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The Blue Flower

(5,878 posts) Tue Mar 25, 2025, 04:34 PM Mar 25

Why do dogs chew up Barbie dolls? [View all]

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? [View all] The Blue Flower Mar 25 OP

They look like bones Demobrat Mar 25 #1

They don't like the attention the dolls get. nt doc03 Mar 25 #2

The plastic formula used for Barbies contains traces of bacon fat. Floyd R. Turbo Mar 25 #3

Bacon fat is a good high temp oil. It's used to keep Barbie from sticking to a mold. marble falls Mar 25 #7

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 25 #9

Some dogs really like chewing on plastic things. Diamond_Dog Mar 25 #4

Pete Hegseth says the dolls are asking for it. Midnight Writer Mar 25 #5

Barbies may not be in good taste, but they do taste good to a pupper. marble falls Mar 25 #6

The child's hands have been all over those dolls ... surrealAmerican Mar 25 #8

Because the Ken? LogDog75 Mar 26 #10