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Study says dogs read human emotions on faces
By cuzzy | January 12, 2009
Do you ever wonder if your dog actually know what you are saying or even thinking? Well I just read an article saying that dogs can read our emotions from our facial expressions.
The evidence for the claim that dogs can read a human’s emotion by looking at the face was published in the October 2008 edition of the U.K. scientific journal, New Scientist. The study was led by Dr. Kin Guo, of the University of Lincoln in the U.K.
This study looks into a dog’s ability to detect human emotions and suggests that dogs look to the face for signs of anger, happiness, or sadness - just like humans do.
What do you think? Can they read our faces? Personally Bosco knows when I am mad or sad and he acts accordingly. What about your dog?
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January 13th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
I don’t know if they can read many facial expressions but they definitely pick up on moods and seem to act accordingly.
Well, apart from Faye who seems to think everyone wants to play with her at nearly all times that she is actually awake!
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January 26th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I believe it. My dogs can instantly sense what I’m feeling after seeing me. The best part is they usually know how to adjust and are always there with plenty of kisses!
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