How so?

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/57600/57621/57621_dog_lg.gif

Take a look at this skeleton, see how the shoulder bones are pushed forward? That's because dogs use their front legs for movement and not much else.

Yeah, I guess the way the bones are inverted is similar to that of a human's but that applies for most animals except for horses and stuff.

If humans had a the same structure in our shoulders we'd be kangaroos.

Dang it I was about to be a smart butt and re explain why dogs are two legged animals... But you didn't ask for legs... You asked for arms and legs...


Well yea...
Dogs technically only have two legs-

And they're the back ones... So it would be half of the dog, rear end.


JK IT'S ACTUALLY THE TWO LEGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE! So it would be like a half suit

^someone dress their dog in a half suit and I'll pay you whatever you want on any server. I need this in my life.

Can't argue the shoulder argument.

I was more talking about the back legs, and the muscles.

Though our legs have a far superior range of motion, they still pretty much perform the same purpose.

Though our arms and their front legs(I admit it) couldn't be much more different.

Our legs are extremely inefficient compared to that of a dogs or most animals.

Since quadrupeds can run using the strength of all 4 limbs, they can easily outrun a human being.

They're also a hell lot more more balanced since they have 4 points of contact with the ground making them very rugged and versatile on rough terrain.

But they can't pee on two legs.

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humans are still the marathon kings so...

Dogs can pretty much pee anywhere and have humans pick up after them.

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I can crawl on four limbs any day, but that doesn't mean I have four legs. As for dogs, vice versa. Convergent and divergent evolution; it's first grade material.

Dogs still have shoulders, and feet with heels. Our limbs are similar for a reason; you can call them legs by defining their primary use, or arms by relating anatomy. I prefer the relation theory. Has anyone used the term larms yet?

Dogs can pretty much pee anywhere and have humans eat them.

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sorry my Asian brothers for the stereotype

Not if Colin, Kenovo, or Emera are around. :D

not anatomically, how would u think they wear pants

I think it can go either way.

When dogs wear socks or booties, they wear them on all 4 paws right?

I've seen a dog wear booties on just his left side.

I've seen a dog with a mask. Like not even a collar. A mask.

I've seen a dog with tin foil on its tail. Just why not.

To be fair though the whole booties thing is so stupid... That's why you train your dog to wipe their paws before entering the house... Scientists didn't make the booties. Random fashion designers did. Chances are they just saw 4 paws and didn't even think about what were legs and what were arms.
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Either way that point is invalid. I wear socks and gloves to protect my body from getting dirty/cold/lose heat. Doesn't mean I have 4 legs... Doesn't even mean I walk on two legs. Most people who use aid still wear socks... Even people without toes wear socks... Hold on. Can we please just focus on how stupid socks are? If it weren't for socks and our human nature to just live with the 'okay for now' we probably would have already found a way to make shoes that are so fancy that they never retain too much moisture, don't get dirty, and are easily wearable without having to take them out... #DownWithSocks2016

Booties are necessary during the winter when there is salt spread all over the roads.

That salt is a lot stronger than regular table salt and can actually damage the padding on the bottom of a dog's paws if left unprotected.

As for socks, they may wear them for the same reasons we do. Cold paws.