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New research on dog "guilt" expression:

A new study concludes that it is more likely the latter
-- that the behavior people interpret as dog guilt
really is more likely just a reaction to subtle cues
from their owners.

[ .... ]

And here is the surprising thing: The dogs that had
obeyed were just as likely as the ones that did not to
exhibit one of nine behaviors associated with the
"guilty look" -- dropping their head, pulling their ears
back, avoiding eye contact, rolling over onto their side
or back, dropping their tails, quickly wagging a lowered
tail, licking their lips, offering a paw, or slinking
away.

In fact, Horowitz found that the pooches were most
likely to show such behaviors when their owner believed
they had disobeyed and scolded them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews
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Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

Melinda Shore wrote:
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New research on dog "guilt" expression:

In fact, Horowitz found that the pooches were most
likely to show such behaviors when their owner believed
they had disobeyed and scolded them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews

Yes indeed. If we found the shreds of a bag of chips all over
the kitchen floor and said "WHO DID THIS?" in a deep voice, there
was no way of telling from their demeanor whether Oppie or Dylan
was the culprit. They both confessed.

We thought it was Oppie - but the mischief mostly stopped after
Dylan died.

FurPaw

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Don't believe everything that you think.

To reply, unleash the dog.

In article ,
FurPaw wrote:
We thought it was Oppie - but the mischief mostly stopped after
Dylan died.

Hah - Dylan's plan *worked*!
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

Melinda Shore wrote:
In article ,
FurPaw wrote:
We thought it was Oppie - but the mischief mostly stopped after
Dylan died.

Hah - Dylan's plan *worked*!

oh, yeah! Oppie was clever in his goofy way, but Dylan was the
plotter and schemer.

FurPaw

--
Don't believe everything that you think.

To reply, unleash the dog.

On 2009-07-02 06:57:08 -0400, (Melinda Shore) said:

And here is the surprising thing: The dogs that had
obeyed were just as likely as the ones that did not to
exhibit one of nine behaviors associated with the
"guilty look" -- dropping their head, pulling their ears
back, avoiding eye contact, rolling over onto their side
or back, dropping their tails, quickly wagging a lowered
tail, licking their lips, offering a paw, or slinking
away.

This does not surprise me at all. Most of our dogs "look guilty" if we
sound upset. Bella thinks we must be upset my something or somebody
other than her.