• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Dog Dispatch
  • Home
  • Funny
  • General
  • Heartwarming
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Heartwarming
  • Funny
  • General
  • Contact
  • About Us
search icon
Homepage link
  • Heartwarming
  • Funny
  • General
  • Contact
  • About Us
×

Home » Funny

40 Funny Dogs Bending the Rules to Get What They Want

Published: Dec 23, 2021 by Melinda Ramirez · This post may contain affiliate links

Sharing is caring!

786 shares
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Some things are made to be broken, like piñatas, fire crackers, Kit Kats, and of course, rules! Rules are only fun when they work for you and some dogs firmly believe in making the rules work for them. After all, bending the rules is a tough job because you need to make sure you can get off on a technicality.

Enjoy these photos of sassy dogs who know just what to do to bend the rules just enough without breaking them and getting into trouble. Anyway, they're just so adorable how can you even stay mad at them?

So scroll on down to see what these spunky puppers got upto!




Jump to:
  • 1. They're not allowed on the yoga mat so they found a creative solution: paws only
  • 2. Technically he isn't even in the bedroom he isn't allowed in because he can't be seen. Right?
  • 3. Looks like this clever guy found a way around the "not allowed upstairs" rule!
  • 4. "You said I couldn't sit on the sofa. I'm not sitting, I'm leaning. I can lean, right?"
  • 5. "Tip: If you're not allowed to do something, keep doing it until your human gives up. It always works! You're welcome"
  • 6. "To lie on the sofa, one must have the whole body on it. I don't, ergo, I am not breaking your silly rule"
  • 7. How to be in the kitchen without being in the kitchen
  • 8. Everyone knows you aren't breaking the rules if some part of you is off the sofa
  • 9. He's not really ON the table so this is probably fine, yes?
  • 10. Rule-following skills: 0/10. Technique: 18/10
  • 11. Getting away with it on legal technicalities
  • 12. The rule is to not get on the table and he isn't on the table so I'd say he's good. Now please give him popcorn
  • 13. He knows his nails can damage the leather so he's wisely put only his butt on the couch. You should be thanking him
  • 14. Sir, I think you need to get your house horse a bigger couch
  • 15. "I was told I wasn't allowed on the sofa. Nobody said anything about blankets. Now shush so I can sleep"
  • 16. "If you're not allowed IN the kitchen, then NEAR the kitchen is the next best option"
  • 17. "You said I couldn't be on the sofa. So I'm not. I'm on the armrest. The armrest is not the sofa"
  •  
  • 18. "I'm an anarchist. I don't follow your rules. Oh I'm not allowed in the kitchen? Well, my paw's in there now"
  • 19. All four paws aren't allowed in the bedroom so this clever pooch kept two of his tippy tappy toes out in the hallway
  • 20. All this pup wants to do is make sure his little sister is safe, let him do his job
  • 21. Sometimes, when rules don't make sense, you have to find creative solutions to work around them
  • 22. This human's entourage is not allowed in the garage so the best they can do is stand by the doorway, which is good enough
  • 23. "You didn't say I couldn't be on the ottoman"
  • 24. His chin isn't allowed on the table and he's definitely following that rule perfectly, kind of
  • 25. "I know I can't be here but I came in to say good night. I was just being nice! Um. Now that I'm here, maybe I could stay?"
  • 26. "If you aren't allowed in a room, throw a toy in there, then slowly crawl in to the room to get it. Tried and proven tactic!"
  • 27. "You said my paws aren't allowed on the table but no one said no to my head on the table, right? Loophole, aha!"
  • 28. Faceplanting on the couch isn't the same as sitting on the couch so I'll allow it
  • 29. "I distinctly remember you said I can't be ON the sofa, but nothing about being IN the sofa. I am a GENIUS"
  • 30. "I'm not touching your bowl! I'll just eat whatever you don't want to eat. I'm sure you're not even that hungry. GIMME!"
  • 31. "Yes, I'm not allowed on the couch but the couch cushion is currently not on the couch, is it?"
  • 32. "It's not really begging if I'm not facing you so I'm not breaking the rule. It's all about the phrasing. I am a Legal Eagle"
  • 33. "I'm not allowed on the sofa but the kids threw the cushions on the floor, so here I am. It's all about seizing opportunities"
  • 34. "Please, may I come into the nursery? No? How do you feel about our paws and nose in the nursery then? Okay? Okay."
  • 35. It's not begging if she's just looking at you, right?
  • 36. The kitchen is off-limits for him but it's just his snoot over the line so I'm sure that's okay
  • 37. Another doggo barred from the kitchen has figured out a loophole: peek in and sneakily put a paw on the kitchen floor
  • 38. When you're not allowed in the front of the car, you must improvise. Solution: smush face between your humans
  • 39. "I'm not allowed in the kitchen so I'll just stare at you with my crossed paws on the kitchen floor like the Polite Boi I am"
  • 40. "The law is to not be seated on the couch. As my leg and butt are dangling off the couch, I declare that I am innocent"

1. They're not allowed on the yoga mat so they found a creative solution: paws only

two dogs with their paws on a yoga mat

Via ihopethisusernameisnttaken

2. Technically he isn't even in the bedroom he isn't allowed in because he can't be seen. Right?

a dog nose sticking into the room behind a door

Via @yasrodriguez_

3. Looks like this clever guy found a way around the "not allowed upstairs" rule!

a black dog on the top stair by a landing and looking up

Via u/stereopump

4. "You said I couldn't sit on the sofa. I'm not sitting, I'm leaning. I can lean, right?"

brown dog leaning on a light brown couch

Via namboozle

5. "Tip: If you're not allowed to do something, keep doing it until your human gives up. It always works! You're welcome"

two photos of a brown and white dog on a wooden floor with its paws on a grey patterned rug

Via @cath8enn

6. "To lie on the sofa, one must have the whole body on it. I don't, ergo, I am not breaking your silly rule"

brown dog on a brown couch with the feet touching the floor

Via u/seannymurrs

7. How to be in the kitchen without being in the kitchen

black dog lying down on a tiled floor with paws on the white tiles of the next room

Via u/bautraum

8. Everyone knows you aren't breaking the rules if some part of you is off the sofa

a brown dog lying on a person on a couch with one leg on the floor

Via @ananya_goenka

9. He's not really ON the table so this is probably fine, yes?

brown and white fluffy dog on a bed with paws resting on a brown desk

Via MrRogerRogers

10. Rule-following skills: 0/10. Technique: 18/10

light brown dog standing with its butt on a brown couch

Via u/Pugsly14

11. Getting away with it on legal technicalities

brown dog on a brown couch with the two back legs on the floor

Via u/thoam

12. The rule is to not get on the table and he isn't on the table so I'd say he's good. Now please give him popcorn

brown dog sitting under a glass table and licking the glass

Via reddit

13. He knows his nails can damage the leather so he's wisely put only his butt on the couch. You should be thanking him

brown black and white dog sitting with its butt on a black couch

Via u/Jessica2590

14. Sir, I think you need to get your house horse a bigger couch

brown dog lying on a red couch with back legs on the floor

Via u/corruptcake

15. "I was told I wasn't allowed on the sofa. Nobody said anything about blankets. Now shush so I can sleep"

brown dog lying on white blankets on a brown couch

Via @Dreadqueen_EN

16. "If you're not allowed IN the kitchen, then NEAR the kitchen is the next best option"

brown fluffy dog on the top stair below the landing

Via u/CannibalVegan

17. "You said I couldn't be on the sofa. So I'm not. I'm on the armrest. The armrest is not the sofa"

dark brown dog sitting on the armrest of a brown couch

Via sandwichjambonebuerre

 

18. "I'm an anarchist. I don't follow your rules. Oh I'm not allowed in the kitchen? Well, my paw's in there now"

brown fluffy dog lying on wooden floor with its paw on the white tile

Via u/Jamesev93

19. All four paws aren't allowed in the bedroom so this clever pooch kept two of his tippy tappy toes out in the hallway

black and white dog lying on the floor with its back legs' paws in the hallway

Via u/Protosynesis

20. All this pup wants to do is make sure his little sister is safe, let him do his job

a dog sticking its nose from behind a white partition under a baby in a seat

Via u/banpeiSF

21. Sometimes, when rules don't make sense, you have to find creative solutions to work around them

two photos of a golden retriever on a black couch and ottoman and on a brown couch and a black table

Via u/Biffjedidiah

22. This human's entourage is not allowed in the garage so the best they can do is stand by the doorway, which is good enough

two dogs and a cat standing by a door and looking into a garage with a grey vehicle

Via oversette

23. "You didn't say I couldn't be on the ottoman"

a german shepherd lying on a sofa and an ottoman with the back legs on the floor

24. His chin isn't allowed on the table and he's definitely following that rule perfectly, kind of

a golden retriever biting a glass table

Via Daily Doge

25. "I know I can't be here but I came in to say good night. I was just being nice! Um. Now that I'm here, maybe I could stay?"

three photos of a golden retriever coming into a room and resting its head on a white bed

Via @sampatterson

26. "If you aren't allowed in a room, throw a toy in there, then slowly crawl in to the room to get it. Tried and proven tactic!"

a boxer in a hallway facing away and a brown dog lying the floor nest to a stuffed orange and black carrot

Via u/blh2

27. "You said my paws aren't allowed on the table but no one said no to my head on the table, right? Loophole, aha!"

a brown and black dog standing with its head on a work table

Via u/anonim1230

28. Faceplanting on the couch isn't the same as sitting on the couch so I'll allow it

a grey dog with its face in a couch with its back legs on the floor

29. "I distinctly remember you said I can't be ON the sofa, but nothing about being IN the sofa. I am a GENIUS"

brown dog with its head sticking out of a black couch

Via u/RainingDinosaurs

30. "I'm not touching your bowl! I'll just eat whatever you don't want to eat. I'm sure you're not even that hungry. GIMME!"

a husky eating food out of a bowl and another husky lying on the floor next to the bowl

Via u/return_of_itsy

31. "Yes, I'm not allowed on the couch but the couch cushion is currently not on the couch, is it?"

brown and white puppy on a brown couch cushion on a wooden floor

Via u/The_Sass

32. "It's not really begging if I'm not facing you so I'm not breaking the rule. It's all about the phrasing. I am a Legal Eagle"

samoyed looking up at standing between a table and someone's legs

Via u/Dwarfgoat

33. "I'm not allowed on the sofa but the kids threw the cushions on the floor, so here I am. It's all about seizing opportunities"

shiba inu sitting on a brown couch cushion on a wooden floor in front of a little girl

Via u/iMau5

34. "Please, may I come into the nursery? No? How do you feel about our paws and nose in the nursery then? Okay? Okay."

dalmation and a black dog lying down on a hallway with their paws and nose in the wooden floor of the next room

Via u/marcyjo26

35. It's not begging if she's just looking at you, right?

white dog giving a sidelong look at food on a plate

Via u/schweers

36. The kitchen is off-limits for him but it's just his snoot over the line so I'm sure that's okay

white dog lying down on a carpeted floor with its nose on the tiled floor of the next room

Via sydleissmith

37. Another doggo barred from the kitchen has figured out a loophole: peek in and sneakily put a paw on the kitchen floor

black and white dog peering between a brown door and doorjamb

Via kittenkaboodle17

38. When you're not allowed in the front of the car, you must improvise. Solution: smush face between your humans

black dog's face between two people sitting in the front seat of a car

Via cutestcactus

39. "I'm not allowed in the kitchen so I'll just stare at you with my crossed paws on the kitchen floor like the Polite Boi I am"

white labrador retriever lying down on a white carpet with its paws on the wooden floor

Via u/kayleeluke

40. "The law is to not be seated on the couch. As my leg and butt are dangling off the couch, I declare that I am innocent"

brown dog on a brown couch with the back hanging off the couch

Via u/Bombingofdresden

Wow, dogs are so good at bending the rules, next time I need a lawyer, I'm hiring a pawttorney.

Do your dogs find creative ways to break the rules like this too?

« 45 Animal Life Hacks Humans Just Don't Understand
30 People Going Above and Beyond for Their Beloved Pets »

Sharing is caring!

786 shares
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Categories

  • Funny
  • General
  • Health
  • Heartwarming
  • Names
  • Uncategorized

Must Read

Rescued As Cubs, A Lion, Tiger, And Bear Remained Best Buds For Over 15 Years

Owner Got A Cat In 1988, Did Not Expect To Throw Him A Birthday Party 30 Years Later, Making Him The Oldest Cat In The World

7 Year Old Named ‘Kid Of The Year’ After Rescuing More Than 1,300 Dogs

Man Floats With 19 Year Old Elderly Dog Every Day To Ease His Pain

Woman Creates Dog Hospice, Makes Sure Their Final Days Are The Best Days

Pages

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Dog Dispatch LLC