This Mum Accidentally Proved She Has No Idea What Her Own Dog Looks Like

Okay, so, face-blindness is definitely a thing. Famous neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote a whole book about it (it’s called The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, and it’s very good). Prosopagnosia, as it’s officially known, affects a bunch of people to greater or lesser degrees; it’s a real and acknowledged brain issue. 

But now, thanks to Twitter, we may be witnessing the first case of a new, hitherto-unstudied branch of this particular neurological quirk: dog-blindness.

A bloke called Jeff Squires posted this intriguing exchange with his mother on Twitter yesterday, during which she asked him if their dog was home, as a dog who looked just like him had been picked up by animal control.

Yesterday I learned that my mom has no idea what our dog looks like pic.twitter.com/N6xUWvseci

— Jeff Squires (@jeff_jssj) June 28, 2017

Just so we’re all on the same page – this is the dog Jeff’s mum thought might be Duey, the family pooch:

And this is Duey:

Those… they’re… it’s…

Hmm.

Obviously, the good folk of Twitter are not letting this dog discrepancy slide by unnoticed. 

Hey, wait – is this Duey? pic.twitter.com/KWvOvXLrAS

— Guitar Center (@guitarcenter) June 29, 2017

Hey is Duey home?.. pic.twitter.com/4UgnqHOEvg

— Casey Duffner (@cduffner5) June 28, 2017

I think Duey is in my back garden. Can you come get him? pic.twitter.com/naadtwAEmC

— Ross Zombie (@Ross_Zombie) June 29, 2017

Think I found Duey. DM if yes. pic.twitter.com/Y27Rvcb9u7

— Jeanette Scherrer (@Jmamaspesh) June 29, 2017

Found Duey!!!! pic.twitter.com/0L0HjaNVGT

— c?arl?e ??? (@rockonpepe) June 29, 2017

Hey is Duey home?.. pic.twitter.com/z56Xc5bvc9

— ,,elton (@starboysglory) June 29, 2017

You know, I see the the resemblance! pic.twitter.com/isCXbWbHRx

— jenae’ (@jenae_naquinn) June 29, 2017

Dog-blindness: coming soon to a suburban parent near you.