Study: Some dogs may be able to read your feelings on your face

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7,068 views · 1,237 likes · Aug 15, 2026

A study in the journal "iScience" suggests dogs may be able to read human emotions by looking at people’s faces.⁠
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Previous studies have shown that dogs can broadly interpret human emotions like happiness or sadness. This study looked at how well dogs can sense more subtle human feelings, like the difference between anger and fear or happiness and neutrality. Researchers trained dogs to sit still…

A study in the journal "iScience" suggests dogs may be able to read human emotions by looking at people’s faces.⁠
⁠
Previous studies have shown that dogs can broadly interpret human emotions like happiness or sadness. This study looked at how well dogs can sense more subtle human feelings, like the difference between anger and fear or happiness and neutrality. Researchers trained dogs to sit still…

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