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Verdict If a dog wore pants, which way would it wear them?
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How can you have pants that only cover half of your legs? Are they really around the waist if you need to add a chest strap to keep them on? That's more suspenders than pants.
I see a butt peeking out of most of Mark's examples, so you can't even use the "covers your butthole" justification.
I kinda feel like dog pants should be a combination of the two. I don't think I've ever seen an example of it though.
I see a butt peeking out of most of Mark's examples, so you can't even use the "covers your butthole" justification.
I kinda feel like dog pants should be a combination of the two. I don't think I've ever seen an example of it though.
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While canine anatomy is different from human anatomy, it is still similar enough to draw comparisons.
Humans, the inventors of pants, wear pants around the waist and extending distally. As you can see from the image above, canine pants should only cover the hindquarters.
The kuteration rests.
Humans, the inventors of pants, wear pants around the waist and extending distally. As you can see from the image above, canine pants should only cover the hindquarters.
The kuteration rests.
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I’m sorry, this is a court of law and I don’t see you providing any better examples to back up either side of the argument. Excuse me for my lazy selection of the first few results from Google.
THIS is the kind of contribution we need, @Kat. This is serious business.
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At most, this is just an argument for two pairs of pants since they have two pairs of legs. They are still quadruped at the end of the day, so the bipedalism argument doesn't apply.
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Hmm. Is the defining characteristics of pants that you wear them around the waist, or that they cover your legs?
Would dog pants look like this?
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I did not make a bipedalism argument. They need to start at the waist and extend distally. Canines only have one waist
there are many styles of pants, but the one thing all of those have in common is that they have a waist component. If anything, these are closer to examples of canine rompers
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Skirts and shorts also go around the waist, but they aren't pants. So clearly fully encapsulating the legs is key for something to be pants.
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The front limbs are analogous to arms. Both in terms of bone structure and function. When digging, they use their front limbs, when trying to manipulate or move an object they use their front limbs, when fighting they attack with their front limbs. Just because the front limbs are also used for ambulation, does not make them the equivalent of legs.
~Case closed~
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And to answer the obvious, they have one waist. The other limbs connect to their shoulders
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It's too late to volunteer to be the judge. You have to let the judicial process play out or else I'll get the bailiff to lift you up by the back of your underwear and kick you out the door with his oversized shoe and dust his hands off like a cartoon character.
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Did you not notice the ~ and bold? That means it was an official action
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If the dog on the left ran, the pants would fall down and it would be very embarrassed in front of its canine companions. So, right is the only correct answer. Like kut said, the front legs can be considered more like arms. That's why picrel looks more natural:
The real question should be: If a female dog went to the beach, what would its bikini top look like? Would it be 8 (?) (I don't know how many nipples a dog has) separate tops, or would it be 8 cups connected by a common piece of fabric?
The real question should be: If a female dog went to the beach, what would its bikini top look like? Would it be 8 (?) (I don't know how many nipples a dog has) separate tops, or would it be 8 cups connected by a common piece of fabric?
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Your waist doesn't shrink and grow drastically with every single step you take, unlike what would happen with left pic
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Don't see how the reason for suspenders is even relevant.
"Can be considered more like arms" that's a stretch, bud. They don't have arms. They have four legs. Like by their very definition.
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What? You brought it up.
They have hind legs and front legs which are anatomically different. If you shake a dog's hand, they give you their front paw. If you go to shake a person's hand, they would never give you their foot. Ergo, more arm-like.
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The REASON for suspenders is what might not be relevant. Suspenders themselves are relevant because it's a counterpoint to your argument of the pants falling down.
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Fair point. It's a gray area, which I guess is why there's an argument about it in the first place.
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It would be like those clowns wearing suspenders with pants that are WAY too big. Pants that flip-flop between being taut and extremely saggy on either side, only being held up by suspenders, would be uncomfortable and hard to walk in
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They have 4 limbs not 4 legs
This is some easy light reading to help explain
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What about apes then? Chimps are a good focal point.
They walk on both 2s and 4s, though mainly 4s. They use all 4 as "hands" to climb, do their things, although mainly their upper 2s. Humans are the only ape and even monkey who has a distinct "foot" instead of a more hand type with agile toe-fingers.
What does that have to do with anything?
Would you put a chimp in a same weird tracksuit as the dog that covers all four its limbs or just the back half?
I would ignore all of the above and actually consider the following:
If we were to agree the LEFT option is the correct way for dogs to wear pants, how would they then wear sweaters?
They walk on both 2s and 4s, though mainly 4s. They use all 4 as "hands" to climb, do their things, although mainly their upper 2s. Humans are the only ape and even monkey who has a distinct "foot" instead of a more hand type with agile toe-fingers.
What does that have to do with anything?
Would you put a chimp in a same weird tracksuit as the dog that covers all four its limbs or just the back half?
I would ignore all of the above and actually consider the following:
If we were to agree the LEFT option is the correct way for dogs to wear pants, how would they then wear sweaters?
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Well i googled pants for dogs for a definitive answer and now I really wish I hadn't and I am going to share this new store update from the website pantsfordogs.com because I cannot be the only one suffering this fate
I take back what I said previously. The owner of this website it who should be in jail
I take back what I said previously. The owner of this website it who should be in jail
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I disagree. This is really a question of "what defines pants?" Can an article of clothing be considered pants if it only touches half of your legs? Can something be called pants if it isn't held up by the waist? Does it have to cover the naughty bits?
Their front legs aren't lower extremities?
Now I have to admit to being lazy and grabbing the first image that popped up on Google. This case wasn't meant to be strictly "choose between these two exact things" but rather "how would a dog wear pants? Here are two possible options". I agree the left side is not a good example for the reason you said. You'd need something like the pictures I posted to hold them up.
Dogs have no arms, so I'd expect a doggie sweater to only cover the body. Like Kelly's example, but without the arms and the head hole would go where the dog's head is. Covering the butt would be optional, like human sweaters.
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Then dogs cannot wear pants?
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No. Think in anatomical terms. Here’s a primer
Introduction to Quadruped Anatomical Terminology
Many veterinary anatomical terms are similar to those used in human anatomy, but there are some important terms to know if you are working with animals.
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Goofy is not a dog though. He has a pet dog named Pluto.
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