Puppy dog eyes' have evolved to appeal to humans

[RadishRose]

Researchers think there is a reason for this -- with dogs evolving new muscles around the eyes to help bond with their two-legged friends.

"The findings suggest that expressive eyebrows in dogs may be a result of humans' unconscious preferences that influenced selection during domestication.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) journal, found that the inner eyebrow raising movement makes the dogs' eyes "appear larger, more infant like and also resembles a movement humans produce when they are sad."This prompts a "nurturing" response in humans

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/18/europe/puppy-dog-eyes-evolved-intl-scli/index.html

 

[C'est Moi]

I know it works on me!!

 

[RadishRose]

Me too!!

 

[Repondering]

My dog's eyes appealed to me

 

[SeaBreeze]

Works on me too, I'm mesmerized, puppy dog eyes melt my heart. :bowknot:

 

[RadishRose]

Beautiful, SB

 

[SeaBreeze]

Thanks Rose , my nephew's dog when he was a pup.

 

[RadishRose]

Ohhhh, my heart ! :love_heart:

 

[SeaBreeze]

If someone left a little one with puppy dog eyes in a basket on my front door step, I'd have to take him in and keep him. Although my days of serving 3 pets are long gone.

 

[RadishRose]

Like this?

 

[SeaBreeze]

Awwww...Yes! Like that! :love_heart:

 

[moviequeen1]

Yes,I read that interesting article in NYT on Tues
If only they could talk and tell us what they really thinking LOL Sue

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I was a sucker for those eyes and all my dogs knew it. You could tell by the extra fat a couple of them carried around. My Vet would tell me to stop feeding them tidbits from the table. I eventually put them in another room or in the yard while we ate so I wouldn't be tempted. I felt so bad.