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If you have a dog, you know what it means to chase after them in the streets while your heart is skipping beats like it was an R&B song. Sometimes, all it takes to unleash your dog’s hyperactive double is a lone duck by the pond, sometimes it’s the neighbor dog, but most often, it’s your dog playing the game of their life. That game is called “catch me if you can.”

So when Brian, who goes by the Twitter handle @itsbriancuh, tweeted: “eff a break up, have y’all ever had to chase your dog down the street and they’re thinking it’s a game,” the tweet blew up on social media with 969.8k likes and 156k retweets, and it seemed that dog owners have totally found a safe space to talk about hard things.

Let’s see some of the best tweets about what it is like to chase those clueless and totally reckless four-legged creatures who care about nothing but trolling you. So get your sneakers ready, someone's gonna run far and scream hard, and it’s not gonna be me, since I'm not yet a dog owner.

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Bored Panda reached out to Brian, the author of this viral Twitter thread, who said that the idea for a tweet came as his sister’s dog got out one day. “I had to chase it, but it thought I was playing a game and would just run away from me. Instead of coming back home with me,” he recalled.

It seems like the fact Brian’s tweet blew up on social media has a lot to do with how relatable his experience of chasing after a dog really is. “I think anyone with a pet dog understands what it feels like, because dogs love to play around and sometimes they’ll run away to explore when you leave the house door open,” he said.

And although we are pretty sure that no dog wishes to give his owner a heart attack, as all they wanna do is have some cardio fun running errands, it doesn’t mean it’s not stressful to humans.

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Brian believes such canine behavior is “to release energy and to explore the outside world or to mark their territory.” “Yet,” he added, “I honestly don't know exactly why they run away from the owners that care for them, it’s odd.”

“I was honestly surprised when I saw it went viral, but I guess a lot of other dog owners were able to relate to the tweet,” Brian commented on his tweet amassing 156K retweets, 24K quote tweets, and 969.8K likes.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dog does this! She will disappear at night when I take her out, I get frantic and look for her, and then she's just waiting at the front door.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my experience, they (unless they are complete doofuses) learn this trick real quick and you'll be lucky to snag them more than once or twice.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That doesn't work with mine, she just thinks "Oh mommy wants to play run after me in the other direction" and she's off again, in the new direction.

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Ask a dog owner what they do if they see their four-legged friend running a sprint like nothing else exists. The chances are they’ll tell you they’d chase them without a second thought. But suddenly your good boy and bestest gurl don’t know their names, and frankly, they totally ignore you running and shouting from the bottom of your lungs.

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For them, it’s a simple game; for you, it’s sheer hell, a cardio exercise you never asked for. But there are some things you should do to avoid your dog going out of their mind.

First, always have some treats at hand. Whatever happens, those odd-smelling bites taste like heaven to your dog, and they can be the ones that lead your way to sanity.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And I want a TBone and a ball and I paw-mise Santa I have been good girl!

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Second, get creative. If your dog’s running away from you as you try to approach them, try and run away from them. Turning the tables may spark an inner curiosity in your canine, and sooner than you know it, they’ll come straight at you.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dog has done this a couple times when we left. One time caught him right away, other time he ended up breaking into our yard and waiting for us there. He was never much of a run away dog.

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And last, try out opening the simple yet super-effective ‘car door’ maneuver. Your dog will instantly associate the door as an invitation for a ride, and nobody likes being left out. This, of course, only applies to canines who already are familiar with car rides and know what kind of fun to expect.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I know i ran off and shizz but lemme in pretty please?" 🥺

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