South African Girl Eats Leftover Food Before Feeding Dog, Specialist Says This Behaviour Is Expected

• A woman's daughter was supposed to give her dog food, but she instead ate the food in front of it
• Netizens were splitting sides over how the dog could not fully enjoy its meal and waited for its owner to feed it
• A dog behaviourist told Briefly News that dogs normally wait for their owners to eat in such cases

A young girl sent to feed the dog leftovers munched on the food before dishing it out to her dog.

The girl's antics had Mzansi rolling in laughter at how the dog was watching her eat its meal.

Young girl eats leftover food she was supposed to feed the dog with

The video was posted by @nthabijane and went viral, clocking in at 1.6 million views.

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The woman shared how her dog, Bobby, was supposed to be fed by her daughter, who fed herself with Bobby's food. The woman's caption provided a hilarious commentary on what happened afterwards.

"Bobby doesn't eat now because of my daughter."

Dog specialist tells Briefly News the impact of this kind of behaviour

Dog behaviourist Sabrina Taaljard told Briefly News that how the dog reacted was expected. This is because dogs can tell whether we're being kind or cruel.

"I'm sure Bobby would have eaten, he appears to be politely waiting for her to dish up finished. Most dogs will eat if you eat in front of them."

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South Africans jokingly imagine what dog is thinking in video

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Netizens were busting over how the dog reacted and imagined what the dog was saying.

Eugenebulere said:

" Bobby was like 'Who's the dog here?'"

Kgaugelochaks commented:

" She's like 'You see, Bobby? No poison. You can trust me.'"

Tumishi took shots at Uber Eats drivers who eat customers' food.

"Imagine the Uber Eats driver taking a bite of your burger before handing it over."

T the perfectionist added:

"It's how Bobby keeps pointing her to the bowl with his head that gets me."

Roro chipped in:

"Bobby is also confused also."

Woman prepares gourmet meal for pitbull

In another article, Briefly News reported that a woman cooked a delicious meal for her pitbull pet.

The woman cooked lamb chops, brown rice and vegetables before serving the dog in a heart-shaped bowl.

Netizens who saw the video felt that the dog at better than they did.

Source: Briefly News