
“Guilty” Dog: 6 Behaviors That Don’t Mean What You Think
You’ve probably seen videos of guilty dogs surrounded by their spoils of victory; the ripped up bags of dog treats, destroyed pillows and ransacked cupboards. The dogs seem to know that they’ve done something awful, and react with sad faces as their human chastises them on camera. These guilty dogs are very clearly telling their people, “Whoops, so sorry for that! I’m the worst!” Or are they? Despite how convincing the guilty “I’m sorry” responses might seem, the dogs in the