The Best Animal Memes of the Week (July 29, 2023)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Jul 29, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

The worst thing about animals is that they can't talk. I know there have been a couple of scientifically studied gorillas and dogs on TikTok who can say words, but that's not the same thing as talking. Humans are the only species that can speak in a grammatically coherent way, and that's a darn shame.

I've had several dogs I wish I could talk to because they probably have crazy life stories. My first dog, Toby, had an extremely traumatic life before we got him. When the dog rescue found him, he had mange, heartworms, and crippling anxiety. I'm not saying I wish my long-dead dog had access to talk therapy, but who knows? That might have helped him out! All we could do was guess what his early life entailed. My grandma surmised he could've lived at a BBQ restaurant because he loved BBQ food. With guesses like that, there was no way we would figure out his life story unless some evolution happened unreasonably quickly. If you want to talk to your dog, these memes won't solve that problem, but they can surely help.