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Injured Owner Spends $400 on X-Rays For Limping Dog, Discovers Pet is Copying Him Out of Sympathy
Dogs who resemble their owners is not a new phenomenon... but has any pet gone quite this far?
One dog owner in the UK wasted $400 on veterinary fees and x-rays, trying to figure out the cause of his lurcher's limp — only to discover the dog was just imitating him.
Russel Jones, who himself is on crutches with his leg in a plaster cast, became concerned when the animal began hobbling around the house.
But when the vet found absolutely nothing wrong with the animal, they realized he was simply copying his owner out of sympathy.
https://toofab.com/2021/01/19/injured-owner-spends-400-on-x-rays-for-limping-dog-discovers-pet-is-copying-him-out-of-sympathy/
One dog owner in the UK wasted $400 on veterinary fees and x-rays, trying to figure out the cause of his lurcher's limp — only to discover the dog was just imitating him.
Russel Jones, who himself is on crutches with his leg in a plaster cast, became concerned when the animal began hobbling around the house.
But when the vet found absolutely nothing wrong with the animal, they realized he was simply copying his owner out of sympathy.
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the cat would be doing it to mock him. (cat owner here 
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