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Ask any dog owner about how their furry friend looks when they catch them doing something naughty, like scratching the new sofa or shredding your favorite pair of socks, and the chances are they will describe a very similar sight. Tucked tail. Visible whites of the eyes. Cowering, hunched posture.
No wonder guilty dogs serve as an endless source of inspiration for many memes out there. But what if the worst of the good boys or gals don’t own up to the responsibility for their crime? They may end up on the “Dog Shaming” Twitter account.
“We supply your favorite furry friends with a healthy dose of shaming,” says the project’s description about the lighthearted and fun pics of dogs shared there. Below we wrapped up some of the funniest and naughtiest ones!
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If you’re a dog owner, you know very well how your dog looks after they have done something ugly. Their body language seems to radiate guilt. From tucked tail to visible whites of the eyes, from hunched posture to yawning or licking, from flattened ears to avoiding eye contact, these are the telling signs that your beloved fur ball is up to something it wasn’t allowed to.
However, many veterinary experts suggest that this is a classic case of anthropomorphism, which happens when we attribute human characteristics or behavior to an animal. In fact, dogs' guilt may be nothing but an illusion.
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Henrik Schmidt 2 years ago
My dog loves carrots too. If I had a garden with carrots, he'd definitely eat them all!
This study researched “guilty” canine expressions by observing dogs and their owners under several sets of circumstances. The scientists discovered that dogs tended to display “guilty” body language more frequently when their owners scolded them than when the owners remained neutral. And this was true in both cases, when the dog had actually done something and when it did nothing wrong at all.
Commenting on this study, dog cognition scientist Dr. Alexandra Horowitz concluded that “a better description of the so-called guilty look is that it is a response to owner cues, rather than that it shows an appreciation of a misdeed.”
According to Dr. Mary R. Burch, a certified applied animal behaviorist, when a dog looks guilty for an action such as house soiling or chewing, it has most likely done this before and may have experienced a strong reaction from his owner. This can include scolding, yelling, or the cold shoulder. Dr. Burch argues that the dog may anticipate how the owner will react and exhibit body language to try to appease his owner. Dogs’ body language is more likely a way to ask for forgiveness rather than expressing feelings of guilt.
In fact, dog owners are more intertwined with their beloved pets than they’d like to think. There’s a substantial body of research done on people and pets, showing that animals provide unique insights into their owners’ personalities. That includes rather surprising things – like having a sense of humor.
So to find out more about dog owners, as well as other animal lovers and what personalities they have depending on the pet they own, we reached out to Richard Wiseman, a professor at the University of Hertfordshire who carried out a study of 2000 pet owners. Prof. Wiseman asked them to rate their personality on things like sociability, emotional stability, and sense of humor, and rate their pets as well.
Incredibly, “the results revealed significant similarities between the personality of owners and their pets,” prof. Wiseman commented. He said that past studies have revealed that owners often show a physical resemblance to their pets, but this research showed something pretty new: “it suggests that they may also think alike.”
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Angela Kelley 2 years ago
The commercial with a doorbell ringing! I don’t even know what the product is because my 3.5 dogs are ready to take the “visitor” out!
What’s more, the similarity between owners and their pets increased over time, which suggests that pets may slowly come to adopt their owner’s personality, while the owners adapt to their pets. Prof. Wiseman explained that it’s common for owners to insist that their pets have a unique personality and “not only does it suggest they might be right, but also demonstrates that people’s pets are a reflection of themselves."
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Echidna learns extreme ironing 2 years ago
Please please be very careful of pets and pool covers....
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Bella 2 years ago
Thunderstorms calm me but scare my dog, so I let my dog sleep with me, he cuddles up next to me, I let him under the blanket with me, and he senses my calmness and also feels safe next to me to he falls asleep and stops crying, scare dogs need cuddles from their family or a warm body (can be another dog or a cat) they feel safe with, just like a human
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Bella 2 years ago
Thunderstorms calm me but scare my dog, so I let my dog sleep with me, he cuddles up next to me, I let him under the blanket with me, and he senses my calmness and also feels safe next to me to he falls asleep and stops crying, scare dogs need cuddles from their family or a warm body (can be another dog or a cat) they feel safe with, just like a human
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Lady Z Azrael 2 years ago
Aww poor baby... my late Raine did the same thing. Now when there's a thunderstorm I think of her
ISeeWendiGo 2 years ago
My poor baby boy Dallas, also a gorgeous pibble, is terrified of thunder. Also hates fireworks and gunshots so you know he had it hard here in the southern US, especially around July 4th and New Year's Eve/Day. I still have no clue what guns have to do with either day🤷🏻♀️. Yes, I own guns, too but I don't have the urge to fire them randomly at nothing just to be doing it. Shhhh, don't tell anyone. I've heard I can get kicked out of the country for that! Still doing a pro/con list if it would be a bad/good thing? 😂
Angela Kelley 2 years ago
Long read, sorry, I’m just sharing to help others. My dog has been so scared of storms since hurricane Florence, after being evacuated prior to the hurricane we spent a lot of time in the bathtub at a hotel because of all the tornados. Now, whenever he knows the weather is changing slightly I’ll find him in the bathtub, I’ve found wrapping him tight in a dog life jacket and speaking with excitement at how brave he is changes EVERYTHING! It’s like a hero and his cape. Sometimes for long storms I have to take it off him and put it back on to give the enthusiasm of how strong he is back to him. I know there are the thunder coats etc, but a his Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville life jacket with a shark fin on top helps relax all of us.
Erick Pina 2 years ago
Oh no another name the Men’s Wearhouse Again who is who killed him … The child molester
🌵 Drazil 2 years ago
My 5 yr old Greyhound is afraid of loud noises especially thunder. He has designated my bathtub as his safe zone. Fireworks, gunfire or dropping Amazon boxes at the front door, anything unexpected, invariably results in his jumping into the tub. We haven't had any conflicts so far, but he's figured out that rain is the precursor to thunder. He's more reliable than our weather forecaster!
Ruth Harper 2 years ago
Awwww. Of course you were scared. Thunder is scary, especially when you have amazing dog hearing.
Pandamanda 2 years ago
We use calming “treats” when ours get upset by the thunder. Talk to your vet—I’m sure they can recommend a brand that will work for your scared doggo.
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Izzy Curer 2 years ago (edited)
My dog is obsessed with chapstick. I have to watch my purse. If it's anywhere she can get and not closed all the way, she'll get that chapstick the second I'm not looking. The funny part is that she doesn't chew up the plastic part. She carefully unscrews the lid, and eats the gooey deliciousness inside. I stopped eating octopus when I learned they were smart enough to unscrew jars, so I can't even be mad. I just stockpile the darn things.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Wonder if they’ll ever get a bed this baby won’t eat. Does such a bed exist?
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Greenmantle 2 years ago
Thank goodness they were animal doses, if they'd been for a human I'm not sure that he would've fared so well
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Mickysixxx 2 years ago
Did anyone else sing the song Maneater just with shoe eater instead.... ...no?
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
If the little one is crawling, it’s just too much temptation to put in front of a dog. Besides, the socks smell like family.
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Greenmantle 2 years ago
Uncrated? Surely people don't lock their dogs up in crates when they go out?
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Always one clueless one—-or one who has perfected the clueless look.
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Auntie Bear 2 years ago
Silly puppies, you're supposed to eat the hooves. My heeler used to snag and eat the trimmed off pieces of hooves.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Like a kid who eats all the candy in one sitting, bet thus baby had a tummy ache.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Are you sure you’re a dog and not my husband? He’s a very early riser and gets lonesome if I don’t get up real soon after he’s up. Translation: Husband is an early riser, so I have to be one too.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Silk and expensive rugs. Heather’s got her some high tone taste, doesn’t she?
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Had to sit detention for hitting on the girls without their consent, huh? Gotta learn that “NO” is a complete and final sentence, Buddy-ro.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
The paper says “Regrets” but that face says “And I’ll do it again and again, every time that stupid dog comes over”.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Once saw a collection of vintage bathing suits in a museum. Overheard a woman saying she has to hide all her husband’s underwear, pants, shorts, and bathing trunks from the dog because the dog would chew out the crotches—-NOT while they’re being worn, though. Luckily.
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Upstaged75 2 years ago
My cat does that. We have these massive spider crickets and she rips their legs off.
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I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
I guess if you're gunna Ralph up your own s**t inside, the kitchen is better than the carpet. That's all I got for the bright side of things
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CrazyCatLady 2 years ago
My cat be like: Really, I lost a set of 3 speakers, a microphone, 3 chargers, 2 keyboards and partially a pair of headphones. That’s just my stuff, there’s more…
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Our dog, Scruffy, also gets underfoot when we’re getting dinner together. Not playing a game, just hoping for a windfall—-food dropped on the floor. Should’ve named him Hoover.
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I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
I wonder why it's the couch always??? I'm legitimately curious. I've never had a dog :(
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CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
I have mixed feelings with dog shaming pics. Some are hilarious and clearly meant as a joke, but others are clearly trying to actually shame the dog, which is ridiculous because they can't understand what is happening.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
Although raised as a dog person, I now have two cats. For half a second, I thought, "Gee, there should be a cat-shaming page." Then I realized that no cats have shame. Embarrassment, yes. They're actually quite vain and I find it all too funny when my cats embarrass themselves. But shame? no. Not that they'd EVER let you know, anyway.
Marco Richter 2 years ago
Sorry but I really do not get the concept of dog shaming. They aren't humans, not even remotely! I actually hate the whole concept of anthropomorphism and people need to stop. How else are you ever able to understand your pets... like at all?
Judith 2 years ago
Dude, it's a joke. Or is that concept too advanced for you to understand? No one made you click on an article containing something that you hate so much. Why even bothering commenting?
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Mickysixxx 2 years ago
So you scrolled all the way to the bottom to comment on how you won't read it?
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Rachel Magnone 2 years ago
I don’t understand the comments that literally attack or shame owners & or go as far as stating owners are abusing their dog because of these photos! Let me be clear in stating I don’t condemn any form of abuse or neglect in any manner & it’s a criminal offense that doesn’t come close to punishing offenders how I honestly feel they should be! But if shame look on dogs that they display is a sign of dogs being in stress or fear; wouldn’t it be better to Educate one’s taking pics instead of calling them bad owners. So many of these comments are just negative and judge mental and just spreading more hate!
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Some of these dogs are showing very clear body language of stress and fear. No dog should be put in a position where it is afraid of it's owner's behaviour. People who believe that dogs feel "guilty" do a lot of psychological harm to the very animals they claim to love.
Load More Replies... CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
I have mixed feelings with dog shaming pics. Some are hilarious and clearly meant as a joke, but others are clearly trying to actually shame the dog, which is ridiculous because they can't understand what is happening.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
Although raised as a dog person, I now have two cats. For half a second, I thought, "Gee, there should be a cat-shaming page." Then I realized that no cats have shame. Embarrassment, yes. They're actually quite vain and I find it all too funny when my cats embarrass themselves. But shame? no. Not that they'd EVER let you know, anyway.
Marco Richter 2 years ago
Sorry but I really do not get the concept of dog shaming. They aren't humans, not even remotely! I actually hate the whole concept of anthropomorphism and people need to stop. How else are you ever able to understand your pets... like at all?
Judith 2 years ago
Dude, it's a joke. Or is that concept too advanced for you to understand? No one made you click on an article containing something that you hate so much. Why even bothering commenting?
Load More Replies... Mickysixxx 2 years ago
So you scrolled all the way to the bottom to comment on how you won't read it?
Load More Replies... Rachel Magnone 2 years ago
I don’t understand the comments that literally attack or shame owners & or go as far as stating owners are abusing their dog because of these photos! Let me be clear in stating I don’t condemn any form of abuse or neglect in any manner & it’s a criminal offense that doesn’t come close to punishing offenders how I honestly feel they should be! But if shame look on dogs that they display is a sign of dogs being in stress or fear; wouldn’t it be better to Educate one’s taking pics instead of calling them bad owners. So many of these comments are just negative and judge mental and just spreading more hate!
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Some of these dogs are showing very clear body language of stress and fear. No dog should be put in a position where it is afraid of it's owner's behaviour. People who believe that dogs feel "guilty" do a lot of psychological harm to the very animals they claim to love.
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