Dog Arc

An image of Music from the Longmont Humane Society's Facebook page.

A public statement issued by Longmont Humane Society.

On July 9, 2023, Daniel adopted a dog from Longmont Humane Society in Longmont, Colorado, naming her Music (formerly Zola). Daniel's announcement of his adoption of Music sparked outrage in the Daniel Larson subreddit and other respective communities, with many users demanding the dog to be returned to the shelter due to Daniel's inability to financially support himself, let alone an animal. Additionally, Daniel's violent tendencies towards people and property make Music a potential victim in Daniel's next meltdown.

The outcry grew so large that the Longmont Humane Society issued a public statement regarding the situation. In their statement, the Longmont Humane Society acknowledged the situation and informed the public that they were doing everything in their power to get Music away from Daniel. Thankfully, two days later, on July 11, WeenWeenMusic, or Ween, rescued Music from Daniel. However, Daniel is likely to attempt to get another animal.

Background

On July 9, 2023, Daniel adopted Music, a German Shepard mix, from the Longmont Humane Society, an animal shelter he was nearby at the time. While Daniel was allowed to adopt and walk out of the shelter with her, workers and bystanders were worried concerned about Daniel getting a dog, however, nobody intervened.

A long Reddit post made by a worker of the Longmont Humane Society.

Workers were worried and tried to slow down the process, along with trying to guage if Daniel was truly able to adopt a dog, but ultimately let Daniel adopt and take Music. In a Reddit post made by a worker at the Longmont Humane Society, they admit that the center did not do any sort of background check on Daniel, let alone any of its customers, and that adopters lying about their living conditions was a common occurence at the shelter, although those dogs were generally returned to the adoption center. However, following the incident with Daniel, the worker firmly states that background checks are now under serious review. From what the shelter claimed later on, many people of Daniel's stature passed through and are perfectly capable of caring for dogs.

No, no background checks. There have been issues in the past with people lying about their living circumstances, but with more minor things (like whether their landlord allowed the specific dog breed, or the amount of space in the home) and the result was only that the dog was eventually returned when the adoptee belatedly realized that you can't accommodate a hundred-pound dog in a studio apartment. As far as I know, no one has yet had the audacity to just straight-up lie about having a home when they're homeless.

Additionally, if it turns out that a "stray" brought to the shelter is owned and doesn't show any physiological signs of mistreatment or neglect, the animal must be returned to the owner after the recovery fee is paid. That unfortunately includes cases where the owner is homeless, living in their car, senile, etc. Remember that in the United States, companion animals are chattel. An animal doesn't legally belong to the shelter until they've been living there for a certain amount of time. When an animal finishes that wait period, they become "emancipated" and are then in the shelter's custody.

I can assure you that the procedure is now under serious review. Also, the fact that Larson lied on his adoption form could potentially be grounds to dissolve the contract under which Zola was adopted to him.

The adoption fee was likely around $100, which Daniel was able to pay. Where Daniel got this money is unknown, although it is assumed that it was purchased with money he earned from Cameo.

While the shelter did not allow homeless people to adopt, Daniel lied on his application saying that he lived in an RV, which allowed him to almost instantly adopt Music as they immediantly took Daniel's word for it. Even more confounding, Music was found to have Giardia, which is a parasitic infection that affects the digestive system. It is unknown for sure, but it is assumed that the shelter supplied Daniel food and a leash for Music, that Daniel either bought or got free with Music. Daniel would later claim that he got dry food for her, but no video or photo evidence of this would ever surface, questioning the validity of this. Daniel initially did not post about Music at all, only having her posted when a fan in the area spotted him and took a video while Daniel was seated at a Jimmy Johns, where he's seen talking to Daniel about his new "guard dog", although this was obviously untrue. After this fan interaction, Daniel would start posting video's of Music himself, which immediantly sparked outrage within the community.

Following this, multiple members of the subreddit banded together to return Music back to the Humane Society, believing Daniel to be extremely unfit for taking care of a dog.

Treatment of Music

Daniel is obviously not fit to take care of himself, let alone a dog. While Daniel had Music, he demonstrated multiple times why he was unfit to care for her, and should never be trusted to take care of animals.

Daniel cited that his reason for adopting Music was for her to act, “As a guard dog,” seemingly believing that she was trained as such and would thus protect him. Daniel also frequently misgendered Music, sometimes accidentally referring to her as a male. This may seem like an insignificant error, however a dog's gender is extremely crucial information, especially if it has to receive shots or any significant medical treatment.

Daniel severely underfed Music. In a reply to a comment on his YouTube channel, Daniel said that he had purchased a $4 water bowl from PetSmart for Music. Additionally, he had noted that Music was not an, "...extreme cuddle bug," referencing that she had presumably not wanted to touch or be near him, which is extremely justified considering the conditions she was in. Note that Daniel's writing style produces many grammatical errors.

Yes he [sic] has[.] I have [purchased] a water bowl [for her] yesterday for $4 from PetSmart and I got her everything we need right now[.] I was watching [her] last night and [sic] just [to see] how she was acting[.] I am thinking [about] getting [her] like a small blanket to use as like a [sic] extra type of cover so things don't get in her eyes[.]

Also last night she wasn't an extreme cuddle bug[.]

-Daniel Larson, July 10, 2023

On July 10, 2023, Daniel purchased a water bowl for Music for $4. It was visibly far too small for a dog of Music's size. When the members of the subreddit dug further, they uncovered that the bowl Daniel had gotten was meant for cats, implying that Daniel had bought the cheapest bowl he could find at PetSmart. Considering the fact that Music is a German Shepherd, this is extremely unfit for her. Even in the video he had uploaded to YouTube, where he claimed that Music was to be his, "...guard dog," the bowl he had gotten for her was visibly very small, and was clearly meant for animals far smaller than her. The only water Daniel had gotten for music consisted of, presumably, small cups of water from various fast food chains, such as Starbucks and McDonald's, which is not nearly enough water for a dog, especially one as big as Music.

Daniel, believing that a Puppacino and nachos are appropriate dog food.

I'm heading over right now to the McDonald's and I'm going to get her some water

I've been giving her water about every 2 hours. I give her like a full cup of water sometimes even two or three like every every hour or two

I also have a full bag of dog food she won't eat yet but I have tried to feed her I'm just making sure that she's like getting something right now

Regarding food, Daniel failed to adequately provide for Music. Daniel claimed to have had a bag of dry food for her, which adds up considering that the Longmont Humane Society gives all people who adopt animals from them food, but according to Daniel, Music refused to eat, which in most cases is a sign of stress. Additionally, in every video of Music that Daniel had posted, she was seen audibly whimpering with her ears down, which is a sign of nervousness and stress in most animals. The only 'food' Daniel claimed to get Music was a, "puppacino," which is essentially a small cup of whipped cream. In a YouTube comment, Daniel replied to someone detailing the food he had given to Music at the moment, along with contemplating giving Music nachos, which is incredibly dangerous given how Nachos may contain ingredients such as jalapeños and onions, which are known to be harmful or even fatal to dogs. Daniel fully admitted to possibly harming Music, which is very telling of what his behavior would be if he had kept her any longer.

I got a large puppuccino

I'm thinking about going to the dog brewery later tonight doing some karaoke with the howling wolf's

I'm trying to get her to eat but she is still slow on that

I'm thinking nachos would help

Despite all of this, Daniel remained adamant that he was able to support a dog.

Rescue Attempts

Ox

Soon after it was discovered that Daniel had in fact gotten a dog, Ox posted on Reddit asking for Daniel's location so that he could rescue the dog, stating that he will get to Colorado by motorcycle. He posted this July 9 at 10:00PM Larson Time (Mountain Daylight Time).

Daniel should not have a dog whatsoever. I am not sure how he got it.

I am worried about what sick little fucks may get him to do to the dog or what he may do during a crisis, like beat it.

I’ll go over there as the stars have seemingly aligned again. I am traveling back across country in the rv and had some shit go down about 45 mins from Denver.

-YungDaddyOx

The next day, at 7:37AM, Ox made another post stating that he was charging his bike and that he would be leaving soon. Additionally, he asked the community not to berate the rescue as some of the subreddit members started to do so.

Charging up my bike [right now]. Got it off the rack and [it] seems I left the key in too long getting it on there. Should be good to go in a bit. Might see some rain here as well so seeing how things go. Hopefully [I] can leave soon.

Please do not harm the rep[utation] of the [Longmont Humane Society], this will harm the chances for the dogs they are trying to save. Letting dan [sic] walk out with that dog is wild though and [I suspect that] someone [may have] assisted him. If someone makes contact, see what can be done to return the dog.

-YungDaddyOx

At 10:25AM, Ox posted that he had, "...touched down," in Colorado and was now looking for Daniel, asking the subreddit for his approximate location.

A little over an hour later, at 11:49AM, Ox posted that he was unable to locate Daniel, saying that he was calling off his search for him and that he had to return to LA. This post was heavily downvoted unlike the previous posts.

In another post from Ox at 2:13PM, "Dan is gone. I have someone helping, he is headed to Denver to see bob [sic]. Took the train I think it’s why he’s silent. Yes, I am here." along with a photo of his bike on a street in Longmont, Colorado. In the comments of the post, Ox stated that he would try again either tomorrow (July 11) or the day after (July 12) indicating that it was difficult to pinpoint Daniel's exact location.

I’m [going to] try again tomorrow or the next day. I need a good spotting or exact location next time. Can’t blow it. I drove all over today.-YungDaddyOx

KeanuReeveswithagun

After Ox's post regarding the end of his search for Daniel, KeanuReeveswithagun left a comment on the post.

It's ok. I will pickup [sic] your failure. I live close to Longmont and I will find him. -KeanuReeveswithagun

The Reddit user posted a couple of additional posts attempting to locate Daniel and an 'En Route' post with a picture of a Longmont road sign at around 1:38PM. After Ox's 'Dan is gone' post, they posted a final update at 2:52PM.

I'm sorry to report that we missed him. We made it to Longmont but we just missed him. I'm hoping that someone can confront him in Denver. Sorry guys. -KeanuReeveswithagun

Goated Mines

On July 10, 2023, a YouTuber called Goated Mines (GoatedPiston on Reddit) uploaded a video titled, "Daniel Larson Got a Dog... We need to save it...” in which he states that he had contacted animal control and the Longmont Humane Society. He also announced a reward of $100 for anyone who could get Music away from Daniel.

On the same day, Goated Mines made a post on the subreddit discussing Longmont Humane Society’s response to him.

Zola's Rescue

Leaked image of "Ceel Team 6" members after performing the Music rescue operation

On July 10, a group calling themselves, 'Ceel Team Six,' led by Goated Mines, would track down and save Music. The team spent two days locating and pinpointing Daniel's location, initially finding a bridge that Daniel had filmed a music video was at, then the park he spent the night in. Ultimately, Daniel's love for nachos would be his downfall.

On July 11, 2023, WeenWeenmsuic, also known as Ween, was able to rescue Music by finding the restaurant Dan was loitering at. The operation was conducted flawlessly. Ween was able to get the dog by asking Daniel if she had permission to make sure that she was okay, pretending to be a vet. Not long after, she simply walked away and put her in their car. Soon after, Ween started a voice call in his discord server, and just a moment after, Goated Mines posted an image of Music on Reddit with a caption saying, "MUSIC IS SAFE." After requests for more proof, he later posted a video of Music. Ween himself also posted an update to Reddit explain what they would do with any donations that were sent their way as well as some more photos of Music.

[H]ello! [I']m ween lol [I']m the [M]usic snatcher!! [S]he's doing great and [I] understand why people are questioning donations and stuff for me but it was originally so [I] could get up to [L]ongmont but [I']m hoping to spoil her and have a lot of things that she can take to her forever family. [S]he's an amazing dog and thank you all for helping her[.] -loverofmoms69 (ween)

Goated Mines posted another update stating that Zola (Music) is on her way back to Longmont with one of the animal caretakers. Followed by another post once she made it.

Daniel’s Reaction and Following Incidents

Daniel's intense reaction to Music being taken led to what most suspect was a psychiatric hold. It is reported that he entered a Walmart and began destroying things, prompting customers to restrain him until the police arrived. After being released, Daniel made multiple 911 calls in an attempt to "get some security out here", which ultimately led to a visit from EMTs who transported him to the hospital. Many refer to this as the July 11th incident or the 7/11 incident.

About seven Hours after Goated Mine's, "MUSIC IS SAFE," post, Daniel became active on his YouTube community page, claiming that he had just gotten out of police custody and that he had received new criminal charges. He asked the community to help him get Music back, and alleged that World of T-Shirts was somehow connected to, "...the dognapping situation," when Joshua was never aware of him possessing an animal.

"My current injuries from after the dog napping at Walmart when the police were called"

Daniel explained that he was injured both due to, "...self-injurious behaviors," which is implied to be from him hitting himself repeatedly, along with Walmart security guards taking him down.

A combination of self-injurious behavior and the Walmart security throwing me to the ground I hit my head pretty hard on the ground at the Walmart by security and they were sitting right on my knee so when they pin me down the guy pin basically put his me on my head not my neck or anything but on my head self and one other guy was on my knee pinning that like basically my kneecap pinning that to the Walmart floor -@DanielLarson-ob2jw (Daniel Larson)

A few minutes after this post, Daniel began to tell his side of the story. He repeated many parts of the story multiple times, meaning that much of the text is convoluted and at times almost indiscernible due to the lack of punctuation, and Daniel using speech-to-text to write out the posts. Additionally, it is seemingly out of order. Below is an attempt at putting the most relevant pieces in order.

Somewhere along the line I got spotted with the dog and then I left the PetSmart after buying the $50 harness I then fit it on the dog and I went across the street to then get water once again this was around 11 am.

After sitting down for about 2 minutes, the same lady with the athletic pants and they were shorts she's got tattoos on her arms and legs shows up and starts talking to me hey I haven't seen you in a while I have a friend that is working here at the good times and I came to see them but they're not here yet.

She then asks me how my days going starts coughing and then she tells me she is sick and I woke up very sick this morning she then threw up like legitimately this is no joke she would she actually threw up on the f****** ground.

And then starts talking about how she's a veterinarian and then she starts talking about how my dog is breathing and saying that my dog can't breathe because she's skipping beats like heartbeats pretty much which at the time I knew that that was somewhat false.

She asks me if my dog is dehydrated and if my dog wants water I said I already got water I just came to the good times to actually get a cup of water and she then takes the dog leash from my hand she walks around in a circle around the table and she says see how and then she's also pointing at the stomach of the dog see how it's beating that's not normal.

That's what she said and then she says here I'm going to do it one more time and I'm going to show you again and then she grabs pretty much just completely kind of by that time the dog is already kind of just used to her if you know what I mean and then she just snatches the dog up and puts her in the car and just goes off after the dog was already kind of thing you know somewhat if if you know what I mean felt safe. That's what she said and then she says here I'm going to do it one more time and I'm going to show you again and then she grabs pretty much just completely kind of by that time the dog is already kind of just used to her if you know what I mean and then she just snatches the dog up and puts her in the car and just goes off after the dog was already kind of thing you know somewhat if if you know what I mean felt safe.

She's also been following on purpose like stalking she's done that before some allergic to what Ivan's done she's been stalking it is a female like I said with glasses and a tattoos on her arms and legs and she just like I said keeps following me around I have a feeling she was at the location last night that's why I texted you for security.

And when she drove off I basically started freaking out I started panicking I started hyperventilating to where I felt like I couldn't breathe because I was hyperventilating so much that like literally I just couldn't speak.

And I eat my phone was also dead at the time so I couldn't call security I couldn't call you or anything so then what I did was I all I could think about was trying to go to across the parking lot to where the Walmart was and I walk in there of course hyperventilating saying my dog got dog napped that's a security dog is what I said and I'm at that point of time then the security asks me to leave I then refuse and I say call the police at that point it starts like I said creating a scene about 50% of people in the checkout area I'll start rushing over to where I am and start crawling me pretty much and I at that point lash out that's a long story short of what happened I don't know if anybody got anything on camera because of my popularity the police said that there was no physical assault involved other than just reaction like I said out of fear after checking cameras and I had more than the right because I did nothing and yet they were instigating the situation so I had right to protect myself.

At that point the Walmart stupid Walmart like I said before decides that they're going to press charges of $2,000 of criminal mischief pretty much just two on purpose because they know I'm a celebrity they want all of my f****** money so they took it as high as they could go pretty much.

And they put me in basically I guess you would call protected custody at the time and instead of going to I guess the jail what they did is they take me to the hospital because I had injuries at that time.

Charges were pressed on the person that was the dognapper.

Phone Call

After the flurry of posts attempting to describe what happened, he stopped to call someone. That person put Daniel on speakerphone and played it through a Discord call, where Goated Mines was able to record it. The recorded call was later posted on YouTube. Goated Mines provided a very brief description in a Reddit post.

He threw a fit and destroyed shit in the Walmart. A motorcyclist pinned him down after they removed him from the Walmart [...] He said he was punching something related to water. He also destroyed the gift card section.

Discord call with Daniel After the incident. Goated Mines is not the one speaking with Daniel

Videos

While still posting to his YouTube community page, Daniel also uploaded some videos regarding the situation. Starting by demanding, under the threat of murder, that Bob needed to make a social media account, go live, and, "...put it out there that I am not lying."

Okay. I ain't fucking lying about shit! Bob, I need you to go live right now, I need you to go a make a social media account and put it out there, right fucking now, that I am not lying or I will kill you as well. My life is in danger right now.

Daniel then uploaded a video stating that he is taking this all the way to the Supreme Court (presumably he meant the federal-level Supreme Court) and that security companies refuse to work with Daniel as they don't believe what he tells them.

My entire family is in danger, and no one believes what we are saying. My entire family is now famous, all of our houses have been doxxed, we are homeless, and my fans are doxxing, getting criminal charges on us that are all false. We will take this all the way to fucking Supreme Court. We are not playing around. We have contacted security companies and they've all refused to work with us because they don't believe what we are saying about our popularity. I am done, and I will not stop until the White House is blown up.

Daniel calls 9-1-1 multiple times, on one of the calls, he claimed to have screamed that he had a bomb and hung up, he believed this would help him get his story heard.

Okay so I just called 9-1-1 and I just literally just screamed I have a bomb on the 9-1-1 number and randomly hung up in hopes to get this situation heard and to get my family the rights that they deserve and the security and protection I'm sick and tired of fans assaulting harassing beating up my family injuring people stealing dogs doxxing and stealing money fraudulent shit blaming it on me and my family and then to make everything worse say that it's my fault I'm done I'm sick and tired of this and I will like I said take it all the way until this gets heard and if charges will be pressed I will sue the entire US government and Supreme Court

So I just called 9-1-1 again. I'm trying to still get security services or something since I'm being spotted by fans on almost every single corner and I'm being followed and I got attacked earlier today and the issues that have been going on that people are posting to social media. I'm sick and tired of people saying is fake because it's really happening. So it's not virtual reality. It's not bullshit. It's really actually happening and it's serious. I just called 9-1-1 for a second time in under an hour and they still don't believe what I'm saying. This is bullshit for Colorado and I'm about to literally try to take this to Supreme Court or it's going to go down at the fucking hospital because I am done.

Livestream

(see video page for full transcript)

Daniel's last video for the night was a YouTube live. He filmed himself talking with EMTs about how his popularity was out of control and that he feared for his life. He explained multiple times that the reason for his behavior and multiple 9-1-1 calls was to have his story heard.

During the interaction, he was also charged for damage to a wall at the School of Mines for $500. The live ended as he arrived at the hospital, preparing for a visit to the mental health unit and possibly to speak to social service workers. Daniel is not allowed a phone in the unit, creating a new 'dark age.'

Aftermath

On July 19, 2023, eight days after the livestream, Daniel was released from the mental health unit. Daniel quickly stated that he still needed to find his dog and also claimed to file charges against the dog napper. Daniel also made a post claiming that the mental health hospital didn't put him on any medication He later uploads a video entitled "proof Daniel Larson can take care of a dog" which is just a video of Daniel giving the dog some water.

Daniel made additional posts claiming to buy another Dog, and asking if he should buy a cat as well. Though it is clear from videos uploaded after the fact that this was not true. Most likely, animal shelters or any place for adopting pets in Daniel’s area has been made aware to not give him any animal, so the likelihood of there being a second part to this arc is likely impossible.