Dog
Mess with
Mess with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.
Both terms in one sentence
- One Far Side comic strip had a dog preparing to growl at an empty closet, just to mess with his human owner's head.
Source: Evil-Detecting Dog -
Berserk Button: If you have the Ravenscar Keep DLC it turns out you do not mess with the hero's dog, even if you have him/her strapped to an electric chair and severely weakened.
Source: Video Game / Fable III -
He promptly calls out that no one gonna mess with him... then shit happens.Smokey: Ain't nobody gonna mess with the Smoke Dog!
Source: Film / Friday
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