“Humans are bad at reading dogs’ emotions”
However, we can do learn to do better says Juliane Kaminsk of the University of Portsmouth
April 2, 20251 min read
A lot of dog owners believe that they can tell what their dogs are feeling. They believe that they can assess their dog’s emotions no matter the context.
Yet newspapers frequently publish stories about dogs who attack “out of nowhere”, where owners claim there were “no signs” prior to the attack. A recent US study found the answer may lie with humans – as it turns out, we’re not very good at interpreting dogs’ emotions.
Read the full story at Times2.