diff --git a/code/datums/ai/dog/dog_behaviors.dm b/code/datums/ai/dog/dog_behaviors.dm
index bf29d942ad2..06c711bbf63 100644
--- a/code/datums/ai/dog/dog_behaviors.dm
+++ b/code/datums/ai/dog/dog_behaviors.dm
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@
 	var/mob/living/living_pawn = controller.pawn
 	var/obj/item/fetch_thing = controller.blackboard[BB_FETCH_TARGET]
 
-	if(fetch_thing.anchored || !isturf(fetch_thing.loc) || IS_EDIBLE(fetch_thing)) //either we can't pick it up, or we'd rather eat it, so stop trying.
+	//either we can't pick it up, or we'd rather eat it, so stop trying.
+	if(fetch_thing.anchored || !isturf(fetch_thing.loc) || IS_EDIBLE(fetch_thing) || !living_pawn.CanReach(fetch_thing))
 		finish_action(controller, FALSE)
 		return
 
-	if(in_range(living_pawn, fetch_thing))
-		finish_action(controller, TRUE)
-		return
-
-	finish_action(controller, FALSE)
+	finish_action(controller, TRUE)
 
 /datum/ai_behavior/fetch/finish_action(datum/ai_controller/controller, success)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_behaviors.dm b/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_behaviors.dm
index ce37e45ff2a..a78eb7279dd 100644
--- a/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_behaviors.dm
+++ b/code/datums/ai/monkey/monkey_behaviors.dm
@@ -79,12 +79,13 @@
 	var/obj/item/target = controller.blackboard[BB_MONKEY_PICKUPTARGET]
 
 	var/mob/living/victim = target.loc
+	var/mob/living/living_pawn = controller.pawn
 
-	if(!istype(victim))
+	if(!istype(victim) || !living_pawn.CanReach(victim))
 		finish_action(controller, FALSE)
 		return
 
-	var/mob/living/living_pawn = controller.pawn
+
 
 	victim.visible_message(span_warning("[living_pawn] starts trying to take [target] from [victim]!"), span_danger("[living_pawn] tries to take [target]!"))
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
 
 	var/success = FALSE
 
-	if(do_mob(living_pawn, victim, MONKEY_ITEM_SNATCH_DELAY) && target)
+	if(do_mob(living_pawn, victim, MONKEY_ITEM_SNATCH_DELAY) && target && living_pawn.CanReach(victim))
 
 		for(var/obj/item/I in victim.held_items)
 			if(I == target)