Now that is funny. I could just see someone coming up to and saying "you better get that dog to the vet, she's limping" you tell them she's fakeing and they look at you like your nuts.
We had a dobie once that would limp if he didn't think he was getting enough attention. and of course it always happened around company, he would limp over to them and then lean on them like he couldn't support his own weight
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