# In Dog We Trust **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 16, 2015, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965 "2015-01-16T10:40:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/1 "2015-01-16T10:40:52Z")
[In Pinellas County, Florida](http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/In-Dog-We-Trust-Accidentally-Printed-on-Pinellas-County-Sheriffs-Office-Rugs-288668611.html), the Sheriff’s new rug turned out to have a tiny little typo in the [logo](http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/320*180/Rug_2.jpg.jpeg) printed on it. Instead of “In God We trust” (bleah), it had as the thread title says, “In Dog We Trust”. Although I have to wonder if it was someone’s idea of a prank. Still, at least they’re being pretty classy about getting rid of it. They’re auctioning it off and donating the proceeds. Personally though I’d have given it to the K-9 unit if they have one; it would be just too perfect to resist. > [@](#): > > Proceeds from the auction will go to Canine Estates, a local animal rescue organization. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/2 "2015-01-16T10:41:51Z")
Worshipping the puppy god! One of my friends got married, and when her groom said his vows he said, “So help me dog. Uh, god,” at the end of them. Cracked the bridal party right up. ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Bragg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/3 "2015-01-16T13:29:03Z")
What did the dyslexic Christian have above his bed? A sign saying “in dog we thrust”… ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/4 "2015-01-16T15:05:30Z")
It sounds like a win-win situation. Someone gets a new, slightly-used, custom-made rug, and the Sheriff’s Dept gets a free replacement rug from a manufacturer with little, or no, quality control. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/5 "2015-01-16T15:41:03Z")
That’s what happens when you let lesdyxics make rugs…😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/6 "2015-01-16T18:35:19Z")
> [@Stealth\_Bragg](#): > > What did the dyslexic Christian have above his bed? > A sign saying “in dog we thrust”… Non missionary positon Christians. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/7 "2015-01-16T19:00:26Z")
One news report said the rug was there two months before a “sharp-eyed deputy” noticed the error. I assert that if it took two months, “sharp-eyed” is not an appropriate phrase. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/8 "2015-01-16T20:03:39Z")
They ought to donate the “in dog we trust” rugs to the local animal shelter and let them auction them off. You know they’d make a mint! ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/9 "2015-01-16T21:45:14Z")
I think the wrong spelling might have actually been the right one. I trust my dogs implicitly. I know how they think, how they’ll react, and what they’ll do in any given situation. I’m 100% positive that they would go after anyone who did me harm, with extreme prejudice. God, on the other hand…he or she can be wildly unpredictable. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/10 "2015-01-17T03:12:46Z")
Auction it? Yes, classy! (The article where I saw this didn’t mention that.) I can’t help but think this was a prank by someone involved in making that rug. That just can’t have been an accident. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/11 "2015-01-17T03:33:21Z")
> [@Stealth\_Bragg](#): > > What did the dyslexic Christian have above his bed? > A sign saying “in dog we thrust”… What kept the dyslexic agnostic awake? ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/12 "2015-01-17T15:28:52Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > They ought to donate the “in dog we trust” rugs to the local animal shelter and let them auction them off. You know they’d make a mint! They’re effectively doing that. Technically, they are [auctioning](http://www.onlineauction.com/auction/2076173) it off, and donating the proceeds to a local animal shelter. High bid of $2775 as of when I’m typing this. ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Bragg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/13 "2015-01-19T14:12:59Z")
> [@Melbourne](#): > > What kept the dyslexic agnostic awake? He lay awake all night wondering if there really was a dog 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/14 "2015-01-19T19:08:36Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > I think the wrong spelling might have actually been the right one. I trust my dogs implicitly. I know how they think, how they’ll react, and what they’ll do in any given situation. I’m 100% positive that they would go after anyone who did me harm, with extreme prejudice. Nice combination of post and handle. Be honest. They made you post this didn’t they? Not that my own dog isn’t also trustworthy. Her loyalty to us could only be compromised by an evildoer carrying bacon. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dog-we-trust/709965/15 "2015-01-19T19:33:27Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > One news report said the rug was there two months before a “sharp-eyed deputy” noticed the error. I assert that if it took two months, “sharp-eyed” is not an appropriate phrase. That depends on whether the Deputy in question noticed it on his first, or 101st, visit to the Big Cheese’s office where the rug was.