@fgraver@hcommons.social2025-12-07 12:56:08
Tim Dowling: our dog is bottom of the class at dog school https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/06/tim-dowling-our-disobedient-dog-is-failing-out-of-dog-school?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
@fgraver@hcommons.social2025-12-07 12:56:08
@Dragofix@veganism.social2026-01-08 22:04:25
Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/08/dog-food-accounts-for-1-of-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-study-finds
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-12-11 00:24:38
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
The Kills:
🎵 Heart of a Dog
#TheKills
https://volcanoclub.bandcamp.com/track/cover-the-kills-heart-of-a-dog
https://open.spotify.com/track/1MweULEzWWg5WTlBWMZosS
@jake4480@c.im2025-12-09 14:33:53
Baghed may be breaking up, but from that has spawned new Philly band Dasgüt, and this is their first single. Major Baghed vibes. Dig it.
#NowPlaying
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2026-01-08 19:00:14
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@grifferz@social.bitfolk.com2025-11-09 09:41:21
Content warning: Pet mortality
George "Gilti Sam" 21 September 2017 – 7 November 2025
George's humans wrote to let me know that they had to let him go on Friday. His epilepsy got worse and after a few days of specialist care they made the difficult decision.
All dogs are their own unique people but I can honestly say that George was the most memorable dog I've ever known. For almost 3 years he was my most frequent dog sitting client.
@dawid@social.craftknight.com2026-01-09 13:52:25
@… Oh, what a coincident. Italy is very dog friendly, it's great place for traveling with dog. Thanks, and hope you had great time!
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2026-01-09 18:13:03
Anyway I’m using the CD player during my regularly scheduled Ketamine treatment for depression. Please help yourself and help your loved ones with their mental health. ❤️
Rocco the service dog is here with me today. :)
@azonenberg@ioc.exchange2026-01-09 14:59:35
I thought designer dog breeds were bad when I heard about "goldendoodles".
But snickerdoodles are a new low. A Snickers bar and a poodle? How does that even work?
@fortune@social.linux.pizza2026-01-09 20:00:01
C : an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-11-09 06:37:17
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
Cosey Mueller:
🎵 Dog Salon
#CoseyMueller
https://coseymueller.bandcamp.com/track/dog-salon
https://open.spotify.com/track/7GuJsckMchpB0uyGkf6rY6
@crell@phpc.social2025-11-09 22:52:59
This is a tricky balance. Some level of skepticism and counter-culture is good and healthy, both for people and society. But when it goes too far, it always seems to end up in the same place.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2
@fanf@mendeddrum.org2025-12-09 18:42:03
from my link log —
The birth of the internet troll.
https://gizmodo.com/the-first-internet-troll-1652485292
saved 2025-12-08 https://
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2025-11-04 22:21:29
Tom Brady says dog Junie is a clone of family's previous dog https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6777780/2025/11/04/tom-brady-dog-junie-clone/
@mikeymikey@hachyderm.io2025-11-10 01:14:08
The cheese in the stuffed #sourdough pretzel dogs was inside the dough, not the dog, btw
@bici@mastodon.social2025-10-11 04:42:57
Oldie but Goldie
#
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-06 11:30:33
EMC's Tattle TV launches in the UK, billing itself as Britain's "first dedicated vertical drama app", initially with a pilot reality TV series and MMA drama (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/tattle-tv-uk-micro…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-12-09 15:41:37
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Temple of the Dog:
🎵 Say Hello 2 Heaven
#TempleoftheDog
https://timmaeder.bandcamp.com/track/say-hello-to-heaven-temple-of-the-dog
https://open.spotify.com/track/4L2S9GbwEgwfSbHjTCvNQX
@raiders@darktundra.xyz2025-11-05 17:20:29
Tom Brady reveals his dog is a clone of his late pet https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/tom-brady-reveals-his-dog-is-a-clone-of-his-late-pet-3533271/
@brichapman@mastodon.social2026-01-10 04:45:20
Interviewing my dog and seeing what he has to say for himself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeq7fpPtON8
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-07 00:10:16
Democratic senator Patty Murray of Washington state has condemned the Trump administration
after she alleged that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “attack dog” mauled one of her constituents.
Senator Murray said Wilmer Toledo-Martinez suffered “horrific” injuries while ICE agents detained him in November.
“An ICE agent lured Wilmer out of his home under false pretenses,
posing as a construction worker who claimed to have hit Wilmer’s car and needed him to s…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2026-01-07 06:00:12
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-11-09 06:41:12
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
Jerks:
🎵 Get Your Woofing Dog Off Me
#Jerks
https://xylitolband.bandcamp.com/track/get-your-woofin-dog-off-me-the-jerks
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ceIzwX2OoCMrteduEXmsg
@kurtsh@mastodon.social2025-12-06 16:48:09
Attention dog lovers: The audiobook for "Arthur" is available for the next 2 days for FREE for Audible members!
▶️ "Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed a Jungle to Find a Home" by Mikael Lindnord on Audible https://www.audible.com/pd/B078251LNZ?source_code=AS…
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2025-11-03 15:26:34
So much happened over the weekend, so check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you might have missed, including
--Hackers who stole trove of sensitive UPenn data derides 'dog**** elitist institution',
--LLM giants are trying to stop indirect prompt injection attacks,
--Oz government warns of Cisco IOS XE flaws,
--Polish authorities probe cyberattack on online loan platform,
--Chinese President Xi Jinping joked about smar…
@rasterweb@mastodon.social2025-12-05 19:13:17
The dog at work saw the tennis ball I have to sit on for my PT an now my like is ruined and I may need to work from home or work nights when the dog isn't there or just find a new job. 😩
@jake4480@c.im2025-12-10 12:24:39
#MusicWomenWednesday this week is Portland, Oregon's HERR GOD. They have a couple EPs, one even from May, before the two songs they put out in June here. Some of it's fairly sad.. kind of a bedroom lofi slowcore shoegaze kinda thing. Nice simple songs, catchy as hell. Like a sadder, slower That Dog. Love that tape hiss!
@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.org2025-12-08 11:42:47
Tonight I woke up from a noise in the living room - I thought it sounded like the creepy whisper of a little girl 😱
It took me a few moments until I realised that the dog was snoring! 😴 #dogsofmastodon
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2025-11-04 20:34:24
@lpryszcz@genomic.social2026-01-09 01:29:10
@hex@kolektiva.social2025-10-26 07:33:09
Reagan's "Welfare Queen" rhetoric was a dog whistle. The whole "southern strategy" was full of dog whistles. Every time Republicans talked about gay marriage as a "states rights" issue, those were dog whistles. Naming a government agency "the Department of Homeland Security" was a dog whistle. Trump's speeches leading up to his first term were full of dog whistles.
Nazis have total control of all branches of government. They've cut off funding to all but the most oppressive elements of the government. There are concentration camps, both in client states (CECOT, among others) and in the US (Alligator Auschwitz, among others). They're actively carrying out ethnic cleansing.
When DHS puts out some Nazi shit, it's not a dog whistle. It's a vuvuzela. They're not trying to signal their intent without any of the "normies" noticing. They actively doing what they wanted to do. It's not a signal because there's nothing to signal. It's a celebration.
#USPol
@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-01-07 13:13:58
Some raccoon, dog, and
Hare, but mostly boot prints in
The snow this morning.
#haiku
@joe@toot.works2025-11-08 02:31:35
The dog really seems to hate the dishwasher.
@mk_rexx@metalhead.club2025-12-07 04:32:41
pibertdey to me :)
nothing special today, just me and #dogNamedBana
why tf do you look like a white hotdog tho
@UP8@mastodon.social2025-12-05 04:07:55
The Turkey Trot was a dog-positive and even zany event this year with runners coming and going
#photo #photography #running
@bthalpin@mastodon.social2025-11-04 17:11:17
Disappointment as local lion turns out to be a mutt (not surprise, though)
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41736558.html
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it2025-11-01 03:58:47
Please enjoy this random golden retriever dressed up as a chef that we saw tonight while trick-or-treating. #DogsOfMastodon
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-11-06 17:02:00
Datadog's stock jumps 20% after reporting Q3 revenue up 28% YoY to $885.7M, above $852.8M est., and forecasting Q4 revenue at $912M-$916M, above $877M est. (Jaures Yip/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/datadogs-ddog-stock-earnings.html
@detondev@social.linux.pizza2025-12-21 20:40:37
found the website of a dog-obsessed german couple, then the page where they memorialize their dead dogs
http://www.cmf-dogs.at/index.php/in-memoriam
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social2026-01-07 03:57:53
And 2026 isn’t looking all that promising either.
@tante@tldr.nettime.org2025-12-19 14:35:47
Transform Mozilla from a company to a democratically run collective and see how long management will still be overpaid and hires rentier capitalists.
https://social.cryptography.dog/@ansuz/115746707589261530
@fortune@social.linux.pizza2025-12-08 20:00:01
Coming to Stores Near You:
101 Grammatically Correct Popular Tunes Featuring:
(You Aren't Anything but a) Hound Dog
It Doesn't Mean a Thing If It Hasn't Got That Swing
I'm Not Misbehaving
And A Whole Lot More...
@audiodump@podcasts.social2025-12-03 18:02:25
Man läuft sich schon mal warm. Also zumindest das Essen von @….
@raiders@darktundra.xyz2025-12-09 17:34:33
Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs transferred to another Nevada prison https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/ex-raider-henry-ruggs-transferred-to-another-nevada-prison-3592739/
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2026-01-07 21:34:33
Might as well use the Hot Dog color scheme and Comic Sans for your blog
@kurtsh@mastodon.social2025-12-06 08:07:54
Never been as scared watching a movie as I was in the final 10min of "Arthur the King".
Dog lovers, this was a great dog movie... but terrifying.
▶️ Arthur the King (2024) Official Trailer - Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Julie Rylance, Nathalie Emmanuel
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wjDJNEPg…
@deepthoughts10@infosec.exchange2025-11-29 19:38:21
I met a new #dog yesterday named Tucker. He’s a bit shy but decided to risk it and say hello in exchange for pats. #dogsofmastodon
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.social2025-12-05 13:10:37
Today's gonna be rough. Samson, my dog, had stomach issues all night, so I slept on the couch with him.
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2025-11-05 22:00:11
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@rachel@norfolk.social2025-11-02 13:17:18
@smashtie@mas.to2025-12-30 14:03:30
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu2025-12-06 17:49:21
The English words nobody can explain - RobWords
"dog", "big", "bird", "donkey", "boy", "girl" and "puzzle"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHiMg-DLick
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-18 15:25:05
@servelan@newsie.social2025-12-26 20:59:28
Onyx, the dog who has spent 7 years at an Ohio shelter, is finally adopted: ‘The textbook definition of a Christmas miracle’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/onyx-dog-ohio-adoption-christmas-b2890756.html
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-12-08 16:27:26
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Arlo Parks:
🎵 Black Dog
#NowPlaying #ArloParks
#radioeins gespielten Titel als #Spotify Playliste: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hdH98B6uyXilhcWxCA6nv
Schon gewusst❓
Wenn Du einen Beitrag des Bots ⭐ FAVORISIERST, erfährt das nur der Bot - nicht Deine FollowerInnen.
Wenn Du einen Song weitererempfehlen möchtest, dann 🔁 TEILE ihn❗
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2025-12-28 17:36:12
@kurt@nelson.fun2025-12-02 22:36:50
I think generative AI only has one purpose: making my dog into random things.
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2025-12-31 12:59:50
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza2025-12-08 19:48:03
@joe@toot.works2025-12-04 14:58:39
Taking the dog outside to use the bathroom, I found a pile of dog poop frozen to the concrete.
@hippyjo@c.im2025-10-16 19:19:06
Today I learned about Kukur Tihar, a festival day in Nepal where dogs are honored for their loyalty and honesty.
This year it falls on October 19 - I don't have a dog, but I think it is the kind of festival we should adopt.
Be kind to all dogs, and especially on Kukur Tihar!
https://himalayan-masters.co…
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2025-10-20 16:20:46
Typical way of playing with a #dog: You throw a ball. The dog runs to catch it. It brings it back and asks you to throw again.
Typical way of playing with a #cat: The cat drops the ball of the cat tree. It looks at the human. The human runs to catch it, then brings it back, so the cat can drop it again.
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2025-11-09 17:45:00
For my birthday today… I deleted the Facebook account I created in September to access Marketplace. It served its purpose. I was going to sell other things but never got around to it. Then friends started requesting to be friends. It was awkward. I didn’t accept any requests and even made one post on my profile that I wouldn’t be friending anyone.. that it was only for Marketplace. People still requested…
Then a colleague/friend passed away and I missed an RSVP because someone sent me the message on FB rather than real life even though we weren’t FB connected and hadn’t communicated on there for years. This is what happens when people treat FB like the entirety of “the internet” and “communication”. I have a website with my name and phone! My address is not hard to search. Email!?
I was angry and sad about that. 😢
So ya… if I do the Marketplace thing again I’ll just make a temp account and delete it after use, like a single use plastic bag to pick up dog poop. 💩 🤣
In the meantime I’ll keep focusing on good people here on the #opensocialweb… and also connecting with people in real life.
Most of the 48 years I have spent on this earth have been without Facebook. I’ll manage :)
#toxicsocialmedia #facebook #deleteyouraccount #mastodonMigration #dumpzuck
@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social2026-01-02 10:54:15
Because I literally just finished clearing the snow and putting out food for the birds, it has started snowing those giant wet flakes the Icelanders call "wet dog kisses" and all my work is undone.
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social2026-01-06 15:25:53
Some Oklahoma 3-time Trump voter MAGAt who’s not happy that his small town gubmint is secretly negotiating to build a large data center on recently annexed farmland: I don’t care how much chocolate you put on a dog turd, it don’t make it chocolate cake.
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-10-26 01:41:00
#NowPlaying - bootleg bonzo dog band? #bootleg bonzo dog band! bbc sessions from '68, mostly, but almost feels like a proper album with interstitial dialogue. @…@…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-12-06 14:25:47
Did the cram in too many features over time?
Perhaps, but that didn’t really affect the basic functionality.
Calling it “bloatware” is funny when in our current era of personal computing everyone and their dog ships Electron apps.
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2026-01-02 08:00:13
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@benb@osintua.eu2025-11-04 20:06:49
Video shows Russian drone killing white flag-waving civilians and dog, Ukraine opens war crimes investigation: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/04/video-shows-russian-drone-killing.html
@joe@toot.works2025-12-03 12:33:42
Good morning, Fediverse!
#Dog #DogsOfMastodon
@kurtsh@mastodon.social2025-12-24 17:07:31
Always always always adopt your pets.
Shelter dogs have such wonderful personalities.
▶️ Rob Lowe has some thoughts about surprise puppy presents
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/12/23/rob-lowe-do…
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-10-30 10:56:47
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Arlo Parks:
🎵 Black Dog
#NowPlaying #ArloParks
https://denseboy.bandcamp.com/track/black-dog-arlo-parks-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/37pShAS4iuRXJeRAa9k6xw
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2025-12-09 05:47:31
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.social2025-10-29 01:21:39
@crell@phpc.social2026-01-03 18:11:41
This movie is nearly 30 years old.
#uspol
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it2025-10-28 22:24:12
I saw a video yesterday where an older white lady walking her dog threw a bag of dog shit at ICE/CBP agents (I couldn't tell where it landed), and that was incredibly heartwarming. They tried to grab her, but there were too many other people around and federal agents gave up.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2025-11-29 00:56:49
Shirtless Ben Johnson gets Chicago fans free hot dogs following Bears win vs. Eagles https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6846119/2025/11/28/ben-johnson-shirt-off-bears-chicago-hot-dog/
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-01-08 18:36:06
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Macha:
🎵 Cat Wants to Be Dog
#Macha
https://open.spotify.com/track/2XHcDYMePRvspN5kLSfSgq
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-24 03:39:15
Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela ports,
-- which is technically an act of war.
How seriously should we take this?
Trump has certainly threatened war with Venezuela in the past.
Former US National Security advisor John Bolton reports that Trump said during his first presidential term (2017-2020) that invading Venezuela would be “cool”
because it is “really part of the United States.”<…
@joe@toot.works2026-01-06 15:17:54
The dog checked on how I was doing and then asked if they can be locked in the crate.
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2025-12-30 04:00:12
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2025-12-09 05:44:31
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2026-01-03 16:08:07
Didn't realize that Wag the Dog (1997) was a documentary
@jake4480@c.im2025-11-26 12:52:31
I featured That Dog's 1997 masterpiece 'Retreat from the Sun' a year ago for #MusicWomenWednesday, but since I determined yesterday thanks to @…'s album of year posts that it's my favorite record of 1997, I'm re-upping it. I have it …
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social2025-12-02 14:55:41
Getting older is like a walk in the park.....where nobody has bothered to pick up after their dog.
#oldFolksOfMastodon
@kurtsh@mastodon.social2025-11-29 18:29:35
Kelsey Grammar was notoriously jealous of Moose, the dog on NBC's "Frasier", because people liked it more than him...
...which is possibly the most #Republican thing ever.
▶️ Trump's Pet Name for Stephen Miller? #KelseyGrammer's Dog Rivalry? | HIGNFYUS
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-12-07 18:34:29
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Rufus Thomas:
🎵 Stop Kicking My Dog Around
#RufusThomas
https://open.spotify.com/track/7w8LwDnkhxvscw73b9N5hK
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-12-14 00:00:21
Pretty intense sun dog
What's a sun dog? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2025-10-25 21:00:11
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2025-11-05 11:26:21
A seismic NFL trade deadline, plus the first CFP rankings https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6776934/2025/11/05/nfl-trade-deadline-recap-the-pulse/
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-11-08 14:34:13
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #90TEEN
Slaughter Beach, Dog:
🎵 Friend Song
#SlaughterBeach #Dog
https://slaughterbeach.bandcamp.com/track/friend-song
https://open.spotify.com/track/7mhnOemWCVOiT8kL5eL8ds
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2025-12-25 18:00:11
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@kurtsh@mastodon.social2025-10-26 07:40:46
Dog lovers, this is absolutely heartwrenching but I promise it's got a happy ending.
(This is a fundraiser for Unleash the Paws)
▶️ Border Collie Family Left in the Forest – Mama Dog was so happy to be fo...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=34mCZ36C9Mc&si=lMcav…
@joe@toot.works2025-11-02 23:08:09
Walking one dog at a time is hard. Walking 2 dogs at the time is harder.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-11-16 19:10:58
PSA about food labeling in the US
We have a gluten detection service dog because many things that should be gluten free/say they’re gluten free are not actually gluten free.
Stuff gets contaminated when growing (e.g. next to wheat field), by shared equipment, in factories, from packaging, during transport and in-store.
Every US consumer should know:
1. The list of ingredients on food isn't exhaustive
2. Allergen labeling:
a) limited to just some allergens
b) manufacturers don't actually have to test
c) "certified" foods are tested—but not continuously
d) testing only works with enough contamination
Some certifications may require batch-testing, but usually they don't.
A "certified gluten free" product may e.g. contain oats which sometimes are contaminated with gluten—but as not every batch is tested it's impossible to know unless you test yourself (hence the service dog).
Even if the product is properly batch-tested, you might get a part of the product that has the allergen in it, whereas the tested part didn't.
Or the threshold was too low (our dog can detect gluten better than any available lab testing equipment; yes, dogs are amazing).
Food products also contain ingredients that do not have to be included on the label when they're "incidental" (included in an another ingredient) or if they're considered part of the manufacturing process but not of the final product (e.g. various coatings on factory equipment).
Don't need to list flavors or specific spices either. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
As for allergens, only those responsible for ~90% of food allergies* have to be specifically declared, and they're not tested for as it's simply based on the ingredients list.
Good luck if you have other allergies.
*milk, egg, egg, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-11-28 12:42:46
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
The Detroit Cobras:
🎵 Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)
#TheDetroitCobras
https://thedetroitcobras.bandcamp.com/track/hot-dog-watch-me-eat
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ac58X6AHn2LRfs1hpTKcZ
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2025-11-19 01:00:14
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-10-28 19:31:49
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Dr. Dog:
🎵 Where'd All the Time Go?
#DrDog
https://iloveconsumingplastic.bandcamp.com/track/the-world-is-mine-dr-dog-whered-all-the-time-go-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/0UV5zxRMz6AO4ZwUOZNIKI
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2025-10-18 15:00:12
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2025-11-17 20:00:11
petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
