{"id":899517,"date":"2026-10-30T04:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T04:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899517\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T04:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T04:40:24","slug":"emu-thinks-shes-one-of-the-dogs-but-they-want-no-part-of-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899517\/","title":{"rendered":"Emu Thinks She\u2019s One of the Dogs, but They Want No Part of Her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Does your dog ever act like your cat or vice versa? Sometimes our pets pick up each other&#8217;s traits and habits and start acting like they&#8217;re alike. This emu, Liberty, is the perfect example. She seems to be having some identity crisis, and right now, she thinks she&#8217;s a dog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen as her dad explains they had to move her away from the <a data-ylk=\"slk:chickens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pawnation.com\/news\/chicken-goes-gallivanting-and-cant-find-way-home\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">chickens<\/a> she lived with at South Anna Farm because she started acting like a chicken. They moved her out to the yard where the dogs live, but quickly realized their mistake: Now she thinks she&#8217;s a dog, and they don&#8217;t seem too excited to add her to the pack since she&#8217;s stealing their food!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We laughed when Dad captioned it, &#8220;She has the personality of a dog and the operating system of a dinosaur.&#8221; We hope the dogs decide to befriend her, because she just seems to want to belong somewhere!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:\ud83d\udc36;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/dog-face\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udc36<\/a> <a data-ylk=\"slk:SIGN UP to get &quot;pawsitivity&quot; delivered right to your inbox with inspiring &amp; entertaining stories about our furry &amp; feathered friends;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/newsletters\/parade-pets\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">SIGN UP to get &#8220;pawsitivity&#8221; delivered right to your inbox with inspiring &amp; entertaining stories about our furry &amp; feathered friends<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/paw-prints\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Viewers Feel Bad for the Emu Just Trying To Fit In<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Commenters had plenty to say about Liberty just trying to fit in. @Laine shared, &#8220;She is panting like dogs do, lol!&#8221; @Jennifer agreed, &#8220;That&#8217;s why she&#8217;s breathing heavy\u2026 because she thinks she&#8217;s a dog, c&#8217;mon Dad!!&#8221; Dad replied, &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure how I missed that, lol!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">@Kasey johnson begged, &#8220;Just let her live her life\u2026 damn, lol!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We laughed when @loudmouthmamagoose shared, &#8220;Our goat thought he was a dog. So he jogged down the road every day with my dad and the dogs on his morning run!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another commenter pointed out, &#8220;The only solution is to get another dinosaur, <a data-ylk=\"slk:I mean\u2026 emu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pawnation.com\/news\/emu-crashes-ducks-pool-time-nobody-minds\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">I mean\u2026 emu<\/a>.&#8221; Dad had the best response: &#8220;The wife would literally kill me\u2026 What color do you think I should get?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Something tells us Liberty might be getting a dinosaur-sized friend whether Mom approves or not!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Emu Crashes Ducks&#039; Pool Time and Nobody Seems To Mind;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pawnation.com\/news\/emu-crashes-ducks-pool-time-nobody-minds\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Emu Crashes Ducks&#8217; Pool Time and Nobody Seems To Mind<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story was originally published by <a data-ylk=\"slk:Paw Nation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pawnation.com\/news\/emu-thinks-shes-one-of-the-dogs\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Paw Nation<\/a> on Oct 29, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pawnation.com\/news\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a> section. 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