Jumping dogs, Yoda-like pigs and Ostrich wood #filler

Posted By RichC on July 29, 2020

If you spend much time on social networks, this is the kind of stuff you start to collect.

So before tossing it … why not force it on someone else?
😊

Categories: Humor, Misc, Photos, Social Networking
Tags: ani gif, anigif, dogs, filler, Humor, jumping, knots, ostrich, pig, tree, wood, yoda

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