In this week’s Pet Project, Pennsylvania SPCA advocate Carol Erickson explains a new study from George Washington University that shows, yes, owners can read their dogs Facial expressions, especially in dogs with a single facial color.
Researchers have found that it may be more difficult to tell what a dog with a multi-colored face is thinking.
Research shows that humans are most likely to correctly interpret the facial expressions of dogs between the ages of 2 and 7 years old. Researchers found that older dogs were less expressive, possibly because their owners already knew them well.
“This study is important because it shows that when people are in houses with animals and you see animals on the street, if you can learn to read their faces, just like they learned to read ours, it really helps. to the human-animal bond,” Erickson said.
