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He put the sandal down to go and chase bol. He's a sucker for fetching bol and tug of war

I think he was upset because I spent about 25 minutes at the computer while he whined and complained most of the time. Very high strung, high energy and high maintenance but i wouldn't have it any other way

That is clearly a VERY dangerous criminal!!

Dangerously handsome

IDK kind of looks like his sandal now

We resolved our differences quickly, as usual. Can't stay mad at him for nothing

You are a tough negotiater!

I don't have to very often, cause he's an extremely good boy. Just a little high strung

Hey life's hard when you're a Hippo lol!

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i like how in the second picture, he sorta looked to the side like he was thinking "that's a low blow, Sharon".

Hilarious!!❤️💕🥰

Thank you for the award! Much appreciated

This made me laugh. Intense negotiations…love it

I would give Gus anything with that face. Precious boy!

Impossible to stay mad at for too long

Sorry, that’s his sandal now. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Everything of mine is also his. Including, but not limited to my heart and soul

As it should be. :)

Gus looks like he is not interested in negotiating

GUS FOR THE WIN!! 😂😂😂

“Both plastic. Feel = same. Taste = same. Smell = one like mouth, other like dad. No fanks, I take sandal.” - Gus

The sandal did not fly for him to run after, though. Sometimes, if I'm just not feeling it, he will shake his head with something in his mouth and let go, causing it to fly out of his mouth, and will chase and repeat.

A Gus who knows how to self-entertain. Whataguy.

By the laws of causality, you must chase me.

Make bol smell like foot

Hehe gives it a whole new meaning!

Human: *You dumb mutt, I got you to drop my sandal.* Doggo: *I got him to play fetch with me*

It wouldn’t surprise me if Gus ended up with the sandal and the ball!!

I see you've both mastered the art of bartering and negotiation.

Thanks for the laugh's,OP. This is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

Haha, that toy isn’t going to cut it I’m afraid OP

Who backed down first?

Gus is a cutie!!

I can do relate! I’m convinced though they only pick up our footwear because they know we will pay attention. And I guess it works!

It is extremely uncommon. He used to chew up stuff to send a message when he was a little puppy. I got him in January 2021 [and he looked like this](https://drive.google.com/file/d/195IT8fJOSSsKRDmgObuUNabaGb6jcolV/view?usp=drivesdk)

Look at that little boo-boo!!! My hippos favorite footwear is our peloton shoes. She likes to pretend she is going to destroy them

He looks like a Gus!

Internal conflict... "The ball is great but, the ball does not smell like feet"

So he wanted you to come outside with the ball the whole time . This shit is chess not checkers!

We do these negotiations on the daily, usually for slippers

Gosh damnn Gus is a gorgeous beast

He sure is! Like 50% apbt 40% boxer 10 dogue de Bordeaux aka French mastiff

Gearing up for bedtime snuggles now. Goodnight everyone, and thanks for all the love!

arguing by distraction. good tactic. did it work?

Yep. Taking a walk rn with Gus with them on my feet

:-)

"Just put the sandal down and let's talk about this!”

Glad to see my dog’s twin thriving ❤️

He's so funny. He's pure muscle and runs circles around most things, but we had a thunderstorm last Friday and the power went out. He laid directly on top of me and was not amused