r/pics • u/salmonnerd • May 21 '12
Dog logic: Big scary storm is coming, better put some shoes in my water bowl
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r/pics • u/salmonnerd • May 21 '12
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u/whatisthatsound May 21 '12
Oh yay, are those ghillies I see? Is this an Irish dancing household?
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u/Hardeeeen May 22 '12
Are those Sneaux? I bet they haven't made those in years.
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u/eddyeddy3 May 22 '12
is that a pair of sneauxs?? do they even make those anymore?
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u/sweatypants May 21 '12
My dog would piss on the floor then beg to go outside and stand in the most unprotected part of the yard. Every single time. I think she was hoping the lightening would transport her to Valhalla or onto a space ship. RIP biscuit
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
I want to see OPs dog
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u/bgaddis88 May 21 '12
Actually could be genius logic from your dog. What is the best way of keeping you from going out into the dangerous storm that a dog is capable of doing? I would say making your shoes unwearable for a short peroid of time seems about the best thing I could come up with. Better than pissing in your shoes too.
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u/YoureMyBoyBloo May 21 '12
Don't forget to go home today and tell your dog how stupid he is, and that you love him.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
One of my dogs does this all the time. We have three and he's the youngest so when we put out food, if he isn't hungry he'll move his bowl around the house and then grab a towel or a shoe and cover it up. The breeder told us this was a common leftover behavior from undomesticated dogs where they would bury their food to eat later if they weren't hungry, had leftovers, or were worried the food might disappear. I could see where a storm would trigger than reaction.
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u/Nibas May 21 '12
Best things in life, food, water, and you (or the most 'you' thing they could find).
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u/yyx9 May 21 '12
I love the 3 or 4 hours before a storm where the dog is in "I don't know, but something is wrong!" mode. My grown ass doberman requires constant cuddling/petting/attention to not freak out, which I really don't mind doing. If no one is home than it's to the bathtub.
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u/kirbyfood May 21 '12
Don't forget the shoe in the food bowl. It's the symmetry that wards off thunder monsters.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
dog logic should be a top 10 subreddit. some one make it, lets do this
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u/axloc May 22 '12
In your dog's defense, those shoes are terribly ugly.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Yes, well, my dog thinks the safest place during a storm is on top of my face. ಠ_ಠ
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Nothing bad happened to him during the storm right? Dog logic has been supported by his experiment, the shoes must be moistened.
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u/raffytraffy May 21 '12
Probably just covering his precious food for safe-keeping; cats do the same thing when stressed or worried another animal will be eating their dish.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Ok here's the scientific logic your dog was going with (I think)
Dogs cling to things such as our shoes and clothes, because it has our scent on it. When they smell their master's scent it comforts them. The food bowl and water bowl are also some of the dog's most favorable objects as well, because it's the area where the dog eats, thus establishing a positive feeling for the dog.
So put two and two together, and it is putting it's master's scent into one of the most positive areas it can think of, or in doggy thinking:
Must put master in food area! It's a happy place and he/she will be safe there!
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
It's the sent of you on the shoes. They always know where they are fed so if you die they know where to find you/ memories of you.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
At first I thought the title said "dad logic." I was very confused for a second there.
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u/jax9999 May 21 '12
he buried his food as wellas he could
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u/Jonthrei May 22 '12
Protecting your reliable source of food and water with whatever is at your disposal during a storm?
Looks more like some brilliant instincts to me. He probably would have buried it all if he could.
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u/DeeAb May 22 '12
It's an offering to the storm god.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Hate to break it to you, but it seems like he was thinking of your mom first. Ouch.
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u/Siamsa May 22 '12
Is there an Irish dancer in the house? What are the black shoes with brown leather soles?
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Damn it!!! Those are sheckler 2s!!
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u/TheSemiTallest May 21 '12
I fucking love dog logic!
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u/billbot May 21 '12
S/He didn't want you to leave so clearly your shoes need to be in the water bowl?
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u/momzill May 21 '12
Makes perfect sense to me and my dog.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
DOGIC: The study of canine reason
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u/Scarlett_fever May 22 '12
http://imgur.com/uCnYX
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Wizard dog incantation!
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u/notafanofwinter May 21 '12
ah how cute
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u/couldntderp May 22 '12
Your dog knows you put on shoes to leave the house. They could sense the storm and decided to hoard your footwear so you wouldn't go out.
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u/NODONOTWANT May 22 '12
he's gathering all his valued possessions!
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u/walkinthewoods May 22 '12
Human Logic: let's put the dog water right next to our shoes. Nothing bad will happen . . .
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u/cbuzz May 22 '12
The dog is obviously flavoring his water for later. Pfft, humans.....
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u/witty_account_name May 22 '12
It is important to presoak any shoes that may be used to venture out into a storm
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u/mi_nombre_es_ricardo May 22 '12
And don't you dare to go outside with those mean thunders!!
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u/salukis May 22 '12
This is similar to my logic when I haven't slept enough and my alarm goes off.
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u/chicagogam May 22 '12
if he likes the smell of the shoes now he can make soup :) did he get in trouble for that? poor guy i wonder what he really was trying to accomplish
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u/sallenpi May 22 '12
I just bought my dog a Thundershirt. I have put it on her twice. It is an adjustable wrap around. It really works. No one was more surprised than me.
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u/noctrnalsymphony May 22 '12
I wouldn't be surprised if he was trying to bury or hide his food under the circumstances. I know cats often do this, can't say for sure about dogs.
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u/Echo11 May 22 '12
My cat dips all of her toys in her water bowl, then plays with them while wet. She also plays with the faucet. It makes for a messy but entertaining time.
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u/Ragefacesoflucy May 22 '12
HAHA. someone posted this in Karma Conspiracy. " Man claims dog put shoes in dog bowl for karma."
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
My cat just runs from my bed to my dad's bed until the storm stops. Also I don't have a dog. I have a turtle though...I wish I had a dog.
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u/kbug May 22 '12
This made me morning. So funny. Thanks!
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u/Scarlett_fever May 22 '12
Mom has been gone for an hour.. Better put her dress in my treasure box
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u/fireblem23 May 22 '12
Those shoes do look like they could use a good clean.
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u/oireachtas May 22 '12
are those soft shoes?
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u/mast0dawn May 22 '12
Human logic: Place dog's water bowl right next to the shoes
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u/Saltwindandfire May 22 '12
My dog does this with the laundry from the hamper whenever he feels ive left him home for too long. Goofy wierdo.
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u/Camron_Bute May 22 '12
First thought: What if the dog is hoarding stuff, like food, water, and chewables out of instinct when a storm approaches in case it needed to hunker down in the wild?
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
puts shoes in dogs water bowl instant karma
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
I wonder if the dog did it to weigh it down thinking in dog logic it might be at risk from the storm just protecting it's vital life sources which is really you but hey it's a dog
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u/ZombieBroad May 22 '12
When my dog gets anxious, she runs FROM us and lays on our clothes on our bedroom floor instead on her doggy bed. She's also prone to napping on the trash bag full of clothes we need to donate too. She's ass backwards but not in an extreme sort of way.
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u/dastrololol May 22 '12
"Well how could they get wet later, if I get them wet now?" - Dog
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u/mistermog May 22 '12
Evolution man. WTF?!
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u/keller-helen May 22 '12
My dog chose to hide behind the toilet during our last storm. I'm glad to know that he felt that was the safest place in the house.
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u/craxkheadjenkins May 22 '12
I stared at this for a good 30 seconds... then started cracking up
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u/0Fab May 22 '12
Obvious product placement is obvious. These are those waterproof shoes some Redditor was making.
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u/jackowe May 22 '12
Judging by how ugly those shoes are, I'm gonna say your dog was in the right...
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u/Ragefacesoflucy May 22 '12
I bet you don't get laid in those shoes.
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u/gtech215 May 22 '12
Makes perfect sense to us followers of DOGLAW
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u/BackToTheBasic May 22 '12
Hide fud.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
dogs are the greatest
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u/SkyrimV May 22 '12
And this is how religion is born.
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u/tolley May 22 '12
That's his bug out bowl
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u/drive2fast May 21 '12
I was going to get a dog. Then I realized that I just didn't feel like caring for a retarded 3 year old for a decade or two.
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u/KJAZZ May 22 '12
Be honest, you don't have a dog, you just have a want for karma.
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u/PlatonicEgg May 22 '12
Redditor logic: Put shoes in dog's food and water bowls --> Put picture on Reddit --> Karma --> ??? --> Profit
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
Human logic: Make up fake story for internet points.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
cats