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Da_Shock t1_izwkrsg wrote

Reply to comment by Peter_101 in How dogs scoop up water. by ooMEAToo

Fun Fact- Cats might curl forward, but they don't scoop water like Dogs do. Individual droplets of water will attach to the rough surfaces on a cats tongue to bring the water back, which I think is cool as heck

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obiwanconobi t1_izwklf6 wrote

Also the ridges on the top of their mouth helps to stop the water falling straight back out

Doesn't do much for when they walk around the house dripping for 10 minutes after a drink

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RuthlessHavokJB t1_izwjuir wrote

Reply to comment by Peter_101 in How dogs scoop up water. by ooMEAToo

Yeah and the crazy thing about cats is that they don’t “scoop” water. They touch the surface and fling it or allow the molecules of water to adhere to their tongue and they pull the water into the mouths.

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kmn493 t1_izw9rnu wrote

Reply to comment by rambo6986 in How dogs scoop up water. by ooMEAToo

Their mouths are large and unsealed. Humans have a tiny gap at the front. Dogs' gap starts all the way in the back of their jaw. See this image for reference. The surface of the water would have to be all the way back there before they could get the suction. So their entire muzzle (including their nostrils) would have to be under water.

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dnewfm t1_izw3z33 wrote

Not my dog. He just splashes water everywhere, and then smashes the 'water' button again because it's all on the floor.

He's an asshole but he's adorable, so we keep him.

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wolfwindmoon t1_izw143x wrote

Reply to comment by justadudebruh in How dogs scoop up water. by ooMEAToo

Had some kind of mutt with the big chops like that. Eventually taught her "face" so that she would stand still while we wiped her face down with a towel.

I say eventually, because there was a bit of a process getting there, and I have a memory of hearing the lapping then thinking "here we go." Then a few short seconds later my grandma go "Ah! Oh my god! Face! Thunder!! Faaaaaacee!!"

Next time I saw her she had a spot the side of my head wiped down her thigh. Got her face... just not with the towel.

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