Cursed Dog Photos

Oh dear.

May 30, 2021

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Hi there. Thanks for stopping by. If you are new here then let me introduce you to Peggy and Steve. You’ve now met the two most important dogs I know. Today is about what happens when the camera shutter is unkind. Let’s all take a deep breath and direct our focus on some dogs for a moment.

Peggy is an extremely photogenic dog. But, a while back, I posted a photo of Peggy that was taken at the wrong moment. Her usually regal visage was replaced by a snaggle-toothed grimace, thanks to shutter speed magic. This cursed photo is one of my favorites because it is so preposterous.

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel

I've been wanting to do this for a while but do you all have a cursed photo of your otherwise perfect dogs? This is Peggy's. If there are a bunch I'll do a dog blog of em!

In response, hundreds of people sent me their dogs in equally cursed/compromised positions. What follows is a brief taxonomy of Cursed Dog Pics.

The Black Sheep

There is always one who is sure to ruin the family photo.

Stephanie Land @stepville

@cwarzel

The School Picture Day Ruiner

Very similar to the black sheep. Nobody puts Luna in a corner.

Cyn McCrackan @cyn_mccrackan

@cwarzel Luna's reaction to the first and last time we will disrespect her so.

The Christmas Card Ruiner

Rebekah Sanderlin @rsanderlin

@cwarzel Hank was not onboard with my Christmas card idea.

Unsent Tweets @earcream

@cwarzel He was yawning

Alice Visocchi @AliceinDCland

@cwarzel Christmas brings out a lot of complicated feelings

The Furry Pirate

Blair H Cowan @BlairSatellite

@cwarzel @annehelen

There is no name for this. This photo is sent from Hell.

Some follow-up reporting revealed that our hero was “chewing on a bone... distracted by a doggo out the window. But something about the composition makes it look like our hero has swallowed a deer whole. 11/10 on the Cursed Photo Of A Glorious Beast meter.