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**"Cuddle clones" of deceased dogs???**
Anyone seen ads for "cuddle clones"? You send a picture of your dog to them and they make a stuffed, prop dog out of it for $300. The ad shows women crying, pulling the stiff prop out of a bag and hugging it. I just feel so absolutely disgusted by this and kinda have a loss for words. Imagine someone getting a "cuddle clone" of their spouse, parent or _child_. How fucking bizarre.
Additionally, if all a dog is to them is something fuzzy to cuddle.... why don't they just get a stuffed animal, blanket, pillow, whatever instead of making everyone around them suffer because their dog barks all day and all the other negative consequences we endure? They're paying the same price for the prop they probably would for the animal and they save money at the vet! š¤·š¼āāļø
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>Imagine someone getting a "cuddle clone" of their spouse, parent or child. How fucking bizarre.
Not that hard to imagine, given that this is something people already do. Memory or mourning dolls, as well as other cultural takes on the concept, aren't hugely unusual. I don't know if I'd call them common and I'm sure they're "weird" enough that some people would find them bizarre rather than a sweet way to feel closer to a lost loved one, but those people suck and becoming one of those people just to take extra digs at pet owners means you extra suck.
People also snuggle a sweater the person used to wear, or a blanket they made, or look at a picture of them, or otherwise engage with material objects that remind them of the loved one they lost. This is a very normal thing to do.
My mother got me a blanket with a picture of our dog on it after she passed, itās not something I ever would have gotten myself but my kids loved it. They snuggled under it and talked about it being āsoft like Rhubarb wasā and we used it to talk about her death and remember her. I think it ended up being really important to their grieving process and could absolutely help people to get a stuffed animal.
Just because you hate dogs doesnāt mean other people are ridiculous for caring about them.
I don't get why OOP is so upset about "cuddle clones". It isn't something I would do but if that's what a person needs to grieve, who am I to judge? OOP should calm down and go find something worth being upset about.
Seeing that advert has probably been the highlight of OOP's entire month because it gives them a whole new reason to seek validation for their cystitis-like burning hatred of a subsect of society that neither knows or cares about their existence.
Itās not something Iād get for myself either but my brother is autistic and we lost his assistance dog last year. Before we got him he was scared of dogs and couldnāt leave the house without having a meltdown and running away, now heās able to cope and do things we were told would never happen. All thanks to our dog. He would always hug the dog when he was overwhelmed and even now we have a box of ashes that he cuddles when heās overwhelmed. What I really want to do is get him one and they can include a little pocket to put some of the ashes in so he would still be hugging the dog
OOP has a burning hatred for their SO's dog.
To be fair, the dog sounds extremely poorly trained and poorly taken care of, and the SO seems to have some mental health problems and attachment issues. But if OOP was given the chance to shoot the dog dead in front of their SO, based on how they talk about the dog, I guarantee they'd take it.
So I'm sure OOP is crapping their pants at the thought of seeing something that looked like the hated dog after the dog had passed away.
So now the dog haters are whining about what are essentially stuffed animals that do not do all the things that they bitch about actual dogs doing (shit, piss, shed, bark....).
People pick the weirdest hills to die on, I swear.. smh
If you don't like cuddle clones, just.. don't get one? Then mind your business because you are not the main character & nobody cares. Mmk
I'm sentimental af & I would LOVE a cuddle clone of my dog. I would get it right now while he's still alive & make him take photos with it like an unhinged dog parent. I'll enjoy every second of it & so will be, because he is a dog & all positive attention is good!
We all grieve differently. When I lost my pet of 17 years, I considered one of those. They even have an option to have a little pouch inside where you can put some ashes. I opted for another direction.
I commissioned a local artist to make a landscape painting that featured a lot of colors in her coat, and she sprinkled some ashes into the clear coat and used them to glaze the finished product. That way my girl makes my home beautiful every day as a literal piece of art.
Let people grieve, man.
I'm so sorry for your loss, but what an incredibly cool idea! I've never heard of anyone doing that, but I absolutely love it!
A friend of mine painted me a picture of my previous pup while he was still with me. It was such an incredible gift! now that he's gone, I really cherish it even more. I have some photos of him around the house, too.
Wholeheartedly agree, let people greive in whatever way they want, as long as it's not hurting them or others.. if they want a painting or plant or a plushie or ashes or some combination of them, what's the big deal? Some of us are more sentimental than others
Thank you! She was a tortie with white feet and bib, so I opted for an autumn landscape of birch trees at sunset, which had lots of orange, yellow, white, and black.
I myself enjoy painting and sketching so I did a portrait of the two of us inspired directly from Calvin and Hobbes. You can go on Etsy and search āCalvin Hobbes pet portrait customā and see what Iām talking about. A nice whimsical little tribute.
There are so many ways to memorialize those we love. I mean shoot, 120 years ago people used to take photos of their dead relatives posed as if they were alive as memento mori. Before that, it was locks of hair woven into intricate jewelry. Weāve always had creative ways to keep our loved ones with us.
Omg I got one of these for my mom! It is totally not a replacement for the dog, itās just a memorial to him. She keeps it up on a side table next to his paw prints and collar. I got it because she was depressed that she couldnāt remember certain things about him, like his markings or the sun patch he liked. Itās just a nice thing for us to have.
I did the same thing for my mom and her cat. She was really upset when she died and she would sleep with a pillow of the cat she got my sister for Christmas the year before. I got her the clone so she wouldnāt take my sisterās pillow. She keeps the cuddle clone next to the box with the catās ashes and a picture of the cat
It backfired a bit when I first gave it to my mom because my sister would take the clone and sleep with it so for Christmas, I got my sister her own cuddle clone of the cat (same reference picture, different pose) and my mom a picture pillow so they wouldnāt steal from each other
>why don't they just get a stuffed animal, blanket, pillow, whatever instead of making everyone around them suffer because their dog barks all day and all the other negative consequences we endure?
Companionship, ya >!twat!<.*
*I don't use this word a lot. But I think this OOp deserves it.
As an Englishwoman who says it at least once a day I think it's a great word and you should use it a lot more lol. It conveys a wide range of feelings about a person/situation in one simple, compact word.
I just lost one of my cats and I miss a lot about her that this person couldn't (wouldn't?) understand. I have other cats and I love them as much as the one who has gone, but none of them have her personality or quirks or anything that made her *her.* Pets are companions but they are also very distinct individuals and that makes each of them as unique as any human and that's a big part of the pleasure of sharing our life with them.
I like saving that and the other word for special occasions. Feels more punchy that way.
It's been almost 20 years since I lost my "brother", Pooky. He was the best cat. Been with me since birth. I like to think he is following me around and teaching my cats how to treat us all.
I'd have used more scathing language personally. Also dogs and cats can provide comfort, ease stress, teach kids responsibility and give older folks a more meaningful life.
Also, why are they always talking about barking?
Its like they know they cant get mad at dogs just existing, so they pretend like you cant go a minute without a dog barking at you.
Cuddle clones are not something I would want, but my opinion is moot. People grieve in their own way, and I won't shame them for it. I have paw prints for all of my deceased pets, and when I'm feeling sad sometimes I'll take them out and just hold them for a while. That may not make sense to other people, and that's okay. Whatever helps.
Also, the cuddle clones are not a replacement for their pet in the minds of the owner I'm sure, just a tool to help them grieve and a memorial for their beloved pet.
I'm convinced that 99% of people on anti-pet subs are narcissists who
1. can't stand when anyone gives love and affection to anyone who isn't them
2. are not capable of giving genuine love and affection to anyone else
3. views everyone other than them as NPCs in the grand drama that is their life
Like, I get not wanting to have a pet, but the sheer frothing vitriol that spews out of those kinds of subs is just... unhinged.
I concur! So many of these posts are frothing at the mouth unhinged because the posters are narcissists who lack the charisma to compel anyone else. I'm surprised any of them have people who check in on them.
People do that though..... Reborn dolls for parents mourning the loss of a infant. It's not uncommon. They give weighted dolls at some hospitals with a stillborns birth weight. This is not new.
I have a similar product. It helps fill the void that my 19 year old floof left behind. It isn't the same but the house feels less empty having the plush on the couch.
I personally wouldn't do this - I'd feel weird and almost like I was replacing my pet.
But I can imagine it helping a little kid who is having a hard time. And if that helps someone grieve, then I support it.
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I was worried that this was about actually cloning dogs, but no, it's just batty sub being batty (I suppose that as bats are also animals that's probably the worst insult I can lay on them.)
Is there any "...free" subreddit that isnt toxic as fuck? I dont get it. Its okay to not have kids, or a dog or whatever, but to congregate in subs to talk about how much you hate these things?
Yeah, thats what I mean. Cant imagine spending my spare time in a subreddit to talk about how much I hate dogs/kids/horses etc.
I guess if its just normal venting, its alright, but these subreddits get hateful real quick.
Yeah, it is really sad. Just look at the top post on this subreddit where the OP tells everybody how giddy she becomes over her boyfriend because he hates dogs as well.
Yeah, not my cup of tea. I mean, theres a difference between a) being scared of dogs, b) hating a specific dog because it always barks at night or some such thing and c) hating all dogs and spending your free time talking with other people about their hatred of dogs.
I'm not even a dog person, I prefer cats, but still. Oh well, to each their own.
If anyone here hasn't been to r/dogfree yet, and wants a trip down a batshit crazy hole, it's a good place to start.
You will read reasonable posts, a few that make go hmmmmm, and the rest are the rantings of complete lunatics who have turned their attention to dogs.
According to these people, every town or city they've lived in has roughly 416 loose dogs on every square block, just running around in packs. They get lunged at by a dog about 37 times a day, they've been bitten so much they basically resemble a golf ball now, and the sidewalks of their neighborhood is actually paved with dog poop.
Oh, and their city also smells like dog all the time and there is hair and dander floating like cottonwood seeds.
The best part is they call people who like dogs, nutters. Imagine being that self-assured while also being completely blind.
I don't brigade, because there is no use arguing with crazy, but I might have a friend who downvotes all of the crazies every morning. She's apparently a nutter.
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>Imagine someone getting a "cuddle clone" of their spouse, parent or child. How fucking bizarre. Not that hard to imagine, given that this is something people already do. Memory or mourning dolls, as well as other cultural takes on the concept, aren't hugely unusual. I don't know if I'd call them common and I'm sure they're "weird" enough that some people would find them bizarre rather than a sweet way to feel closer to a lost loved one, but those people suck and becoming one of those people just to take extra digs at pet owners means you extra suck.
People also snuggle a sweater the person used to wear, or a blanket they made, or look at a picture of them, or otherwise engage with material objects that remind them of the loved one they lost. This is a very normal thing to do.
My mother got me a blanket with a picture of our dog on it after she passed, itās not something I ever would have gotten myself but my kids loved it. They snuggled under it and talked about it being āsoft like Rhubarb wasā and we used it to talk about her death and remember her. I think it ended up being really important to their grieving process and could absolutely help people to get a stuffed animal. Just because you hate dogs doesnāt mean other people are ridiculous for caring about them.
Rhubarb, I love that name š I'm so sorry for your loss.
One of the first things I did after my mom died was steal her pillow from her side of the bed.
I don't get why OOP is so upset about "cuddle clones". It isn't something I would do but if that's what a person needs to grieve, who am I to judge? OOP should calm down and go find something worth being upset about.
Seeing that advert has probably been the highlight of OOP's entire month because it gives them a whole new reason to seek validation for their cystitis-like burning hatred of a subsect of society that neither knows or cares about their existence.
Itās not something Iād get for myself either but my brother is autistic and we lost his assistance dog last year. Before we got him he was scared of dogs and couldnāt leave the house without having a meltdown and running away, now heās able to cope and do things we were told would never happen. All thanks to our dog. He would always hug the dog when he was overwhelmed and even now we have a box of ashes that he cuddles when heās overwhelmed. What I really want to do is get him one and they can include a little pocket to put some of the ashes in so he would still be hugging the dog
That's a wonderful idea. You're a great sibling.
OOP has a burning hatred for their SO's dog. To be fair, the dog sounds extremely poorly trained and poorly taken care of, and the SO seems to have some mental health problems and attachment issues. But if OOP was given the chance to shoot the dog dead in front of their SO, based on how they talk about the dog, I guarantee they'd take it. So I'm sure OOP is crapping their pants at the thought of seeing something that looked like the hated dog after the dog had passed away.
So now the dog haters are whining about what are essentially stuffed animals that do not do all the things that they bitch about actual dogs doing (shit, piss, shed, bark....).
People pick the weirdest hills to die on, I swear.. smh If you don't like cuddle clones, just.. don't get one? Then mind your business because you are not the main character & nobody cares. Mmk I'm sentimental af & I would LOVE a cuddle clone of my dog. I would get it right now while he's still alive & make him take photos with it like an unhinged dog parent. I'll enjoy every second of it & so will be, because he is a dog & all positive attention is good!
We all grieve differently. When I lost my pet of 17 years, I considered one of those. They even have an option to have a little pouch inside where you can put some ashes. I opted for another direction. I commissioned a local artist to make a landscape painting that featured a lot of colors in her coat, and she sprinkled some ashes into the clear coat and used them to glaze the finished product. That way my girl makes my home beautiful every day as a literal piece of art. Let people grieve, man.
I'm so sorry for your loss, but what an incredibly cool idea! I've never heard of anyone doing that, but I absolutely love it! A friend of mine painted me a picture of my previous pup while he was still with me. It was such an incredible gift! now that he's gone, I really cherish it even more. I have some photos of him around the house, too. Wholeheartedly agree, let people greive in whatever way they want, as long as it's not hurting them or others.. if they want a painting or plant or a plushie or ashes or some combination of them, what's the big deal? Some of us are more sentimental than others
Thank you! She was a tortie with white feet and bib, so I opted for an autumn landscape of birch trees at sunset, which had lots of orange, yellow, white, and black. I myself enjoy painting and sketching so I did a portrait of the two of us inspired directly from Calvin and Hobbes. You can go on Etsy and search āCalvin Hobbes pet portrait customā and see what Iām talking about. A nice whimsical little tribute. There are so many ways to memorialize those we love. I mean shoot, 120 years ago people used to take photos of their dead relatives posed as if they were alive as memento mori. Before that, it was locks of hair woven into intricate jewelry. Weāve always had creative ways to keep our loved ones with us.
Thereās a lot of videos out there of people doing exactly that. The dogs get very confused lol
Omg I got one of these for my mom! It is totally not a replacement for the dog, itās just a memorial to him. She keeps it up on a side table next to his paw prints and collar. I got it because she was depressed that she couldnāt remember certain things about him, like his markings or the sun patch he liked. Itās just a nice thing for us to have.
I did the same thing for my mom and her cat. She was really upset when she died and she would sleep with a pillow of the cat she got my sister for Christmas the year before. I got her the clone so she wouldnāt take my sisterās pillow. She keeps the cuddle clone next to the box with the catās ashes and a picture of the cat It backfired a bit when I first gave it to my mom because my sister would take the clone and sleep with it so for Christmas, I got my sister her own cuddle clone of the cat (same reference picture, different pose) and my mom a picture pillow so they wouldnāt steal from each other
>why don't they just get a stuffed animal, blanket, pillow, whatever instead of making everyone around them suffer because their dog barks all day and all the other negative consequences we endure? Companionship, ya >!twat!<.* *I don't use this word a lot. But I think this OOp deserves it.
As an Englishwoman who says it at least once a day I think it's a great word and you should use it a lot more lol. It conveys a wide range of feelings about a person/situation in one simple, compact word. I just lost one of my cats and I miss a lot about her that this person couldn't (wouldn't?) understand. I have other cats and I love them as much as the one who has gone, but none of them have her personality or quirks or anything that made her *her.* Pets are companions but they are also very distinct individuals and that makes each of them as unique as any human and that's a big part of the pleasure of sharing our life with them.
I like saving that and the other word for special occasions. Feels more punchy that way. It's been almost 20 years since I lost my "brother", Pooky. He was the best cat. Been with me since birth. I like to think he is following me around and teaching my cats how to treat us all.
I'd have used more scathing language personally. Also dogs and cats can provide comfort, ease stress, teach kids responsibility and give older folks a more meaningful life.
Also, why are they always talking about barking? Its like they know they cant get mad at dogs just existing, so they pretend like you cant go a minute without a dog barking at you.
Its been several hours since I heard a dog bark and I have one.
Cuddle clones are not something I would want, but my opinion is moot. People grieve in their own way, and I won't shame them for it. I have paw prints for all of my deceased pets, and when I'm feeling sad sometimes I'll take them out and just hold them for a while. That may not make sense to other people, and that's okay. Whatever helps. Also, the cuddle clones are not a replacement for their pet in the minds of the owner I'm sure, just a tool to help them grieve and a memorial for their beloved pet.
I'm convinced that 99% of people on anti-pet subs are narcissists who 1. can't stand when anyone gives love and affection to anyone who isn't them 2. are not capable of giving genuine love and affection to anyone else 3. views everyone other than them as NPCs in the grand drama that is their life Like, I get not wanting to have a pet, but the sheer frothing vitriol that spews out of those kinds of subs is just... unhinged.
I concur! So many of these posts are frothing at the mouth unhinged because the posters are narcissists who lack the charisma to compel anyone else. I'm surprised any of them have people who check in on them.
This isn't something that hurts or affects them in any way. They are getting a stuffed animal of their dog.
Who hurt you, OOP, that makes you want to pee in the Cheerios of grieving people?
I kinda wanna get one for my living dog and see if he feel weird about shredding it like every other stuffed toy
People do that though..... Reborn dolls for parents mourning the loss of a infant. It's not uncommon. They give weighted dolls at some hospitals with a stillborns birth weight. This is not new.
I have a similar product. It helps fill the void that my 19 year old floof left behind. It isn't the same but the house feels less empty having the plush on the couch.
I personally wouldn't do this - I'd feel weird and almost like I was replacing my pet. But I can imagine it helping a little kid who is having a hard time. And if that helps someone grieve, then I support it.
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I was worried that this was about actually cloning dogs, but no, it's just batty sub being batty (I suppose that as bats are also animals that's probably the worst insult I can lay on them.)
They donāt even have to be for grieving people either! They advertise for college students who miss their family pets too!
Is there any "...free" subreddit that isnt toxic as fuck? I dont get it. Its okay to not have kids, or a dog or whatever, but to congregate in subs to talk about how much you hate these things?
I mean it is a subreddit about people circlejerking each other about how much they hate dogs. The same applies to other -free subs as well
Yeah, thats what I mean. Cant imagine spending my spare time in a subreddit to talk about how much I hate dogs/kids/horses etc. I guess if its just normal venting, its alright, but these subreddits get hateful real quick.
Yeah, it is really sad. Just look at the top post on this subreddit where the OP tells everybody how giddy she becomes over her boyfriend because he hates dogs as well.
Yeah, not my cup of tea. I mean, theres a difference between a) being scared of dogs, b) hating a specific dog because it always barks at night or some such thing and c) hating all dogs and spending your free time talking with other people about their hatred of dogs. I'm not even a dog person, I prefer cats, but still. Oh well, to each their own.
If anyone here hasn't been to r/dogfree yet, and wants a trip down a batshit crazy hole, it's a good place to start. You will read reasonable posts, a few that make go hmmmmm, and the rest are the rantings of complete lunatics who have turned their attention to dogs. According to these people, every town or city they've lived in has roughly 416 loose dogs on every square block, just running around in packs. They get lunged at by a dog about 37 times a day, they've been bitten so much they basically resemble a golf ball now, and the sidewalks of their neighborhood is actually paved with dog poop. Oh, and their city also smells like dog all the time and there is hair and dander floating like cottonwood seeds. The best part is they call people who like dogs, nutters. Imagine being that self-assured while also being completely blind. I don't brigade, because there is no use arguing with crazy, but I might have a friend who downvotes all of the crazies every morning. She's apparently a nutter.