Just what would you call a dog?

Deaderal Fagent

kiwifarms.net
Joined
Mar 28, 2025
Now, a Dog may be a Dog. But a Fox is not a Dog. Nor is a Cat a Dog. Unless, of course, that it is a Cat-Dog. A Bird is not a Dog. A Mouse is not a Dog. A Fish is certainly not a Dog. But what would you call a Dog? Be precise. Is a Fox a Dog? No. Is a Cat a Dog? Maybe, if it is a Cat-Dog. Is a Bird a Dog? No. Is a Mouse a Dog? No. Is a Fish a Dog? No. Is a Dog a Dog? Maybe. But what is a Dog, and what would you call it. You can't call it a Fox, it's not a Dog. You can't call it a Cat, unless it's a Cat-Dog. You can't call it a Bird, it's not a Dog. You can't call it a Mouse, it's not a Dog. You can't call it a Fish, it's not a Dog. So just what, exactly, would you call a Dog? Would you call it a Fox? Of course not, a Fox is not a Dog. Would you call it a Cat? Only if it is a Cat-Dog. Would you call it a Bird? Of course not, a Bird is not a Dog. Would you call it a Mouse? Of course not, a Mouse is not a Dog. Would you call it a Fish? Of course not, a Fish is not a Dog. If you were all alone in this world, and you saw a Dog and not a Fox, nor a Cat - unless it was a Cat-Dog, not a Bird, not a Mouse, not a Fish. A Dog. And potentially a Cat-Dog. What would you call a Dog?

I would greatly appreciate any replies to be brief and cogent, as I am up in years and my mind tends to wander.
 
Take the entire set of "entities that are not dogs".
Check to see if the animal in question is in that set.
If it is not, then it is a dog.
 
Back