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Tonik, Dog with Human Face, up for Adoption
- Published_at:2013-02-07
- Category:People & Blogs
- Channel:Aarati Nambiar
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- description: Tonik, an 11-pound, 1-year old dog available for adoption from the Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Group in Mishawka, Indiana, is looking for a loving and responsible household, preferably without children. He is part poodle, part Shih Tzu, and, if his photo is any indication, part human. Yes, it's true: Tonik's face, at least in this photo, looks very much like that of a mildly peeved H. sapiens. Indeed, the resemblance is striking enough to prompt a writer for the Huffington Post to lead their story with, "It's just one of those things that are like, 'Whoa, dude.'" But how, exactly, did Tonik's face get so . . . dude-like? Well, it's true that humans and dogs do share some genes: our two species likely have a common ancestor dating back to the Cretaceous era. And it's also true that Shih Tzus have been bred for their flat faces (many Shih Tzus have trouble breathing because of this). But Tonik's humanoid visage has much less to do with canine physiology than it does with human psychology.
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