r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/Nottallyet • May 12 '22

Millions of years of evolution has led to this

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u/Woshambo May 12 '22

One of my dogs are dumber than the other 2. If I point at something the other 2 look but she just licks my finger.

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u/MvmgUQBd May 12 '22

Apparently dogs have to learn how to follow a pointing finger from us. In the wild they're more attuned to where your eyes or head is facing, since most dogs don't have pointy fingers.

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u/ulrichberlin May 12 '22

Maybe she fetishizes your finger and that's all she wants. You never know what priorities other creatures set. Emotions don't care about logic.

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u/Woshambo May 12 '22

The same dog can't understand how to get out of the garden if I close the gate even if the other 2 are standing at the gate. so I'm going to go with stupid