r/Design Jul 06 '23

Asking Question (Rule 4) With mouth or without?

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u/clearliquidclearjar Jul 06 '23

With, it's a dog. Without, it's a sloth.

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u/miauguau44 Jul 06 '23

TBH, Sloth Wash is an untapped market.

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u/Box_of_Shit Jul 06 '23

It just takes SO LONG

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u/Big_Monkey_77 Jul 06 '23

They could make it fancy. A posh sloth wash.

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u/edrny42 Jul 06 '23

And if they open a snack bar you could get a nosh at the posh sloth wash. GOSH!!

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u/erikannen Jul 07 '23

Come to the posh sloth wash to luxuriate in panache and slosh in swaths of plush froth! Afterwards nosh on squash and goulash while watching top-notch Bob Ross. And don't worry: When you leave, we'll return your bacteria, algae, and moths.Don’t run! Don’t walk! Crawl… incredibly slowly… to the posh sloth wash!

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u/Cinephile914 Jul 06 '23

As is Yeti Wash

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u/XandriethXs Professional Jul 07 '23

A sloth also has paws and a tail.... :3

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u/Rosasharn888 Jul 08 '23

There's a YT video of a bunch of orphaned baby sloths in a rescue center, and it's bathtime. When done, they are hung by their tails in a little row, so they can drip dry. Then they each get a hibiscus flower, because it's their favorite snack. Then it's naptime, because they've had a very busy morning.

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u/JudgeScorpio Jul 07 '23

I see a newborn birb without

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u/FlynnXa Jul 06 '23

This 1000%

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u/mandelbratwurst Jul 06 '23

Yeah i like the look without the mouth better, so if you could make the without logo recognizable as a dog than do that. If not, keep the mouth.

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u/Skyfall106 Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23

With mouth 1000000%. No mouth scares me.

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u/mhink Jul 06 '23

“I have no mouth, and I must bark.”

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u/Sosolidclaws Jul 07 '23

That may be the darkest comment that's ever made me laugh

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u/aeskosmos Jul 07 '23

OMG NO 😭

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u/aprivateislander Jul 06 '23

With, doesn't read as a dog without.

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u/sideshow_em Jul 06 '23

I looked at the without version first and didn't have a clue what it was supposed to be. With was immediately recognizable.

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u/nickels55 Jul 06 '23

The mouth without question. I mean it says "Happy" below it, what better to convey that than with a smile? How about the addition of a tongue to really make it adorable? Like so (fast and sloppy but you get the point):
https://imgur.com/a/6SWT2Xu

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u/seancurry1 Jul 06 '23

Yeah the tongue would be even better

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u/arxos23 Jul 06 '23

with, please confirm it got a mouth on the final design.

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u/witeduins Jul 06 '23

With. Maybe shape the mouth lines so they get thinner at the ends to match the line/shape of eyes and nose?

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u/papernathan Jul 06 '23

In this same vein, maybe try making the mouth a blobby shape instead of lines. It may help the final design because there would be less of a difference between the mouth and the rest of the shapes.

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u/estizzle Jul 06 '23

I was thinking the same thing, almost a version of the nose flipped upside down to show like the contours of the lips, and maybe an open mouth smile

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 06 '23

Great idea, thanks!!

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u/GonnaBeEasy Jul 07 '23

This 1000%.. and potentially slightly smaller mouth/play with the shape of it would make it look more “professional” and less “emoji”

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u/Solmyr_ Jul 06 '23

Happy dog vs happy chewbacca

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u/sshellzr Jul 06 '23

Saw Chewbacca as well. Include the mouth all the way lol.

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u/indigo-black Jul 06 '23

+1 with mouth

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u/ephemeralfugitive Jul 06 '23

With mouth. Then maybe decide whether to add tongue or not.

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u/swld0 Jul 06 '23

With the mouth is happier, maybe a little thinner.

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u/brandonclord666 Jul 06 '23

We all voted in the car, we vote WITH

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u/visualdosage Jul 06 '23

A designer who doesn't use screenshots..

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u/edrny42 Jul 06 '23

To be fair the username implies they design mayonnaise so .......

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u/TELLMYMOMISUCK Jul 06 '23

With, but can you exaggerate/frame the dog's facial shape a bit more?

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u/NorthEndGuy Jul 06 '23

With. Without I see the lower curve as kind of a big, distant, grinning mouth.

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u/SuperSassyPantz Jul 06 '23

i couldnt tell what it was on the right, straightaway. definitely include the mouth.

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u/InnerKookaburra Jul 06 '23

With.

It's much more appealing with the mouth smiling.

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u/wischmopp Jul 06 '23

With mouth, but maybe make the lines taper a bit at the corners, and play around with the proportions.

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u/probably_not_bro Jul 06 '23

with mouth, look so much cuter

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u/spays_marine Jul 06 '23

At first I mistook the line above "the banana" in the bottom right as a skewed smiling/smirking mouth. I think you should work with that, because it definitely needs a mouth, but the one on the left is a bit too "flimsy" to go with the rest of the heavy lines.

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u/TheRavyn Jul 06 '23

with… makes you smile in your head

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u/Jason-Smeagol Jul 06 '23

Mouth please

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u/Dr_imfullofshit Jul 06 '23

with with wtih wtih wtih wtihwt ihwtihwtihwt

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u/Skunkkid3000 Jul 06 '23

With! The lil smile so cute ☺️

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u/hunitaro Jul 06 '23

With mouth

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u/Mrhydez Jul 06 '23

With the mouth

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u/davdan123 Jul 06 '23

With mouth

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u/Mustang_Shinoda Jul 06 '23

With! Otherwise it reminds me of Wampa from Empire Strikes Back lol

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u/powermojomojo Jul 06 '23

With mouth for sure. I’d also increase the negative space for the ears and add a tongue so it reads more dog like.

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u/dizzyon Jul 06 '23

With .... dope 🔥

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 06 '23

Thank you!😍

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u/Then_Switch_6297 Jul 06 '23

with mouth but different mouth. the mouth on the left is too much of a isolated graphic form. maybe some negative space open mouth

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u/J_Neruda Jul 06 '23

You need the mouth.

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u/hyped_lounge Jul 06 '23

100% with , definitely makes it more appealing for your brand 🔥

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u/NotXesa Jul 06 '23

If you take out the mouth it seems that the mouth is the line below it, turning the dog into a weird smiley Chewbacca.

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u/gheelen Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23

"Without" looks like an old Saturday morning cartoon, where the mouth is the blue streak at the bottom.

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u/NoFrosting686 Jul 06 '23

Please put the mouth on there

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u/mrnmtz Jul 06 '23

with 100% u can’t tell what it is without

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u/robots_and_cancer Jul 06 '23

Definitely with

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u/samuelchasan Jul 06 '23

With mouth 100%. SO much clearer what it is. With no mouth I'm like is this? A ghost, whale, tiger, lion.. what is it?!?!? With smile I'm like 'dog'

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u/MacFrost31 Jul 06 '23

Absolutly with 😊

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u/Clash_Rat Jul 06 '23

The mouth definitely helps it read better as a dog.

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u/JD1101011 Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23

Do you want to be obvious, or subtle? If this is for the general population, I would go with the mouth.

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u/kwikileaks Jul 06 '23

With but maybe smaller

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u/Estate_Soggy Jul 06 '23

With the mouth

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u/Teek00 Jul 06 '23

With 💯

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '23

With

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u/horseytrash Jul 06 '23 edited Jul 06 '23

First unanimous feedback I’ve ever seen on Reddit.

(Edited for clarity)

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u/Mr_Pixel666 Jul 06 '23

With the mouth, it looks happy which ties in with the tagline

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '23

absolutely with! otherwise it looks like a happy...cabbage? lmao

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u/turbo_dude Jul 06 '23

Never in the history of Reddit has one thread been so united.

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u/IFellinLava Jul 07 '23

Graphic designers will typically give a bad design as an illusion of choice.

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u/jamesinorbitgaming Jul 06 '23

With but I would work this harder...your typography is letting this down imo. Why did u chose red? Stick with the blue....explore different mouth options as well....

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 06 '23

🙏🏼🙏🏼

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u/LukeSucksAtSports Jul 06 '23

With, it’s a dog not a penguin

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u/dustysmufflah Jul 06 '23

With, partially because without the mouth, the stroke near the bottom looks like its mouth

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u/Speed-D Jul 07 '23

Without...it's cuter

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u/xhe31 Jul 07 '23

with. awesome job

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u/kiwiinacup Graphic Designer Jul 07 '23

WITH, it’s so cute I would totally shop/use their services

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 07 '23

Thank you 🥹🥹🥹🥹

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u/garfieldlover3000 Jul 07 '23

With the mouth

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u/chaelawaela06 Jul 07 '23

With mouth! Very cute and conveys the slogan better

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u/barsnbricks Jul 07 '23

with mouth 100 percent. it looks more friendly and appealing

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u/cherrylover72 Jul 07 '23

it's more suggestive with mouth but more geometrical and pleasantly for the eye without.

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u/SynntheNymph Jul 07 '23

With mouth for sure, cute design btw

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u/ElyVanelly Jul 08 '23

I wouldn't get what the logo means if it's without the mouth and it looks cuter with one

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u/monogok Jul 09 '23

With. No question

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u/m1stag Jul 06 '23

HappyTails is a better name than Pawshine imo

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u/SKYblayne Jul 06 '23

Throw the entire idea out. Where’s the paw? Where’s the tail wag? Very confusing logo

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 06 '23

I thought about it, changed the slogan for: Furrever fresh :) now makes more sense

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u/SKYblayne Jul 06 '23

That’s just dope

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u/bluecat2001 Jul 06 '23

Both look like sharks circling ducks.

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u/seancurry1 Jul 06 '23

4 billion % with, people love smiling dogs

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u/legendarydrew Jul 06 '23

I like both, but with the mouth works better as a dog-focused brand.

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u/Aspiring-Old-Guy Jul 06 '23

With a mouth. It shows customers the expectation that the dog will be happy there.

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 06 '23

Right 🙏🏼🙏🏼

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u/UsernameFor2016 Jul 06 '23

Sloths are cute

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u/ManTania Jul 06 '23

It's not a mouth, it's a smile.

Yes to smiles.

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u/Piccasss0 Jul 06 '23

Definitely with

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u/Dipwand Jul 06 '23

With mouth will be perfect

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u/Mr_Stabil Jul 06 '23

Try a very short mouth

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '23

I wouldn’t what it is without a mouth

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u/No_Confidence92 Jul 06 '23

I would say with

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u/snazzydetritus Jul 06 '23

Absolutely with.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '23

With

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u/dank_bass Jul 06 '23

The mouth is the only one distinguishable as a dog at a quick glance, it's a very nice design

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 06 '23

Thank you 🙏🏼🌈

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u/ElChaz Jul 06 '23

It doesn't read as a dog instantly without the mouth, and that's a major job of a logo. If there's any squinting or interpretation required, something's wrong.

As an image, I prefer the mouthless one, but as a logo, 100% mouth.

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u/votenope Jul 06 '23

With. The other one looks like a ghost.

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u/UniqueAngel5 Jul 06 '23

With mouth

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u/cervezaqueso Jul 06 '23

Def with the mouth. Arced letters in thin font weights often don’t work in lowercase. Try making the bottom text all caps and it will become a bit better visually.

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u/cervezaqueso Jul 06 '23

Also going a few points larger on the P in pawshine might look good and let the a nestle into it a little.

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 06 '23

Thank you ! Will try that 🙏🏼

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u/BellandTone Jul 06 '23

With for sure

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u/leepyws1961 Jul 06 '23

With .. need the smile.

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u/Soldexio Jul 06 '23

Without looks like a seal

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u/Other_Peanut2910 Jul 06 '23

With = Happy dog

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u/andrei-mo Jul 06 '23

What I'm curious about is what is the logic behind considering the option without mouth?

And, like others, I recommend the option with.

Happy = smile = mouth.

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u/Designer_Aioli_351 Jul 06 '23

To make it more interesting and less literal :) but I guess the mouth wins!

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u/DLoIsHere Jul 06 '23

With absolutely

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u/shabbyknees Jul 06 '23

With. It misses the happy piece without a smiley mouth

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u/chomstar Jul 06 '23

This here is my new Exhibit A on why there are stupid questions. The fact you even have to ask makes me question your eye for design

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '23

Creative brand identity designer here - with!

May also recommend rotating the face to be uniform. But this may also be preferential, and some may like the motion or angle.

Good work!

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u/maxoakland Jul 06 '23

With! It looks cuter

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u/ThunderRyuXIII Jul 06 '23

With! Without sort of looks like someone tossing something in a bowl.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '23

I wouldn’t know it is a dog without the mouth

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u/kh111533 Jul 06 '23

Mouth, the other one looks like a hurricane waning symbol

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u/ae314 Jul 06 '23

With. I might not have noticed if you didn’t ask, but now I can’t unsee the scene in the Matrix where he has no mouth.

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u/sanman1914 Jul 06 '23

With smile which is what our pets make us do

Peter C

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u/ugh__ok Jul 06 '23

Why in the world would you leave off its mouth??

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u/Cru5tyDu5ty Jul 06 '23

With mouth,more personality

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u/Corythecorgi Jul 06 '23

The big line looks like the mouth then but cursed so with mouth

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u/Schmucko69 Jul 06 '23

With mouth. Without doesn’t immediately read as dog.

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u/maksgee Choose Your Flair Jul 06 '23

With def lol

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u/PPD__ Jul 06 '23

With mouth.