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The Blue Flower

(6,305 posts) Tue Mar 25, 2025, 03:34 PM Mar 2025

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Why do dogs chew up Barbie dolls?

My granddaughter (age 7) sometimes forgets to take her dolls home after playing here. My 10 yo little hound likes to chew off their hands and feet. Her dogs at home do the same thing. I'm trying to figure out what goes on in those doggie brains to make them target dolls.

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Why do dogs chew up Barbie dolls? (Original Post) The Blue Flower Mar 2025 OP

They look like bones Demobrat Mar 2025 #1

They don't like the attention the dolls get. nt doc03 Mar 2025 #2

The plastic formula used for Barbies contains traces of bacon fat. Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2025 #3

Bacon fat is a good high temp oil. It's used to keep Barbie from sticking to a mold. marble falls Mar 2025 #7

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2025 #9

Some dogs really like chewing on plastic things. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #4

Pete Hegseth says the dolls are asking for it. Midnight Writer Mar 2025 #5

Barbies may not be in good taste, but they do taste good to a pupper. marble falls Mar 2025 #6

The child's hands have been all over those dolls ... surrealAmerican Mar 2025 #8

Because the Ken? LogDog75 Mar 2025 #10

Demobrat

(10,257 posts)

1. They look like bones

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 03:41 PM

Mar 2025

doc03

(38,785 posts)

2. They don't like the attention the dolls get. nt

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 03:43 PM

Mar 2025

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,186 posts)

3. The plastic formula used for Barbies contains traces of bacon fat.

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 03:58 PM

Mar 2025

“Why?” you ask, think about it!

marble falls

(70,446 posts)

7. Bacon fat is a good high temp oil. It's used to keep Barbie from sticking to a mold.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 05:27 PM

Mar 2025

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,186 posts)

9. 🤗

Reply to marble falls (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 07:36 PM

Mar 2025

Diamond_Dog

(39,646 posts)

4. Some dogs really like chewing on plastic things.

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 04:17 PM

Mar 2025

My sister once had a dog that chewed up her video game joysticks. I’ve seen dogs go for TV remotes, too.

Midnight Writer

(25,120 posts)

5. Pete Hegseth says the dolls are asking for it.

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 04:20 PM

Mar 2025

marble falls

(70,446 posts)

6. Barbies may not be in good taste, but they do taste good to a pupper.

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 05:25 PM

Mar 2025

surrealAmerican

(11,727 posts)

8. The child's hands have been all over those dolls ...

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 05:32 PM

Mar 2025

... but mostly on the parts not covered by clothing. The dogs are doing this for the same reason they chew your socks.

LogDog75

(1,061 posts)

10. Because the Ken?

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Wed Mar 26, 2025, 12:45 AM

Mar 2025

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