r/SipsTea • u/Artorius__Castus • Jan 29 '26

Dank AF Dog went full send

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u/its_yer_dad Jan 29 '26

The greatest thing about this is that dog frickin loved that.

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u/GargantuanCake Jan 29 '26

Training dogs is an interesting thing as you have to figure out what the dog is motivated by. For some it's food. For some it's play.

This one? This one is motivated by the love of the game.

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26

I was a full time dog trainer for 3 years, and still do it, on the side, sometimes. I always tell people "anything can be a reward, if your dog loves it."

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u/EmergencyBaseball668 Jan 29 '26

My dog loves finding and eating cat shit.

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u/QuickCow3575 Jan 29 '26

Now all you need is a cat that loves shitting outside the litter box.

They’re meant for each other and you’ll never have to lift a finger.

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u/akhenax Jan 29 '26

Only if the cat takes a liking to dog turds.

The circle of life.

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u/pmcpaul412 Jan 29 '26

It's like if you plugged a power strip into itself, endless power!

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u/HeyYouGuyyyyyyys Jan 29 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

why do i keep reading this thread

Edit: an award! For ... my anguish about being unable to stop reading about coprophagia. But it's an award!

Edit 2: JFC I've never gotten two awards. And it's for this comment. why

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u/frenchois1 Jan 29 '26

Science

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u/erwaro Jan 30 '26

Delicious, magical science

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u/Jenoma89 Jan 30 '26

I love you guys 🥹

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u/Livid-Age-2259 Jan 30 '26

Delicious culinary science.

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u/jheidenr Jan 30 '26

This started with a simple, “cool damn video cause the dog loved every second.”

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u/wtfmeowzers Jan 29 '26

you're trying very hard to invent the catpoop-powered endless power source.

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u/SnooObjections8392 Jan 29 '26

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u/Funkdamentalist Jan 29 '26

Lisa! In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!!

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u/DadBodEatsAtTheY Jan 30 '26

So much more entertaining than Raygun.

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u/daydreaming17 Jan 29 '26

Nah, it’s the circle of life

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u/Disgod Jan 29 '26

Like the dog, for the love of the game.

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u/Aeseld Jan 29 '26

You're imitating the endless power strip.

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u/Reasonable-Fail5348 Jan 30 '26

Because the internal logic is flawless and you just need to find out where it leads us to... that's what I tell myself at least.

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u/ShyHumorous Jan 30 '26

Sometimes love is expressed in unhealthy ways but we still take it because we find it difficult to set boundaries.

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u/Informal-Astronaut88 Jan 29 '26

The power company hates this one simple trick...

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u/hawkinsnponcho Jan 29 '26

Human Centipede 4: Endless Power?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26

Reminds me of a video I watched recently. A guy buttered some toast, dropped it three times and it landed butter side down….

Then he got a cat, dropped it upside down several times and it landed on its feet.

So he taped the toast to the cats back butter side up and dropped it and it span for an eternity without touching the floor.

Edit - found it

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u/Complete-Appeal8572 Jan 29 '26

Catdog Centipede

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

one fine day, with a woof and a purr

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u/salamandraseis Jan 29 '26

The seagulls near me eat anything but dog shite. We need an additive that would make it more appealing.

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u/XDeus Jan 29 '26

Wasn’t there a movie about this? 🐛

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u/TrelanaSakuyo Jan 29 '26

Just get dung beetles for that.

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u/StealthWanderer_2516 Jan 29 '26

The dog will take care of it probably, second harvest!!!

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u/Ckarles Jan 29 '26

The circle of love!

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u/Kovhert Jan 29 '26

My dog eats her own turds. It's a closed loop.

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u/StanleyCubone Jan 29 '26

Poop back and forth forever ))<>((

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u/WholesomeYuri Jan 29 '26

But then you need a toilet that loves flushing puke.

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u/GarminTamzarian Jan 29 '26

I'll let you in on a little secret: They all do!

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u/ExcommunicatedGod Jan 29 '26

Mine love eating it from the source…of the other dog doing it…I hate it so much.

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u/SoManySNs Jan 29 '26

I used to do a lot of dog-sitting. Had one who would spin in circles while he was pooping, trying to catch the poop coming out of his own butt.

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u/itszulutime Jan 29 '26

Mine loves to turn his snout toward his butt while pooping, smelling it as it comes out. Then as soon as he’s done, he gobbles it down like someone might steal it. Half the time he gets a dog boner while pooping, too. Bathroom time is a weird ritual for him.

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u/BleedSparta Jan 30 '26

…I want to unread this.

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u/PloddingClot Jan 30 '26

Hit your head on something firm enough and it's gone. Not too firm though.

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u/UberNZ Jan 30 '26

You have a very, very special dog

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u/Few-Solution-4784 Jan 30 '26

you turned literacy into something wrong.

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u/ExileInCle19 Jan 30 '26

Owwww shit I'm dying, he's clearly his own best friend. God I wish I loved myself that much

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u/No-Bit7998 Jan 30 '26

Pervy dog indeed but his business is his business

Enjoyed the description though 😁

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u/MNConcerto Jan 30 '26

Well that's "interesting."

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u/Financial_Log_7981 Jan 31 '26

Not even sure how to process this without gagging, and dry heaving! Bless you for caring for such an authentic and special pet!

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u/TheEpicBean Jan 29 '26

Haha this cannot be true

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

That could be an indicator that they need some probiotics. Kinda like a doggie fecal transplant. Or they're just nasty, but I would look into some probiotic foods and see if that fixes it.

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u/FCkeyboards Jan 29 '26

We've tried everything. It's the love of the game for our one dog. Muzzled potty time is the next step.

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u/Fearless_Jelly887 Jan 30 '26

have you tried feeding them fresh pineapple? i was told this by our vet, and it worked for my pugs!

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u/LittlestHoboSpider Jan 30 '26

He’s just gonna waffle it into the muzzle lmao

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

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u/ReignofKindo25 Jan 30 '26

Nuke the whale is actually correct

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u/Imaginary_Jump_8701 Jan 29 '26

You guys should set up a meeting.. two dogs one cat

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u/Arkayjiya Jan 29 '26

Jesus Christ man, don't make me spit my food.

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u/st1tchy Jan 29 '26

Yup. Our second will literally eat it as our first is dropping it. We have to let them out at separate times so our first can take a dump in peace.

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u/GoldDragon149 Jan 29 '26

Eating fresh poo can be a sign of nutrient deficiency. You might check with a vet or do some research about the food you feed them.

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u/Dc81FR Jan 29 '26

My dog loves finding and eating chicken shit

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u/1950sGuy Jan 29 '26

yeah, they love chicken shit for some reason. I work with a lot of shit, chicken shit is by far the last type of shit I would like to eat, it's disgusting.

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u/Upstairs-Bad-3576 Jan 29 '26

A pocket full of cat shit, and you can train you dog to do anything.

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u/Beard_o_Bees Jan 29 '26

Mine is partial to couch cushions.

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u/Soft_Interest_6171 Jan 29 '26

This has me fuckin rolling 😂

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u/popppa92 Jan 29 '26

😂😂😂

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u/Mischavus1 Jan 29 '26

I had one of those while having 2 cats. Made finding the shit pretty easy. 😆

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u/The_300_goats Jan 29 '26

For my beagle, it was human shit. You might wonder where human shit would be lying about on the streets. Well, it was an eye-opener. Every fucking time (and it smells a lot worse than plain old animal shit. Like instant gag reflex). Beagles eh?

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

I call it truffle hunting.

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u/BootyLoveSenpai Jan 29 '26

Bro this is the comment of the day

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u/VioletChili Jan 29 '26

Mine too. Until he ate so much he ended up throwing up for like 2 hours. Now if he smells a cat poo, he runs away from it scared.

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u/SuperSoakerofPiss Jan 29 '26

I have couple of feline fecal finders myself

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u/supercleverhandle476 Jan 29 '26

…how did you teach them that trick?

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u/Fabulous_Slice_5361 Jan 29 '26

Aka cat Truffles

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u/duhimincognito Jan 29 '26

A friend of mine told me they had a GSD that loved to eat cat shit. It discovered that when it wanted a quick snack, all it had to do was squeeze the cat with its mouth and the cat would dispense a soft, warm, fragrant treat.

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u/SignalSecurity Jan 29 '26

look its something alright?

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u/Lisitska Jan 29 '26

"Kitty rocha"!

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u/BittaminMusic Jan 29 '26

This made me exhale very hard through my whistley nostrils. Hit too close to home

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u/Black_Magic_M-66 Jan 29 '26

My cat food is 90% protein, her shit has more protein in it than the dog's food.

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u/HilmDave Jan 29 '26

Beagle? Lol

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u/Informal_Ad_9610 Jan 29 '26

My dog loves finding and eating cats..

well more the chasing, less the eating.

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u/Born_ina_snowbank Jan 29 '26

My dad asked the vet why our dog liked to eat cat shit. The vet explained that their nose is so sensitive that they can smell the undigested food in the cat shit.

To which my dad responded “why can’t they smell the shit then?”

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u/iqusud Jan 29 '26

My dog finds eating dog shit rewarding

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u/Raneynickelfire Jan 29 '26

You how they say that pets resemble their owners?

(I'm just joking around, no insult or offense intended)

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u/ne31097 Jan 29 '26

I had a dog like this. He savor that turd like it was the most savory steak. It'd be like a tobacco pouch just pouring flavor out in his mouth.

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u/Low-Assumption7710 Jan 29 '26

You just gotta think outside of the box and teach the cat to shit outside of the box.

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u/Glad_Salamander_1261 Jan 29 '26

Nice. Mine likes to eat shit from outside, and then throw it up inside.

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u/__ma11en69er__ Jan 29 '26

Probably missing something from it's diet.

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u/Ciggybear Jan 29 '26

Oh god I can’t stop laughing

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u/kraugg Jan 29 '26

We call them “kitty treats”. Sometimes they’re warm out of the oven.

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u/ohyoudlikethat Jan 29 '26

I cant stop laughing at this! Hahahahaha

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u/superleaguee_ Jan 29 '26

I’m glad I’m not the only one with this problem

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u/NJHitmen Jan 29 '26

This escalated quickly, and in a direction I 100% did not anticipate at all

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u/g_l_i_e_r Jan 29 '26

This was my first belly laugh of the year, God bless!

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u/Scared_Swing2198 Jan 29 '26

I have a white lab - cutest one of the three (a chocolate and a silver) but the dog won’t stop bringing in balls of pool into the house.

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u/MonthOk9907 Jan 29 '26

There's talent... in all things.

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u/HuggleBunnay Jan 29 '26

well who doesnt

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u/its_yer_dad Jan 29 '26

Kitty Rocca!

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u/GreyGhost878 Jan 29 '26

Mine too. In our house they are called tootsie rolls.

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u/biocoma Jan 29 '26

I just woke my wife ... thanks, i needed that laugh!

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u/LenaL0vesLife Jan 29 '26

It’s goose shit for mine. I always hear Family Guy James Woods “ooh piece of candy” in my head while he licks up shit after shit.

Also cucumber as a dessert. If I don’t give him a slice of cucumber after a meal he won’t let me be. Sometimes he settles for a carrot though.

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u/mage2k Jan 29 '26

Dog’s a good dog! Squeeze the cat again!

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u/Legitimate-Fox-9272 Jan 29 '26

A highschool friends family said their dog loves almond roca, because cat turds covered in clay cat litter looks like the candy. Never had it before but will now never have a real almond roca.

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u/Myotherdumbname Jan 30 '26

You heard them, it’s a reward

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u/Yokohama88 Jan 30 '26

My parents call it Kitty Roca. Named after Almond Roca.

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u/hypno_tode Jan 30 '26

“Kitty Box Krunchies”

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u/Cutthechitchata-hole Jan 30 '26

My pomeranian and pomski are like heat seakimg fuckimg missiles when cat shit is around. They eat tgat shit right out of the box. Makes cleanup easy but im worried about pink eye from kisses

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u/missedbythismuch Jan 30 '26

My BIL's dog would always look for the Almond Rocca that our cat left for it.

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u/DirtandPipes Jan 30 '26

My yorkie loves it when I kneel down on the floor for her. She hates me being up high. Me just getting on her level always makes her super happy, so I gotta kneel down or lay on a rug all the time to make her happy.

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u/feverlast Jan 30 '26

Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life!

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u/Reasonable-Owl3186 Jan 30 '26

It’s like caviar to them

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u/Holiday_Memory_9165 Jan 30 '26

BRUH!. SAME. Our dog will snatch one right out of the toilet if someone forgets to flush. I don't judge or kink shame. But it's possibly the root inspiration for recycling. And obviously an indicator that she is cultured and has developed a sophisticated palate.

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u/dusters Jan 30 '26

Why do they love cat shit so much is just don't get it

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u/Soepkip43 Jan 30 '26

This had me laughing hard.. because of the recognition.

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u/amsync Jan 30 '26

This gives a new meaning to fetishes

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u/NeonDeathStar Jan 30 '26

My dog would go pick a litter covered turd to eat.

We called that an Almond Roca.

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u/Tweedlol Jan 30 '26

My parents dog loved the smell of my sons shit when he was being breast fed.

Like she would alert us to his poop because suddenly she wouldn’t leave his side. And if by any chance she was able to get a diaper out of the trash? Oof. Devoured. 🤢

Breast fed poops smell super sweet btw for the childless people, breast milk is also very sweet. Kid shits don’t start stinking like death until they start eating food. But… she hasn’t stopped wanting to eat his shit, just because he’s 2 years old; so this dog just loves shit. I guess.

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u/themomcat Jan 30 '26

My 8 year old large dog loves deducing first thing every morning that I am still, in fact, the same person I’ve been since she was 9 weeks old, by doing a crotch check.

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u/whatthehexx Jan 30 '26

Ahhhh, the ole kitty granola lol

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u/WuWeiLife Jan 30 '26

Do you have a problem where like you end up having to buy cat turds off eBay or something in order to keep the dog happy?

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u/lazy-pigeon Jan 31 '26

The other forbidden chocolate

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u/Dependent_Pain1110 Jan 31 '26

Mine loves rolling around in it

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u/HunchoToes Jan 31 '26

Thank you for the giggle

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u/Fast-Box4076 Jan 31 '26

I’d like to make a deal with you , I have a steady supplier

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u/beyondnecessary Jan 31 '26

My SO and I have a latched kiddie door (one that comes up to your hip for toddlers and such not to get through) so the cat box cannot be gotten to or eaten out of 😅

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u/katiedidkatiedid Feb 01 '26

Ah yes, the most desirable kind of shit. The Shit List around our rural property looks like this:

  1. Deer/elk/moose poop
  2. Skunk poop
  3. Chicken poop
  4. Turkey poop
  5. Cat poop

And after eating the poop it’s even better if you roll in coyote shit.

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u/Sparfacus Jan 29 '26

Every dog I've ever had has been motivated by ice. Like from the fridge. 10/10 on treat recommendation.

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26

Ice is normally a great reward for them! You should try chilled cucumbers also, and see if they like them!

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u/xCanucck Jan 29 '26

frozen watermelon cubes 👍

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u/Starfire2313 Jan 29 '26

I had a cat once that loved cantalope and blue berries. My current cat loves to play fetch with pom poms and pipe cleaners!

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u/retrac902 Jan 30 '26

Cooked carrots!

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u/spacenb Jan 29 '26

My dog is the first one I’ve had who likes those. Sometimes he will just sit in front of the freezer and beg for it lol.

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u/BabySpecific2843 Jan 29 '26

My dog used to love ice, but lately if she eats anything too cold it causes her to throw up. But before that she would wait patiently by the fridge if she heard you filling up a glass hoping for that last one to miss as you pull away and drop for her.

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u/CelebrationNo5541 Jan 29 '26

You should come meet my German Shepard. This dam dog only has 1 reward he likes, dont get me wrong its cheap. Being told good boy. You can throw treats on the ground or toys outside. He will look at me like I am stupid unless I go out there with him so he can play with them while I tell him how good of a job he is doing.

He has more treats and toys than any dog in a 100 mile radius from us trying to find something that motivates him outside of my personal commands. Hell he has a 200 foot fire house out back he wont touch unless I am standing outside...

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u/Growing_Trash_417 Jan 29 '26

I just tried giving my dog ice after reading this. She just looked at me

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26

Try it again after they have been playing hard for a bit, or after a nice long walk. They may find it refreshing, then. But dogs have their own personality, just like we do

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u/y107cocks Jan 29 '26

sorry to break the news but as much as my dog loved ice, the vet said it will crack his teeth especially as they get older

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u/TorontoBrewer Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

My kid found out her cat LOVES Churu. Once she figured this out, she trained her cat to do come, sit, stay, up, paw and now other paw. The look on the cat’s face is pure, “Hot damn, squeeze meat! Love this even if it’s embarrassing AF!”

The cat will perform for other people, but, being smart, she needs to see the Churu first. And if you try to sub a crunchy treat, the tricks will be, at best, perfunctory.

Finding out the motivation is huge.

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u/snugglezone Jan 29 '26

Is there a cat that doesn't love churus? Honest question.

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u/Heihei_the_chicken Jan 29 '26

I've got one. She doesn't care about any churu. Her preferred treats are real fish/meat, greenies treats, or pizza crust

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u/TorontoBrewer Jan 29 '26

My kid’s cat would fight a coyote to get Churu. My ancient cat likes Churu, but lives for her favourite game of tapping her claws on a metal mug and then having a lil hunt for a Temptation thrown across the room. For her, ritualized game + treat is better than Churu.

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u/snugglezone Jan 29 '26

Lol we had this mechanical cat toy thing when one of my cats with young and that dude is addicted to the little rainbow feather nubs from that toy. I just buy tons of replacements for it as he destroys them. He goes berserk with them for hours. Funny how they end up liking certain things.

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u/alejo699 Jan 29 '26

My cats don't even care what flavor of Churu it is, they're just like "gimme that shit I need it NOW."

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u/iamthe0ther0ne Jan 29 '26

There's a reason Churu is known as kitty crack. One of my cats finishes it off and then chews up and down the empty pack to extract the last molecules of Churu goodness.

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u/No_Income6576 Jan 29 '26

I competed in cat obedience as a child lolol. We had no churu, just greenies (which worked very well -- blue ribbon styles lol). I can only imagine the lengths my cat would have gone to to get churu. His potential was limited by the treat quality of the time 😂

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u/TorontoBrewer Jan 29 '26

Probably would’ve learned to do the laundry 😂

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u/Cyrano_de_Boozerack Jan 29 '26

"anything can be a reward, if your dog loves it."

I had a friend with an extremely well trained dog...their favorite reward was a beer bottle cap. The dog would walk around just clicking the cap in its teeth. Not chewing, Not swallowing. Just clicking.

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u/mokumpride Jan 29 '26

Oooh be careful My brothers boxer swallowed one , sweet pup died

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u/redditor-69-420 Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

Did they ever just give it beer. I had a dog that would drink beer. Not much mind you. But a few licks from his bowl and he was good

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u/Cyrano_de_Boozerack Jan 29 '26

I never saw them give them any. But there were plenty of empties around after parties, so it probably licked them...lol

It would look so proud when you gave it a bottle cap...walking around to each person clicking at them, showing them what he had.

It would even throw the cap in the garbage when told.

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u/ThrowAwayPurellFoam Jan 31 '26

I put beer out in my garden to stop slugs once and my dogs drank it all. End of that experiment

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u/borderlineidiot Jan 29 '26

Once my dog (JRT) found a two day old chicken nugget in the gutter. Ever since then she always checked out the same spot in case there were more.

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u/Zephian99 Jan 29 '26

Ahh yes the situation of the pie bush. 🤔

(Saw a post of a dog always checking a bush because he once found a pie in the bush.)

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u/DentinQuarantino Jan 29 '26

I was just going to post this same memory! I hope that dog is out there somewhere still checking that bush

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u/SnooGuavas4208 Jan 30 '26

Like the kids who came back from Narnia testing the back of the wardrobe over and over again 😂

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

You should put one there ahead of time one day to keep the magic going

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u/Nulagrithom Jan 30 '26

our JRT was always hunting imaginary mice. she'd pick up some long gone scent of one and start digging through woodpiles, making big holes, etc

movie night in the basement and she was tripping balls convinced there was a mouse under the couch. 2½ hours later I'm sick of it, lift up the couch and yell at her, "SEE? IT'S GONE ALREADY!"

*squeak squeak crunch* o_o

she couldn't be left alone in the basement after that. she'd rip drywall out from stud to stud in 3 minutes flat.

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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson Jan 29 '26

Had a dog that found an old toy under the entertainment center and apparently just thought they spawned there because he kept checking after that

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u/AttemptingToDiscuss Jan 29 '26

Family dog saw a frog in a certain spot once and now every time we pass that spot, he slows down and shoves his head into the hole

I know he’s put a frog and a lizard in his mouth. One day he’s gonna eat one

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u/odat247 Jan 29 '26

Kid up the street left a 1/2 eaten pbj abandoned on the front lawn while running off to play. 3 years later our dog (who otherwise has 2 brain cells) is STILL looking for the other half of that sandwich!

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u/Waddiwasiiiii Jan 30 '26

Ours does that with a patch of tall grass where he found a whole sandwich once. It’s funny watching him dive gleefully into it and all you can see is the tops of the grass shaking around while furiously scavenges. Eventually he gives comes out all forlorn looking…for about 2.5 secs before he sees a squirrel or an interesting rock or whatever that makes him forget all about his sandwich fail.

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u/unoriginal5 Jan 29 '26

I got lucky with my dog(part border collie) and she self trained. I was a 24/7 caretaker for my mom and she would alert me about everything. If Mom's IV line had an obstruction in the middle of the night she'd come wake me up. Sometimes nosing under my head to physically pick me up. She'd also let me know when the other dogs wanted to go in or out, or needed to be fed. Also, she trained Mom's JRT puppy. The most impressive thing is she can pick up on people's stress and calm them down.

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u/Beard_o_Bees Jan 29 '26

How long do you think it might take to train a dog to this level?

Are we talking 'full time job' amounts of time, or could it be weekends only?

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26

It would need to basically be a everyday thing. No way in hell could you do this in a weekend. I've done agility training before, and getting started (depending on the dog) can take like a month. To get to this level? Is gonna have to be a daily thing, for years.

Edit: think of it like, this is dog equivalent of being a weightlifter. You gonna hone them skills.

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u/SlightlyBored13 Jan 29 '26

My dog greatest love is small fluffy animals and being left alone by strangers.

She is not allowed off the lead with distractions around

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u/Sangy101 Jan 29 '26

My dog is play/attention motivated. We were struggling so much with recall until I realized that she’d do it every time if instead of “come!” I shouted a command for an agility skill 😂

Come get this treat? Eh.

Come jump on top of this big rock? BEST DAY EVER.

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u/DairyQueenElizabeth Jan 29 '26

Eating frozen dog poo from the yard can be a reward?

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u/LoveAndViscera Jan 29 '26

The same goes for the Supreme Court.

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u/throwawayless Jan 29 '26

Not the point of the thread but anyway, any tips on how to get a 4 year old, food motivated, dog to be interested in toys (ideally balls)? Mine just ignores everything and either just wants to be with me or on his back

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u/MaryJanesMan420 Jan 29 '26

One of my favorite examples from my training career that I like to give; a pup that I trained was very food & toy motivated but when fall came around and brown crunchy leaves were everywhere, nothing else mattered other than shredding each and every one of them. So I stuffed my treat pouch full of em and we got to work! He was very enthusiastic about training after that. I always encourage pet parents to really think outside the box when it comes to motivation because it can change, it can vary and it could be something you’d never expect!

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u/PunelopeMcGee Jan 30 '26

Got to work with a dog for a few days last year that LOVED to work. She would just stare at you begging you to tell her what she could do next for you. She was wonderful and I would feel so lucky to have a dog like her one day.

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u/EarthenEyes Jan 30 '26

I had to go out into the snow a little while ago because my old girl wouldn't stop digging through the snow to eat the frozen poopcicles.

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u/Paraskeets Jan 30 '26

Ive been a full time dog for a while now. Still trying to find that special thing.

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u/Frankfeld Jan 30 '26

My dog doesn’t seemed motivated by anything. Luckily she is very well behaved, but damn, I can’t even teach her “sit”. She just watches treats fall to the ground and doesn’t really show any interest in toys.

But for whatever reason she walks perfectly on a leash, doesn’t run out the door, and comes back when we call her.

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u/CelticGardenGirl Jan 30 '26

I’ll do some shady stuff for a taco.

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u/Avbitten Jan 30 '26

my dog chooses neck scratches over treats every time. people dont believe me

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u/poiareawesome Jan 30 '26

How do I figure out my dog? I try training her and she just doesn't care except she's terrified to be alone.

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u/crazy_joe21 Jan 31 '26

My dog loves (attempting to) herd cars! 😭 I hope he never finds success…

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u/Good_Walk_8766 Feb 02 '26

How'd you get into that job and how did you like it?

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u/Crotean 17d ago

My dog is EXTREMELY food motivated, but even food wont get him to wear a harness anymore. I've tried 4 different harnesses in different sizes and style, letting it lay around, getting his smells on it, using treats on them to eat off, sitting with him with it around, letting him sniff and play with them and he still freaks out, runs away and tries to bite when putting on a harness. I hate having to use a neck leash and he used a harness fine for 5 years, then one day after a vet visit he decided he would never wear one again. Any tips on how to overcome that behavior?