Everyone knows that the dog is the Man’s (or woman’s for that matter!) best friend!
You would be surprised to know that over the whole course of human evolution and socialisation, the only wild species which has been fully domesticated is the dog!
Of course occasionally the wild side takes over but then this is not limited to dogs! Even humans can become wild and show traits of the cave dwelling ancestors when they get, well; WILD!
But (what is a blog without a but!); did you know that if you are thinking that humans have domesticated dog, you may not be entirely true! There is a mild honey trapping involved here!
There would have been ancestors of dogs who would have realised that being with the man and guarding him or her would be more lucrative and frankly more easier than being in the wild! Since it is literally a Jungle out there! In fact even an average guard dog is just an extended door alarm who warns the human of the danger most of the time! The final confrontation of the danger has to be done by the human!
One of the tools they have thus developed are the expressions on their face and the way they move their head!
In fact it has been found that if a dog has eyes that seem to be telling you something or demanding your attention, it could be evolution’s way of manipulating your feelings!
Researchers have found that dogs have evolved muscles around their eyes, which allow them to make expressions that particularly appeal to humans!
A small facial muscle allows dog eyes to mimic an “infant-like” expression which prompts a “nurturing response”. The study says such “puppy eyes” helped domesticated dogs to bond with humans. This allows dogs to create what the researchers call “expressive eyebrows” and to “create the illusion of human-like communication”. So when dogs make the movement, it seems to elicit a strong desire in humans to look after them! Honey trap lesson one right there!
Also did you know that the only dogs who cannot do that are the Huskies! But they also have a trick up their, well voice! They have the Honey trap lesson two with them! They can mimic a human baby’s voice!
All those reels where dogs and puppies behave like human kids and babies are only they getting you actually reeled in to take care of them!
It does not work with the cats who are mostly still wild! Of course that is a car lover’s problem not mine!
But normal people would see those Pups and get a smile and that is how they trap you! Another one with not only a smile but also a big laugh is Renuka Shahane! Her pleasant demeanour in the series Surabhi used to make us smile and how!
Now stop those reels and sleep!
Shubh ratri!
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