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[[>]] [[module Rate]] [[/>]] [!-- img source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_shaggy_dog_on_a_wooden_floor.jpg --] [[include component:image-block name=shaggy-dog.jpg|caption=An instance of SCP-4808-1 found in the home of {{[DATA REDACTED]}}]] **Item #:** SCP-4808 **Object Class:** Canine **Containment Class:** Euclid **Special Containment Procedures:** Morgues worldwide, especially in middle-class areas, are to be monitored for manifestations of SCP-4808-1. Foundation personnel disguised as animal patrol are to bring SCP-4808-1 to the nearest Foundation site. Once SCP-4808-1 is verified as non-anomalous, they are to be put into the custody of local animal shelters. **Description:** SCP-4808 is a recurring phenomenon affecting recently deceased human cadavers[[footnote]]SCP-4808 generally takes place between 20 and 80 hours after death.[[/footnote]]. The cadaver will be replaced with a specimen of //Canis familiarus//[[footnote]]Species name for the domestic dog[[/footnote]], designated SCP-4808-1. In all cases observed, SCP-4808-1 is a non-anomalous, healthy dog of average age. However, all specimens of SCP-4808-1 thus catalogued have been of breeds with blue, thick coats. **Additional Notes:** Demographic data of the 309 recorded subjects of SCP-4808 have revealed certain patterns, listed below. * 81% of subjects are unmarried. * 93% of subjects do not have children. * 95% of subjects are described as "introverted." * 85% of subjects make yearly salaries of less than $30,000. * 70% of subjects are unemployed. * 51% of subjects have some kind of disability that makes it difficult to find employment. * 89% of subjects die from old age or another age-related malady. * 34% of subjects have one or more failed suicides in their history. * 96% of subjects either dropped out of or failed secondary schooling or college. * 98% report feeling unfulfilled in their lives * 100% are reported to have called their lives "a joke" at some point on social media. * 100% are mildly allergic to dogs. **Addendum:** Incident Report PoI-3281 [[footnote]]Legal name ████████ ████, had a known history of failed businesses, early employment terminations, and in one case, an attempted connection with GoI-9272 ("Potz Blitz"). Lack of employment often cited as a "lack of motivation"[[/footnote]] was found dead in their home due to self-termination by hanging. An instance of SCP-4808-1 appeared; however, its throat was slit and the specimen was dead. Investigation of PoI-3281's apartment found several other suicide implements, all broken. PoI-3281's suicide note is as follows: > It's all a joke, just a long, unfulfilling joke. The punchline isn't worth it. No matter what, it never will be. Why not just cut it short? > > If my entire life is a joke, it's not even a good one. [[footnoteblock]] [[include more-by:notgull]] [[div class="footer-wikiwalk-nav"]] [[=]] << [[[SCP-4807]]] | SCP-4808 | [[[SCP-4809]]] >> [[/=]] [[/div]]