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a four-legged dopamine machine that bites your hands and somehow rewrites your whole heart
means A young dog, typically under a year old, still growing into its paws and personality.
from From Middle English, borrowed from Old French 'poupée' meaning 'doll' or 'plaything' (itself from Latin 'pupa,' a girl or a doll). The same root gives us 'puppet' — a fitting cousin, since the word originally meant a lap dog kept as a toy or trinket. Over time it slid from 'cute small dog' to specifically 'young dog,' and the underlying 'pupa' lives on in biology as the doll-like resting stage of insects.
- Born blind
- Eyes and ears sealed shut for two weeks
- Baby teeth
- 28 needle-sharp teeth, all destined to fall out
- Sleep champion
- Naps up to 20 hours a day
- Eye magic
- Puppy-dog eyes evolved to hijack human brains
- Name origin
- From French poupée, meaning doll
balto — sled dog who led the 1925 serum run to nome, alaska
laika — soviet space dog launched into orbit in 1957
hachiko — akita who waited at tokyo station for 9 years after owner's death in 1925