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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  I've seen that show - watch anything and read everything about dogs. I think it's the right side of the face both people and dogs automatically look at first - which is to the left when they are facing us. I am probably wrong about that but maybe not as mostly in the western cultures of the world anyway, we usually automatically and are taught to "read" things before us from left to right. Dogs have exceptional human "face reading" skills in addition to all their other abilities to sense our mien!
Wasn't that Border Collie amazing?!?! It could have probably been well trained to respond to subtle stealth commands to do that but that alone would be amazing - a dog trained to that level. I prefer to accept the story as true. Some dogs are just "Einsteins" and exceptional just as humans are.
What was amazing to me and I think it was in that same show, apes wouldn't follow our eyes or our pointing at things the same way our dogs do! And they are supposed to be way, way more intelligent than dogs - but dogs have grown up with humans and co-existed so closely with us for so long, they've better adapted at how to "read" us in order to help themselves live better. |
I read the study this morning, and now I will have to look for this show.
I think you are correct about it being the right side of the face. I tend to favor the right side of my face, haha.
We have had several different breeds of dogs, and our Yorkies seem particularly in tune with our feelings. Can't hide anything from them!