there's author Alexandra Kleeman's dog who couldn't figure out how to eat a string bean...
...Dog who could almost catch...
...And Dora, who tried to dog in a life vest.
(She apparently did eventually learn how to dog.)
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That's it! Hope you enter 2019 with the sun on your face and a song in your heart. May you always make meaningful connections, know where your phone is, and be fed on time. Watch out for surveillance. Watch out for dogs that aren't dogs. If you meet Miss Peanut, say hello. Try out some crossword puzzles. And if you get stuck, you can always lick your way out. Mwah!
Shout out to my favorite sources of great dog this year, including I've Pet That Dog, Three Leg Pegs, Bertram the Pomeranian, Berzoi Bot, Fame Poodles, Gus, Nathan Pyle (maker of excellent dog content), Mario Restrepo, Nicole Cliffe (maker of very good threads, plus SANSA!), Large Hamsters, Duck, Ogden Greene, and my brother Harry (Rosey is my queen).
That's it for this year's list. You are always welcome to submit Top Dogs to me throughout the year via twitter or by replying to this email. See you next December(-ish), when I'll count down the Top Dogs of 2019.
Rourrrww,
Eleanor
PS. I feel compelled to share with you that a dog visited me in a dream this year (?!?!). Its name was Blessings and it was a big fluffy Samoyed (?!?!). Take it as you will. I imagine this is how Blessings talks to her friends.
Consider your 2019 blessed.
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