[ SECRET POST #2548 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2548 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[queerwolf]

When does this even happen? I can't think of an example of when someone's friend was called a dog.

[caerbannog]

I had a friend called a 'sly dog' once, but it was meant in a positive manner for getting a girlfriend and not telling anyone. Most times I've seen it used in the more positive slang manner...

[fingalsanteater]

The only thing I can think of is maybe a villain referring to a friend dogging someone's steps or a similar sentiment. The connotation is that they are a mindless follower, which is an insult no matter what one thinks of a dog's loyalty.

[caecilia]

I was thinking of the villain saying, "Awww, if it isn't Hero's little lap dog!" or something.

[(Anonymous)]

Interesting. The connotation that I have for "dogging" someone is "persistence" with a dash of "will tear you to pieces if their master doesn't claim you as their own."

But then, mine's based less on house pets and more on hunting dogs.

[nyxelestia]

Oddly enough, I've heard this in real life, before. When someone gets compared to a dog in general, it's usually a compliment (playful, friendly, outgoing, etc) but when someone is called a particular person's dog, it's an insult (subservient, dependent, mindless, etc).

[riddian]

There was a bit of a kerfluffle a few weeks ago about a Sherlock Holmes story where Watson compares himself to a dog, and people were sort of debating whether it was self-deprecating or not. I think that might be what this secret came from.

[greenvelvetcake]

It makes me think of Discworld. Sam Vimes, Commander of the City Watch, if often called Lord Vetenari's dog or terrier as an insult, like he's an animal at the lord's beck and call.

[(Anonymous)]

You know, I just realized how appropriate that nickname is.

[(Anonymous)]

Really? I see it all the time. Usually not outright calling some one a dog to their face, but implying it. Calling somebody some one's "lap dog", saying they're "following you around like a sad little puppy dog", etc. It's always meant to be an insult.

[logicbutton]

Here's one: Fullmetal Alchemist. The Fuhrer, who is the leader of the nation's military and a bad guy, sees Lieutenant Hawkeye drive by wearing a half-assed disguise. Hawkeye's direct superior, Colonel Mustang, is a bit of a troublemaker and someone the Fuhrer is keeping an eye on. It's common knowledge that Hawkeye is Mustang's closest confidante, and apparent to anyone paying close enough attention that her life pretty much revolves around him.

The Fuhrer thinks, "That woman looks like Mustang's pet dog."

[(Anonymous)]

The "dog of the military" thing also fits. Not only does it imply blind loyalty, but viciousness as well, if we assume they mean "attack dogs".

You know, I've never though too deeply about "dog" as an insult, I was so used to it. It's actually pretty interesting and hard to put into words.

[(Anonymous)]

I remember seeing it often enough in fiction but the only specific instance I can recall right now is in yu-gi-oh of all things

[blackmare]

Person of Interest! Root has referred to Reese as Finch's dog a couple times (and "helper monkey" most recently). Fusco called both Reese and Shaw the "attack dogs."

It's not a compliment, though it isn't that serious of an insult in the context of this show and its characters, either.

[i_paint_the_sky]

There is a running joke about this in NANA but I think there it's meant a bit more endearingly than in situations the OP is talking to. Especially since it stems from the nickname for Nana K being Hachiko, which is the name of a famous Japanese dog.