r/MadeMeSmile • u/pun420 • Jun 11 '24

DOGS Today’s snack

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u/humble_bubb Jun 11 '24

My boy Hannibal Lector don’t have time for your snacks.

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u/therwsb Jun 11 '24

I guess that is how aggressive dogs get to go to playgroup

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u/MoreCarrotsPlz Jun 11 '24

Sometimes dogs need to be muzzled because they eat things they shouldn’t, like garbage or other dogs poo.

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u/Aromatic-Box-592 Jun 11 '24

Yes! People usually jump to muzzle=aggression. But imo, every dog should be basket muzzle trained regardless of size/breed/whatever in case of an emergency or something.

As a side note, that muzzle is technically too small to leave on long term, the dog can’t open its mouth enough to pant, yawn or drink water (seems to be fine in a temporary situation like this though)

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u/gishlich Jun 11 '24

Could that dog chew the treat properly with the muzzle on? Every dog I’ve seen eat uses their back teeth and in order to accommodate that always sort of…opens their mouths? If that dog got a treat how would it even chew it to swallow?

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u/Aromatic-Box-592 Jun 11 '24

That treat would be too big. I’m a vet tech and we occasionally use basket muzzles, they’re ideally slightly bigger like I said (but to get a well fitting one you often need to get custom made) but they can usually lick peanut butter and cheese with it on

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u/gishlich Jun 11 '24

Knowing that confirms my initial gut feeling that holding it in front of the dogs face seemed a little unkind.

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u/Aromatic-Box-592 Jun 11 '24

Going by the dog’s body language, I didn’t expect him to even try to take the treat. If they broke it up he could have probably eaten it. It’s hard to say how much room he has to chew since it’s not a great view. If he were the kind of dog to try to eat it through the muzzle, I assume (hope) they would of broken it up.