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[-] casey2586@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago

Dogs like squeaky toys, because it simulates killing small animals. It doesn’t care if you kill other animals.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

I srsly doubt that animals put that much thought into such things, especially considering that most of them lick their own butts.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

You don't think we'd lick our own butts if we could? We already lick others' butts. It's purely an access/availability issue.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Alright that was a bad example. Animals don't show signs of moralizing about killing other animals. At least my cats sure as hell don't.

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 14 points 8 months ago

My dog would wear a squirrel as a hat if we let him.

[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

If my dogs are any indication, they would wear a recently deceased squirrel as a coat, entrails and all, preferably dripping blood.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

Hey, it's cool when the Orca do it with Salmon! Why do you want your dog to not be cool.

My pup straight up skinned a squirrel a few weeks after we adopted her.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

They would do it too if they could

[-] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah pretty sure my dog thinks it's baller

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 8 months ago

Maybe not huskies not living in the snow. They would rather remove the one they already wear.

[-] jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

They would. Mine love to roll around in dead things when I’m not watching.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 11 points 8 months ago

dog's a carnivore. probably doesn't find that any weirder than that you wear hats

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

"bro, wtf share next time"

[-] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago

they're actually omnivores.

[-] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I don’t think dogs are that judgmental.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

When you bring someone home and the dog starts growling:

[-] RandoMcRanderton@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

If you realize what my dog rolls in you would probably think he's a psycho.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Is it the skin of other animals?

[-] VicVinegar@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

No, the poop.

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The cat thinks it’s cool

[-] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago

Anything oil based, like plastic, is the bodies of another animals. Your dog is probably wearing a plastic collar, if not a leather one .. oh wait!

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

You also don't teach a dog about astronomy.

[-] drperil@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Or that you’re a mighty hunter!

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 8 months ago

My dogs would probably think I was that much cooler for it, I don't have a leather jacket though.

[-] Yermaw@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

I knew those thumbs were good for more than turning metal cylinders into food.

[-] Tiuku@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

More likely the dog would just chew on the jacket.

[-] Una@europe.pub 1 points 8 months ago

And dogs are just as psycho as humans

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

My dog eats his own shit so ….

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

It really is the clothes themselves that are strange. That they come from plants, animals, or minerals are largely unimportant, but canis lupus really doesn't care what you kill.

[-] xylogx@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

The weird thing about clothes is that we don’t think they are weird.

this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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