The dog may tilt its head to check the owner's expression
When we talk to dogs or communicate, sometimes dogs will tilt their heads. Every time we see such behavior, we will be loved by dogs. Is the dog doing this kind of thing simply to look cute and cute, or does it have a different deep meaning?
Some researchers said that the real answer to why dogs behave like this is related to the considerateness of our own dogs. Dogs are extremely good at reading and reacting to our body language and vocal cues. When we train a puppy to get food from a cupboard, even if our original message is lost in translation, the dog will still get them. The same goes for when we praise our dogs. Dogs have the ability to recognize specific human speech, so when we talk to them, they turn their heads to hear the specific vocabulary and changes in tone associated with fun activities like eating and playing.
The way they tilt their heads is also related to the structure of their ears. Although dogs can sense frequencies that humans can't hear, their ability to detect the exact source of a sound is not as good as ours. A dog's brain can estimate the subtle differences in the time it hears sounds in its two ears, so a simple head tilt can provide them with useful sensory information. Some experts believe that when dogs tilt their heads, they are adjusting their pinna or outer ears to better determine the source of the sound.
Dogs can read people's expressions and small movements very well
Stanley Coren of the Journal of Emotionality believes that a dog's gaze can also prompt it to tilt its head. If we try to put our fist in front of the nose, then we can better experience the dog’ssight. When a dog looks at someone talking, its muzzle will block the lower part of its face. If you tilt your head to one side, you can see more clearly. To better derive emotional cues from the sounds of our conversations, dogs can also read our facial expressions. Coren said that when dogs tilt their heads to one side, they do so to get a better look at our mouths, which is where our facial expressions originate.
So if our dogs often tilt their heads, it means that our dogs are more considerate. This is for them to better treat others. Read our mood. Experts have shown that dogs with social phobia tilt their heads less often when listening to people talking. If your dog doesn't tilt its head when listening to you, then you don't have to automatically label them as an antisocial dog, especially if they have pointed ears or a flatter muzzle. Even though it is natural for dogs to tilt their heads, when their owners actively respond to their actions, they will tilt their heads more often in order to praise them.
To sum up, it can be seen that the dog’s behavior is not just a simple act of cuteness. Dogs are indeed animals that are good at reading emotions. They can read some small expressions. Just like when training dogs to count, they don't really know how to count like us, but when their owners make certain movements on their faces or other places, they stop barking to achieve the purpose of calculation.
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