kiesha09 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Great video here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leelaa17 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I think its about the tone of your voice not the action. Clearly gidget didnt eat it (very cute dog btw) but because the owner thought gidget ate it she had her angry voice on.. therefore the dog realises that thats the angry voice and that they get punishment with the angry voice so they look guilty... i dunno - i just think guilty looks r verrryyy cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan3 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Great video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) My dogs knows when I am unhappy. One of my dogs puts on the 'guilty' face when OH talks angrily to the TV or if I hurt myself and swear. Edited April 14, 2011 by wuffles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leelaa17 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 My dogs knows when I am unhappy. One of my dogs puts on the 'guilty' face when OH talks angrily to the TV or if I hurt myself and swear. lol same. its just the tone of the voice - even if its not directed at them - they hear it and think 'yep im in trouble' lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskedaway Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) My OH reckons he can always tell which dog destroyed something by picking up the object and looking at both of them. He reckons the dog that's guilty puts its ears down and tries to hide whereas the other one just stands there. I told him it doesn't work like that because they probably both did it, but he's adamant. Edited April 14, 2011 by whiskedaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiesha09 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 I just think its great especially for all those people who say 'but my dog KNOWS he's been a bad dog, he even looks guilty!' Actually he doesn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Erik has a "did I do good??" look when I get upset that he is chewing something to pieces he's not meant to have. He gets up and looks into my face and wags his tail slow and loose. No way does it look guilty, or upset, but you can see he knows something out of the ordinary is taking place. He looks to connect with me. I'm not sure if he's seeking reassurance or information or what, but if I don't give him attention he grows more and more anxious. It fascinates me that he gets like that. Kivi doesn't. Erik needs a cuddle when he's upset me, though. It's good for us both. Me in particular. I can't be angry with him if he's all like "I need cuddles". It doesn't serve anyone for me to be angry with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well I'm not sure... tell me what you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan3 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) Well I'm not sure... tell me what you think? He knows he's in trouble, he doesn't need to know what for, nor did he set out to intentionally cause mischief. Edited April 14, 2011 by Aidan2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raineth Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I don't think they think that way. They recognise when we're not happy with them, and they recognise the factors that lead to punishment. I don't think dogs think about "right" and "wrong". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t a i l s. Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 When I still worked at Zanzebern (which has the dogs in my sig.) I would often feed dogs some food by hand and let them lick left-overs and juice off my hand to encourage gentle mouths. I was feeding a great gal named Czenzi once, who was 5 years at the time and passed with bloat not too long ago, and I had her licking mince off my hand and when she got excited and bit down, quite hard. I didn't yell or screech, just a quick "ow" and she cowered down below me and looked up with the most apologetic look I've ever seen in an animal! There's no doubt that she was sorry for what she had just done. So I kept feeding her and gave her a cuddle, poor Czenz was horrified. Also, recently while visiting my sisters at their house we were playing with the family Aussie Bulldog, Tinkerbelle. We were pulling the rug out from under her feet and she was jumping on the corners of the rug pushing it down and not letting us pick it up to drag her, fun game, hehe. But she quickly stopped, looked at me and then spewed on the floor infront of my feet. We all just looked at her and her face was absolutely adorable! She had sad, sorry eyes and just pleaded with us through her eyes not to get mad. It was hilarious. Classic Tink. So yes, I do feel that some pets know when they've done wrong when they can understand the situation. I think some dogs are more intune with their carers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leelaa17 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Erik has a "did I do good??" look when I get upset that he is chewing something to pieces he's not meant to have. He gets up and looks into my face and wags his tail slow and loose. No way does it look guilty, or upset, but you can see he knows something out of the ordinary is taking place. He looks to connect with me. I'm not sure if he's seeking reassurance or information or what, but if I don't give him attention he grows more and more anxious. It fascinates me that he gets like that. Kivi doesn't. Erik needs a cuddle when he's upset me, though. It's good for us both. Me in particular. I can't be angry with him if he's all like "I need cuddles". It doesn't serve anyone for me to be angry with him. Thats cute!!! Max does this thing where (normally its with a bone) he has something in his mouth and he comes to show me - and he trots (or prances) over and looks at me and wags his tail and then walks around me in a circle and then runs off - he does that a few times as if saying 'look what I've got'. very cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leelaa17 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well I'm not sure... tell me what you think? HOW CUTE!! cheeky thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagsalot Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I like the video. When Riley was younger, if he had dug a hole, we'd come home to him sitting backwards on the deck chair. He wouldn't look at you. On the days he was good he'd be waiting at the door, tail wagging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well I'm not sure... tell me what you think? He knows he's in trouble, he doesn't need to know what for, nor did he set out to intentionally cause mischief. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy82 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Erik has a "did I do good??" look when I get upset that he is chewing something to pieces he's not meant to have. My puppy does this look too:) Like when I walked in on him digging in the litter tray. It was clean, but there was kitty litter ALL over the bathroom floor, and none left in the actual tray. He looked up at me with the cutest innocent "did I do goo" look. I WAS angry when I walked in there, but with that look on his face I couldn't help but to instantly forgive him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Rumour~ Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I don't know if my boy has a guilty look because as soon as he thinks he has done something naughty he hides (and half the time we have to search around to figure out whats been done) and it takes a great deal of coaching to get him back near us. My favourite is when he hides when one of the other dogs has done something wong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan3 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 My favourite is when he hides when one of the other dogs has done something wong. Which in itself is a pretty good indication that it's a response to things in the environment that predict trouble, and not "guilt". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Rumour~ Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I agree that he is not 'guilty' as such but he quite often acts this was to things that he never has and never will get in trouble for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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