The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over This Debate On How A Dog Would Wear Pants

The above image is blowing up on social media after having been tweeted out by Maxim editor Jared Keller on Monday night, although its exact provenance is unknown. Like “the dress” before it, the image has people fervently debating: just how would a dog wear pants? Along with most sensible people, I stand firmly in Dog #2 Camp, because obviously the entire point of pants is to cover your b-hole and your privates. However, there are plenty of reasoned arguments for both sides. Probably my favorite so far was this answer from Reddit, where the image has (of course) also popped up:

Well pants are a human invention so if they were to wear them like humans it would be like the ones on the right. However, if dogs invented dog pants it would be like the ones on the left, leaving the [a-hole] freely available for greetings and ice breakers

People on Twitter likewise had plenty to say, with many citing actual photographic evidence of how a dog would wear pants. Here are just a few responses:

https://twitter.com/ArnottACBJ/status/681678524562968577

https://twitter.com/CeleciaKitty_/status/681685596029452292

https://twitter.com/jason_pontin/status/681679844007129091

https://twitter.com/OliviaDeJesus17/status/681707978404315136

https://twitter.com/esteeeo/status/681695677731098624

https://twitter.com/polly/status/681716505348812800

https://twitter.com/iamatoffees/status/681793058048991232

https://twitter.com/emilymcconneII/status/681793125929631744

Despite an overwhelming inclination towards the second dog, I have a feeling this won’t be the last we’ve heard of the great dog wearing pants debate of 2015. It doesn’t count until Fox News has weighed in.