Your dog will trust you less when you're angry: Canines lose confidence in people who show a negative attitude

When humans have a bad attitude, their canine companions might not be so quick to follow their lead. In a recent study, researchers conducted a series of experiments to see the effects of human emotions on a dog's response to pointing cues. While adding a positive expression to the gesture wasn't found to increase a dog's ability to locate a treat, the dogs hesitated before exploring when responding to a person with a negative disposition. When humans have a bad attitude, their canine companions might not be so quick to follow their lead. In a recent study, researchers found that adding a positive expression to pointing didn't increase a dog's ability to locate a treat, but the dogs hesitated before exploring when responding to a person with a negative disposition Researchers studied the response of dogs to an unfamiliar adult gesturing toward two covered bowls.