{"id":2939,"date":"2014-12-31T00:05:37","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T04:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/columbus-ohio\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2024-07-11T23:36:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T03:36:03","slug":"guilty-or-not-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/columbus-ohio\/guilty-or-not-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Guilty Or Not Guilty?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever seen your dog with a guilty look on his face?
\nI\u2019m sure most of you have seen this video that is doing the rounds of social media, emails etc right now\u2026 where the Labrador has a \u201cguilty look\u201d.
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There is no doubt, this dog is trying to express himself to the owner. But is it guilt?<\/p>\n

Dogs will show what we humans interpret as guilt, even when they have done nothing wrong. A study was conducted where owners left their dogs in a room and were told that their dogs had stolen a forbidden treat. When the owners returned to their dogs, the dogs looked guilty \u2013 whether or not they had stolen the treat. Their behaviour was as a response to the owner, not to the act of stealing a treat. More here.<\/p>\n

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