Dogs seem to know when people are being “clumsy” with their treats and when they were being “mean”, a study showed

July 27, 2022

Dogs may be able to understand our intentions, according to a study of how they reacted when denied food on purpose or inadvertently.

Researchers either withheld treats or fumbled and dropped them. The dogs seemed to know when the researchers were just being “clumsy” and when they were being “mean”.