That guilty look
You walk into the room, only to find your dog’s head buried in the rubbish bin. And what follows is what can only be described as a look of guilt.
At least, I thought it was guilt. But researchers at a New York college think otherwise. Barnard College carried out an experiment where they tricked owners into thinking innocent pets had misbehaved.
Most of the owners claimed they could see that guilty look even when dogs had really done nothing wrong.
The study found that there was no link between the owner’s claim of reading a guilty look and whether the dog had misbehaved.
Well no matter what the scientists say, I still believe that dogs can display their emotions. After all, when their head has been buried in the rubbish bin, they’re right to look guilty.
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 | News
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