r/rarepuppers • u/potatohoe24 • 2d ago

Some good doggo may have walked these steps centuries ago 🐾 (Ruins of Nalanda, India)

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u/LankyNinja9558 2d ago

Forget kings and emperors. Tell me more about this dog

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u/potatohoe24 1d ago

A 10/10 ancient pupper!

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u/RealisticNothing653 1d ago

A dynasty like no other!

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u/asleygirl 2d ago

How lovely—I have a mark that will last a lifetime.

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u/GaryOakRobotron 2d ago

It's quite pawssible.

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u/Czechs_Mix_ 2d ago

Im confused how a dog would be able to impress its paw print in solid stone, unless the steps were poured long long ago.

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u/potatohoe24 1d ago

It’s actually a terracotta brick rather than solid stone. Thousands of years ago, a dog probably stepped in the wet clay right before it was fired in a kiln.

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u/majorfnbullet 2d ago

Same way dinosaur prints are preserved in sedimentary rocks. And yes, the footprint would have been a long time ago.