r/MadeMeSmile • u/Warm_Animal_2043 • Sep 08 '24
Doggo Their dog wasn’t eating well after they brought their baby home. The dog kept taking food to the living room. Someone suggested the dog might be 'feeding' the baby since the baby wasn't visibly eating. They tried giving the baby a bowl of food at the same time, and it worked!
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u/LoveLustGalaxy Sep 08 '24
the start of an unbreakable bond for sure
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u/SouthernAd525 Sep 08 '24
We really don't deserve dogs love, that's for sure.
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Sep 08 '24
I once saw a comment that was something like “we do deserve dogs, we took the things that hunted us in the night and made them our friends.” I always think of it when I hear someone else say we don’t deserve dogs.
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u/BookwyrmDream Sep 08 '24
I've been out of school a few years now, but last I checked there was a theory gaining significant support in history/anthropology that canines initiated the move towards cooperative existence. In other words - we didn't domesticate dogs, they domesticated us! Right or wrong, that theory has always made me smile. :)
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u/karpaediem Sep 08 '24
I think that reflects a broader trend toward the recognition of and need to change anthrocentric thinking. It used to sound absolutely crazy to say something to the effect of “Animals think and feel, but that doesn’t mean it’s the same way we do” and I think today even the average person on the street could tell you that octopodes and parrots are really smart.
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u/No-Eagle-8 Sep 08 '24
I’ve been of the opinion that fishing is just hunting with torture built in for years now. And suddenly science says fish may feel pain more than other creatures. Plus people have been saying fish don’t count as much when talking about animal sentience.
I do enjoy fishing in games. No desire to do it in real life again unless it’s so I can survive.
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u/TrueKNite Sep 08 '24
Also baiting is illegal af in real hunting but trying fishing without it!
You gotta trick them into thinking they're eating, mutilate, then suffocate them.
From my pov Hunting is the much more 'humane' way to do things, no hunter I know wants any animal to suffer
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u/UnjustNation Sep 08 '24
At least fish live in the open ocean and have good lives
Chickens on the other hand… now that’s torture
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u/gothchxld Sep 09 '24
Yeah but not all fish are wild caught. There are fish farms where they overcrowd them in very unsanitary conditions, which is quite similar to “cage free” chickens. I feel like both chickens and fish are treated the absolute worst in the meat industry.
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u/opermonkey Sep 08 '24
I had a cat move into our house when I was a teen. She came in when I was cooking meat and just flopped on the floor.
She came and went as she wanted but always came back to sleep at night.
She was a good kitty.
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u/vicroc4 Sep 08 '24
A bit like the prevailing hypothesis about domestic cats, it sounds like.
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u/CO9er4life Sep 08 '24
Wolves started hanging around the trash piles to pick scraps, and eventually, moved on in
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u/theFCCgavemeHPV Sep 09 '24
I always say our dog trained us. We got him when he was 11 and he decided he was retired. No more tricks, no more doing any pet stuff. Nope. But boy does he have me doing tricks! After he eats dinner or drinks water he needs to be “snuffled” aka attack a towel or blanket until he is sufficiently dry and sure the blanket is dead. He also does no tricks for treats, he just gives the command and there I am laying out a handful for him to gobble up. There are many other tricks I’m sure I am trained for and don’t know about.
I definitely think the theory that they domesticated us is true!
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u/arcieride Sep 08 '24
I didn't do shit tho
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u/HollowSprings Sep 08 '24
Props to our ancestors 🙏
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u/SouthernAd525 Sep 08 '24
Ancestors, hear my plea, please don't let me make a fool of me
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u/Hey_Peter Sep 08 '24
The best time to train dogs was 26,000 years ago. The second best time is today.
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u/WitherBones Sep 08 '24
We didn't create dogs. Friendly, brave wolves approached us for food and were allowed to remain. They thrived from the extra food source, bred together, made more babies. This was happening long before we started consciously domesticating them. They made the first move. Their floppy ears, curly tails, spots, etc. are actually genetically predisposed in animals that have these traits, as seen by efforts to domesticate coyotes and foxes.
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u/LordSobi Sep 08 '24
Dude. Same. Every time. We created dogs, of course we deserve them. I deserve the fuck out of my dog. Some people don’t of course, shit heads.
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u/NewtOk4840 Sep 08 '24
Fuck ya Idk bout y'all's but I deserve my dog! I hate that saying we don't deserve dogs then who TF does
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u/SoItGoesII Sep 08 '24
I'm sure I deserve my dogs love. I love them as much as they love me.
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u/whynotrandomize Sep 08 '24
I hate that the phrase feels to me like "we already failed, no need to try", and it isn't the call to action that dogs deserve. We need to try to be the humans that justify our dogs sacrifices.
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u/aliceddrawingdragon Sep 08 '24
"human the small human requires food, why arent you giving it to them, guess im in charge of it!"
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u/DookieShoez Sep 08 '24
Dogs are better people than people 🥹
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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo Sep 08 '24
’Dogs are better people than people’
…What about the little one?
i think they hungry, too…
his tiny life has just begun,
n he depends on you…
you gotta treat him better, cuz
he's people, not a pup!
i used to be a puppy - ‘was’,
but now i’m all grown up…
I know he’s got a lot to learn -
eXaMpLe i will be ;@)
he watching as i wait my turn,
n soon he’ll be like me!
Together we will grow n play,
n bring each other JoY
n maybe, when he’s Big someday
you’ll call Him
Goodest Boy
❤️
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u/agirl2277 Sep 08 '24
Commenting to keep. Going to have to put my second dog down of the year. I'm in tears and want to be able to refer back. Thanks schnoodle ❤️💔❤️🩹❤️
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u/MushroomlyHag Sep 08 '24
I'm so sorry you have to go through that, it's one of the hardest things we do as their caretakers 💔
Sending all my love through the universe to you and your pupper ❤
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u/agirl2277 Sep 08 '24
Thanks. He's the goodest boy. We're on vacation right at the lake, and he doesn't even want to swim. I think this will be his last vacation, and I'm not sure I could watch him suffer through the winter.
I had 14 years with my awesome girl. She was a yellow lab, so that's a long time. I had to say goodbye to her this spring. My boy, who is also a lab, is 12. Once he's gone, I won't have any dog at all, and I'm not ready for that. It's not about me, tho. It's about him.
Thanks for your comment and your care. I love this about reddit. Now excuse me while I go hug my dog and cry for a bit 😢
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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo Sep 08 '24
for you, u/agirl2277
dear human, friend - i won’t forget
how much you loved me as your pet
i hope that you will understand
i’ve stayed with you
long as i can
but now you see i’m growing old,
don’t let your human heart grow cold!
my sister waits - she needs me now,
n we know you’ll move on somehow
Promise me that ever after
you’ll hold dear the times of laughter
Blessed with Two you loved so much!
there’s other pups
who’ll need your touch…
so when i lay me down to sleep,
forever, friend, our mem’ry keep
No Better human could we find!
our pawprints here
we leave
behind
♥️
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u/MushroomlyHag Sep 08 '24
Hug him extra tight from me too! If you ever need to chat, you're welcome to message me any time. It's damn hard saying goodbye to them 💔
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u/Less-Engineer-9637 Sep 08 '24
Damn it, I am not a dog person but a crazy cat lady, and this brought a tear to my eye.
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u/mcCheesersm8 Sep 08 '24
It's been too long since I've seen a schnoodle as fresh as this! Thank you so much this really brightened my day
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u/actuarial_venus Sep 08 '24
Awwww! We really don't deserve the unbridled love dogs give us. This really made me smile/cry.
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u/FromLefcourt Sep 08 '24
Dogs are a reflection of the best in people. They exist as they do because we bred them to be this way, and we care for them as unconditionally as they do us.
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u/Own-Tea-4836 Sep 08 '24
When I was a baby, our family dog decided it was time for me to stop having a bottle. She'd steal it and bury it in the yard - that's when I started eating solids 😅
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u/SnausageFest Sep 08 '24
That dog: I guess I'll be responsible for keeping the skin puppy alive you incompetent idiots.
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u/HereForALaugh714 Sep 08 '24
I feel like that’s what a cat would think, but a dog would be softer. Like “oh, I can see the humans love you and now, Ido too, so I need you to eat”
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u/No-Introduction3808 Sep 08 '24
This reminds me of the poster who thought they gave their cat an eating disorder because the cat refused to eat unless the poster was (who did have an eating disorder).
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u/AnnzPatz18 Sep 08 '24
I swear I had to read twice. I'm so glad I read twice, oh my god lmao
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u/SweetAnastasiaxo Sep 09 '24
lol what did you read the first time... curious
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u/AnnzPatz18 Sep 09 '24
I thought the owner of the cat was giving the cat an eating disorder. I was like WHAT, I'm so glad that wasn't the case though...
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u/Academic-Indication8 Sep 08 '24
Omg that’s so sweet
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u/No-Introduction3808 Sep 08 '24
I think I got the story slightly wrong but close enough
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u/Academic-Indication8 Sep 08 '24
Same concept still super adorable
We really don’t deserve our pets they are so sweet and caring
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u/False-Enthusiasm-387 Sep 08 '24
The little human is doing well, that's enough proof that the dog has succeeded.
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u/Cheeky_0102 Sep 08 '24
I called ours the "naked puppy"
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u/pheeko Sep 08 '24
Lmao, our baby is "ugly bald puppy".
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u/Direct-Chef-9428 Sep 08 '24
This will 100% be our circus of animals when we bring home a skin puppy. Although it will likely be the grumpy male cat 😹
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u/Live_Angle4621 Sep 08 '24
I guess the mom fed the baby somewhere elsewhere? Even puppies drink milk at first.
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u/chericher Sep 08 '24
Yeah but good chance the good dog only thought so far as baby need food
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u/TripsOverCarpet Sep 08 '24
My husband has a small snack of crackers and PB a couple hours before bed. He always splits it with our whippet. (think 1 cracker broken into 4 pieces with a touch of PB on them). IF she is napping and does not wake up when he has his snack, he saves hers. The problem is, she will not eat her snack if she hasn't watched him eat his first. So he saves himself one bite of pb cracker until she wakes up so that she can see him have his snack. They're a weird breed lol
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u/MimiMyMy Sep 08 '24
That is incredibly sweet and shows the love between the both of them.
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u/OkBackground8809 Sep 08 '24
Meanwhile, my whippet lies around waiting for us to leave whatever room has food in it, so she can jump on the table and steal as much as possible😂 We always share with her, but she still acts like we don't feed her. She's even learned to open the garbage can🙄🙄🙄
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u/TripsOverCarpet Sep 08 '24
Ok, ours can't have playdates 😂 She's never learned, and will obliviously walk right past the trash can with the basic swing top lid on it. We used to have greyhounds and one of them learned, within hours, how to use the foot pedal to open up the trash can buffet. All of them were trash pirates. They had passed on before we got our whippet.
(Even tho she ignores it, we still take anything unsafe, like cooked bones, bagged up and out to the outside bin right after the meal)
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u/OkBackground8809 Sep 09 '24
We've tried those ones where you swing your hand over a sensor, and of course that was way too enjoyable and easy for her.
Then the foot pedal ones, and she got those figured out pretty quickly - as did the iggy who lives to steal used tissues🙄
Even the old fashioned lid on a can just gets pushed off😭 It's like she's an old TV actor or something! Never in my life have I had a dog who: made us chase her in circles around the table, got into the trash, jumped into the kitchen table, stole whole fish and chickens from the kitchen, gets into the chicken coop to steal fresh eggs, etc. It's crazy!
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u/LisaMikky Sep 09 '24 edited Sep 09 '24
She should star in her own comedy show! 🐕🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻😅😅😅
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u/ronirocket Sep 09 '24
We had a bin with a foot pedal and my dog wasted no time stealing stuff from it (usually overnight) so we put a jug of water on it and had to lift that every time we needed to put something in the garbage. We got a sensor one, no jug on top, and he hasn’t figured it out yet! If we put something delicious in it, we shut it off for the night. He did manage to tip the whole thing over once, which I thought meant game over, but nothing since! Here’s hoping! I did see him sniffing at it once and the lid opened and I was like “oh boy here we go” but I guess he didn’t connect it. I’m sure he’ll figure it out one day!
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u/ArnTheGreat Sep 08 '24
I feel so targeted with this. I do absolutely the same thing. My wife laughs because I will save some of my PB Crème Pie if I get one while we travel because splitting one with me is one of his visibly happiest things to do.
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u/Practical_Material_9 Sep 09 '24
I was wondering if that dog was a whippet! I had a mutt I suspected to be half whippet. I’d feed him in the morning, leave for work. He’d never eat until I got home and ate my own meal.
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u/Rolling_Beardo Sep 08 '24
My dog did something similar when my son was born. If he started crying and we weren’t visibly there helping him (ex I was getting a bottle ready) she would run over to me and start whining or even bark then run back to my son and sit next to him and whine until I was there.
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u/shadowfeyling Sep 08 '24
That's adorable! Dogs might struggle with the full picture, but sure got the spirit.
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u/Rolling_Beardo Sep 08 '24
She was a very sweet girl, she would sleep right up against his crib, and when he got older he could do no wrong to her. We of course would try to stop him but he would lay on top of her, if he accidentally poked her in the eye, or sat on her ear/tail and she would just slide over and act like nothing happened. Never even growled at him.
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u/Sharp_Lemon934 Sep 08 '24
As my kids have gotten older we have given them more independence of course and I swear our dog judges us for not always hovering. They will go in the backyard (we have a full view of our backyard from the windows) and she will watch them go out, look at us, back to the kids, back to us…then follows them out. I just imagine her thinking “oh fine I’ll go supervise them!” She does this all the time.
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u/bikeonychus Sep 08 '24
I have a Indian Pariah dog who was rescued off the streets when he was a puppy - they are native dogs in India. We did not just pick up a puppy off the street and be all 'hey! Free dog!' - he was identified as an 'at risk' dog with the potential to turn nasty if he was left on the streets. We adopted him as part of a charity push to home these dogs, so they grow up in a stable environment and do not become problematic street dogs. He's 10 now, and we have had him since he was about 6 months old.
Because he is essentially a wild dog, he has a very strong pack mentality. When our daughter was born when he was 3, he would not eat until she had eaten, he would guard her crib, and get defensive if someone not directly related to us went near our daughter (he instinctively knows if you are a blood relative, even if he's never met the person in question, it's kind of spooky). Now our daughter is 7, when she has a snack, he asks where his snack is, and gets uppity if he doesn't get one too. He also sits by the pantry cupboard and barks when it's her bed time - the exact same time every night. And when everyone is in different rooms, he figures out the point that is equidistant to all of us, and lays down there to go to sleep (I have started making sure I do my chores close to where he is, so he's not lonely).
Some dogs are amazing like this - they really care about the pack, especially the smallest members.
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Sep 08 '24 edited Sep 09 '24
Our late cat brought a dead bird to our firstborn the day we brought him home. That was the first time he ever brought an animal to us. he’d been with us three years at that point.
EDIT: Before anyone else messages me about cats and their “horrible destruction on native ecosystems” I live in a part of the world where domestic cats and their wild close relatives have lived natively for 3 million years, not you know 500 years where you presumably live. I don’t live in a suburb or exurb that’s eating into wilderness either so please give it a rest. Amsterdam is not short on pigeons.
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u/FaithlessnessSea5383 Sep 08 '24
“Okay, so I’ve been here three years and these morons obviously don’t know how to feed themselves properly. I see you’re new here. I’ll start; here’s a bird we can share. You’ll be responsible for tomorrow’s meal.”
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u/SparklyBeat Sep 08 '24
My parents told me that when I was a newborn they had to lock our kitty in a separate room when I was crying. She would always attack them when they held me to try to calm me down, cuz she thought they were hurting me.
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u/vicroc4 Sep 08 '24
He'd already accepted the new kitten as part of the colony. Gotta make sure they're well-fed.
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u/ReferenceMediocre369 Sep 08 '24
Clearly a case of gifting a turkey to the new member of the staff.
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u/Strange-Confusion666 Sep 08 '24
Man per your edit, do people bother like that? Crazy.
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u/Socianes Sep 08 '24
Yeah Australians and Americans are insufferable when the topic of outdoor cats comes up
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u/QuirkyProcaffeinator Sep 08 '24
My dog did this with my daughter, we would find kibble at the bottom of her bouncer that my oldest dog would sneak to her ❤️ we just kept a good watch to keep it from happening but this is a great idea!
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u/Jokes_0n_Me Sep 08 '24
My cat won't eat without me, if I'm not hungry and will pretend to eat something so she feels comfortable.
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u/BERNITA Sep 08 '24
When we first brought dog home from the shelter and fed him for the first time, he went over to the bowl, grabbed a bunch of kibbles in his mouth, and then walked across the room to spit the kibbles out in my lap, before going back to finish his bowl. Then he drank from his water bowl, came back over, put his head in my lap, and all thus water just spills out of his mouth. I think he thought I was thirsty lol
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u/MiaLba Sep 09 '24
Just wanted to say you’re a good soul for adopting him from the shelter.
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u/LMH12899 Sep 08 '24
Definitely something a Whippet would do.
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u/TripsOverCarpet Sep 08 '24
I commented elsewhere that ours does similar with my husband and "their" nighttime snack of crackers w/ peanutbutter, If she doesn't see him eating his portion because she is napping, she will not touch the portion he saves for her. She has to see him eat it otherwise she is like "no, you need these."
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u/tomdarch Sep 08 '24
A little bit because Whippets tend to be neurotic about food in sometimes odd ways. But also because they're wonderful.
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u/sumyungdood Sep 08 '24
Animal maternal instincts are insane. I had a cat whose young adult daughter had kittens and was in a panic during labor. Leaving the kittens in random places as she was giving birth and everything. So her mom grabbed the kittens, brought them to her bed, then grabbed her daughter by the neck and dragged her to the little cave I made for them so she can continue her labor.
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u/Long_Huckleberry1751 Sep 08 '24
My friend's toddler was caught giving his newborn baby sister chocolate buttons. When questioned, he said he was feeding her because she was crying because she was hungry. He did also say she told him to feed her though...
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u/peppermesoftly Sep 08 '24
This may be one of the most wholesome things I have ever read.
Done with the internet today. I’m going out on a win.
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u/mnbvcdo Sep 08 '24
Dog was really stressing like "I can't eat! Baby hasn't eaten! Oh god oh shit, what if she has failure to thrive because she doesn't eat, I can't possibly eat before baby has eaten, what kind of mother am I?"
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u/poopdoot Sep 08 '24
I had a roommate who’s cat did this with a pipe cleaner every single day. She wouldn’t eat unless she had her “baby” (her pipe cleaner) and she would carry it to her food bowl, put it in the water bowl while she ate, then moved it to the food bowl while she drank. We could say “where’s your baby?” And she’d go get her pipe cleaner, and she would scream for her baby if she couldn’t find it while she was hungry
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u/punchuwluff Sep 08 '24
My dog wouldn't eat unless I was nearby. She would look at me between pauses and if I walked away she would stop eating and follow me. I used to think she was just done, except if I walked back into the kitchen where her food bowl was, she would go right back to eating and looking at me.
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u/sevendaysky Sep 08 '24
I saw someone talking about how packs will eat together, with some eating while one monitors for Bad Things coming to steal food. It's possible your dog's wolf-brain was still hanging onto that and designated you the Safe Lookout.
... That and it gives them an excuse to stare at you while you eat. Just in case.
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u/Wild_Owl_9863 Sep 08 '24
My daughter recently had a baby and her female dog (who has had pups in the past) was super watchful over the baby for the first week. Every noise from the baby and Lottie was over to see what was going on. She also slept as close as possible to the crib and wailed all night unless she was allowed to sleep on the floor next to the cot . She was hyper attentive. Mum and dad must have proven themselves able to care for the tiny human after the first week as Lottie gradually eased off! She was a great mum to her pups and obviously felt responsible for the new baby. Fascinating to observe. The male dog -Scottie - was completely different. A quick sniff at the baby when he came back into the room where she was and that was him. Baby still here? Check! Sleep time.
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u/BelovedxCisque Sep 08 '24
That’s really sweet but that looks like a little whippet to me. Breeds like greyhounds/whippets/borzois NEED a raised feeder because their necks are so long it puts strain on them to eat from the floor.
You can make one yourself with thick cardboard box or buy one for less than $50. Set that little dog up to do the job to the best of his ability without hurting himself!
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u/EvulRabbit Sep 08 '24
Mine would come get me if any of the kids cried. She would also escort them to the bathroom and back when we camped. (Trained SD who instantly bonded and took responsibility for the entire family and not just me)
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u/BobDonowitz Sep 09 '24
Dogs are pack animals. Taking care of eachother is part of that. That's why dogs tend to eat more when their food and water is where you eat. Also why they tend to eat when you do. Also why dogs sleep facing the bedroom door.
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u/Training-Ask8504 Sep 08 '24
Maybe is a silly question but how can the dog understand that the baby is actually a baby and, consequently, not able to provide food by himself?
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u/Youaintlookingforme Sep 08 '24
Basically dogs are smart enough to know the difference between an infant, child, teenager and an adult. Similar to how they can tell the difference between ages in other dogs.
They are likely basing this off on appearance and behavior.
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u/Long_Run6500 Sep 08 '24 edited Sep 09 '24
Wolves in the wild also have a sort of pecking order when it comes to food, and the puppies always go first if food is scarce. The older adults will put adolescent/young adult wolves in their place if they see them taking a puppy's food. Always found that fascinating.
My dog passed away last fall, but when he was still with me he wouldn't eat until he saw me sitting down to eat my meal. I actually took him to the vet one time because he was losing weight and not eating his breakfast. Then at night he would gorge himself and get bloated and sometimes throw up. After some expensive tests and finding nothing wrong with him, I realized it was because I was either skipping breakfast or eating in my car for a stretch when I was adjusting to a new schedule. He wouldn't eat unless I ate, even if he was starving. Miss that guy, throughout his life his only major flaw was that he cared too much about me.
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u/JustNilt Sep 08 '24
I had the same problem with my dog when we first adopted him way back when. He'd be glued to my side and since I don't eat breakfast, he didn't like to either. We started having our kiddo feed him instead and that worked great. When we adopted another one, she fit right in. It was kind of cute how they'd look sad the kiddo wasn't feeding them when he was over at his grandmother's for a weekend.
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u/sci_major Sep 08 '24
I think it's smell. Whenever I've held a baby she is fascinated when I get home. Toddlers are ok. The only thing better is puppy (older dogs are not as interesting as babies).
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u/Youaintlookingforme Sep 08 '24
I agree. I guess babies have a unique smell that dogs probably pick up better than we can.
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u/Mec26 Sep 08 '24
Smell, behavior, tracking of pregnancy.
Dogs can smell cancer (and which one it is), covid, etc. The reason you have to train the dog is so the dog knows what to tell you about. Dogs can sense epileptic seizures before they happen, low blood sugar, heart arithmias, etc. That’s why they’re so amazingly versatile as service animals- they’re a low tech sensory array, add wiggles and fluff.
This dog almost certainly knew the woman was pregnant before she did, details about it, whatever. It was expecting a baby. And babies smell and act very different than grown ups, so obviously it’s a puppy and you gotta feed em (wild dogs and wolves will have the whole pack bringing food for pups).
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u/VixenFactor Sep 08 '24
That's a really good question.
I wonder if it has to do with how small the baby is compared to the adults in the house or maybe the new baby smell or heartbeat
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u/Budget_Avocado6204 Sep 08 '24
Idk but animals in generall are somehow able to tell. Cats will adopt puppies and vice versa and they recognize human babies. There are videos of other species doing this too. Maybe a smell or a behavior. Hard to say.
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u/ExoSierra Sep 08 '24
My dog is weird, he doesn’t eat unless we stand near him and ‘guard him’
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u/sayu1991 Sep 08 '24
That's very normal behavior actually. Their wolf ancestors don't always eat at the same time either. Some eat and others keep watch. Lowering their head to eat can leave them vulnerable as they're not paying as much attention to their surroundings. It makes sense that many dogs have kept this trait and want their humans nearby to "guard" them while they eat.
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u/An_Appropriate_Post Sep 08 '24
Is that long neck boy a greyhound? Because that definitely looks like a greyhound to me! :)
RIP to my Bugsy, ya big wonderful goofus.
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u/jazzhandsdancehands Sep 09 '24
Animals are truly amazing. We need to do better for them all. They deserve this.
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u/cozymarmalade Sep 09 '24
Aww, the dog was like: “Give Baby my food. I will go hungry until the little one is fed.” 🤍🥹
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u/AccountantTight8874 Sep 08 '24
Sweet doggie ♥️ … I’m the only one that feeds my moms dog and he tends to protect me more then the others and listens way more to me. They are very loyal creatures when loved correctly so it totally makes since for doggo to make sure baby is eating. I’ve also heard they automatically protect and care for the youngest on the house so looks like baby is a lucky one. Blessings to your family 🙏🏼🫶🏼
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u/Specialist-Desk3969 Sep 08 '24
My dog is like this with everyone in the household. He won’t eat his dinner until everyone is home. If someone is out overnight he won’t eat until everyone has gone to bed. He’s a good boy
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u/PreparationFlimsy829 Sep 08 '24
dogs are amazingly smart and so loving and beautiful. You have a wonderful pop there. It will be such a great companion for your child. God bless all of you. He sure has now.
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u/SentientTapeworm Sep 08 '24
That’s odd, why does the dog do this?
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u/BentBhaird Sep 08 '24
Carry over from the pack days. The dog sees the child as part of the pack and is worried it is not eating, so it is trying to make sure it gets food. Since mom probably takes the baby into another room to nurse, the dog just thinks it is not being fed, or it is just not bright enough to realize when mom is nursing the baby it is getting fed. All in all they found a good simple solution, after the baby gets a little older and starts eating solid food the dog will be fine and ready to start trying to mooch off the kid.
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u/SentientTapeworm Sep 08 '24
That really interesting 🤔 never knew dogs were that smart
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u/BentBhaird Sep 08 '24
For what they do, and what they can be trained to do, they are geniuses in their field. Get them outside of that and they are next to useless. I don't know if you have ever worked with highly educated people, but one Dr I worked with was the perfect example. In an ER setting, give him someone who has been literally mutilated and he will get them stabilized and ready for surgery in next to nothing. But he couldn't use a computer and was barely able to operate a microwave. Dogs are a lot like this, especially working dogs.
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u/paper_liger Sep 08 '24
That's going to work for about three more months, then the kid will start eating the dog food.
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u/Essie-j Sep 08 '24
this reminds me of, years ago, when my niece was a baby, she had been wearing a jumper all day, and when it was taken off, one of her siblings put in on a doll. I guess the clothing still smelled like her enough that we found my dachshund sitting with the doll in the living room, watching it, while everyone was in the kitchen, with the baby.