It's all right, Fido, I know exactly how you're feeling Dogs'
emotions are plain to see, scientists say. Photo: Getty Images
Any dog owner will claim they can tell exactly what their pet is
feeling just by looking at it. Scientists now say they may well
be right. A study has shown that people are able to identify
precisely a range of emotions in dogs from changes in their
facial expressions. The research shows that volunteers could
correctly spot when a dog was happy, sad, angry, scared,
surprised and disgusted when shown only a picture of the
animal's face, suggesting that humans are naturally attuned to
detecting how animals feel. Sad: Emotional communication. Photo:
Getty Images Research leader and psychologist Tina Bloom said:
''There is no doubt that humans have the ability to recognise
emotional states in other humans and accurately read other
humans' facial expressions. ''We have shown that humans are also
able to accurately - if not perfectly - identify at least one
dog's facial expressions. ''Althoug