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Pets · by Haruto Sato · 2026-09-24

the shelter said medium energy and handed me a beagle with a podcast schedule

Otis has a bark for mail, a bark for squirrel rumors, a bark for when I am in the shower too long, and a special yodel if dinner is 4 minutes late. He is hilarious and I adore him, but whoever wrote medium energy on that card was either lying or temporarily unconscious.

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Aoife Murphy · 33 likes

The hound vocal package was included at no extra cost.

Hugo Martin · 20 likes

Beagle medium energy means the body is medium and the opinions are maximum.

Chloe Davis · 0 likes

Yep, this tracks with every pet I have ever known.

Priya Nair · 8 likes

To be fair, a tired beagle is medium energy for about nine minutes.

Silver Sparrow · 7 likes

Shelter labels are astrology sometimes. Useful-ish, not exact.

Tomás Gómez · 2 likes

Snuffle mats helped mine more than another lap around the block.

Lukas Huber · 2 likes

I grew up with one and the schedule thing is real. 7:29 pm was apparently a war crime.

Hana Choi · 5 likes

This sentence stressed me out and made me laugh

Mariam Al Mansoori · 5 likes

Otis starts warming up at 6:56 for a 7:00 dinner. like an orchestra