Stubborn husky cannot be captured with Pokéballs

It wasn't very effective.
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Jonathan Keshishoglou
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Turns out, one of the toughest things to catch in Pokémon Go is your dog.

This is the plight of Instagram dog Maru, a Siberian husky who won't stay inside his Pokéball, or do much of anything with it beyond sniffing it. His owner, who has a real life supply of Pokéballs, has several posts worth of not-catching the dog.

Maru doesn't seem to mind much. Chances are, he's more of a husky-Snorlax mix.


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If Maru looks completely uninterested in the balls being thrown his way, that's because he's likely gotten used to it by now. Here are some of the first attempts.

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Jonathan Keshishoglou (he often shortens that last part to just "Kesh") was an editorial intern on the Mashable Watercooler team. Watch him ramble coherently on Twitter: @keshception

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