Yes, your dog is making puppy eyes at you

The problem with dogs is that they're a lot like babies that never grow up. This is both a great strength and a huge annoyance, mostly because they can't talk. Researchers who study infant learning and behavior have to rely on other cues, like how long subjects look at an object, because asking them questions is just a big waste of time. Dogs are the same, and that makes it very difficult to come to definitive conclusions about their behavior and what it means. We know, for example, that humans interpret dog facial expressions as conveying certain emotions, and that doing so affects our behavior.