This is Gu, who is from a shelter in New Mexico and is around 5 years old. He is a dog therapist, and has a caseload of 10ish dogs who come over to hang out because he calms them down. He has logged thousands of miles on trails, and has played long games of tag with ravens, squirrels, and coyotes. As a dog who grew up in the desert, he is absolutely obsessed with running water. #petintelligence #dogsofmastodon #dogstodon

Here’s Bobdog, aka Dogbert. He’s a former Hungarian street dog. He’s a bit smelly, tends to bark at things like empty plastic bags or trees where he once saw a squirrel two years ago, and every so often he vanishes into the next county in pursuit of deer, but he’s very fluffy and soft, incredibly friendly and affectionate, can detect cheese at 500 paces, and will do anything for pizza. #PetIntelligence #DogsOfMastodon

This is Sprocket. He is easily tricked by his sister Lunar. He is a mostly just a doofus but has learned how to open doors using his paws. #PetIntelligence

This is Lunar. She’s a blue heeler x Koolie. She tricks her brother Sprocket into getting off her favourite spot on the couch by playing with his tennis ball then quickly stealing his spot on the couch when he jumps down to play with her. #PetIntelligence