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- čas přidán 10. 02. 2016
- Is this adorable behavior rooted in sensory necessity or purposeful gesticulation? We explore what may be the cutest research ever.
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Our question for the day is “Why do dogs tilt their heads?”, and I’ve gotta warn you: This is one of those questions where the answer is “No one knows for sure.”
But we do have some educated guesses. They tend to fall into three categories: Sight, Sound, and Psychology.
Sight is the easy one. Imagine that you have a snout. At certain angles, it would block certain parts of your vision.
We know that pooches can watch human faces and respond appropriately to expressions of emotion, like happiness or anger.
Research published over the past couple years has found that dogs systematically look at our entire faces, especially our eyes, to get a handle on our emotions.
So it makes sense that a dog would tilt its head to better see your face, and therefore determine whether treats are on the way.
But not all dogs have long muzzles. If sight were the only factor in head tilting, brachycephalic babies like pugs would never tilt.
Let’s look at Sound. Dogs’ hearing tends to be at least twice as sensitive as humans’ - we hear sound waves that occur in the range of about 20 to 20,000 vibrations per second (or Hertz).
Dogs, depending on their breed and age, can hear sounds of about 40 to 65,000 Hertz. Meaning they can detect sounds of much higher pitches from much further away.
Dogs cope with all that audio information partially by moving around their pinna: their fuzzy, scritchable outer ears. So some canines - especially those with floppy pinna covering the front of their ear openings - may tilt their heads to move their pinna and hone in on the sounds you’re making.
Furthermore, dogs have muscles that let them better process sounds in their middle ears. Those muscles just happen to be governed by part of the brainstem called the nucleus ambiguus - yeah, it's called the nucleus ambiguus - which just happens to also govern facial expressions, gaze, vocalizations, and head movements.
This could mean that dogs reflexively tilt their heads, sort of as a byproduct of trying to concentrate on a sound.
Or, as Stephen R. Lindsay says in his “Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training,” that brainstem connection could encourage head-tilting as a form of communication.
Meaning that when Buddy tilts his head, he’s trying to say that he’s paying attention to me. He sees me! He really sees me!
But, as with all studies into animal behavior, this Psychology factor is the most difficult to figure out. Some researchers suggest that dogs tilt their heads so often because they know we find it stinkin’ adorable. Specifically, because we respond with praise or other positive feedback when they tilt.
Studies have shown that dogs use social cues with humans that they don’t use with each other, like direct eye contact, to elicit positive responses. Maybe all that head tilting is just the very cutest form of emotional manipulation. .
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Dogs tilt their heads because it's their way of saying, "wtf?"
Lmaoo that's what i think too
Please mark this as correct answer!
Seriously whoever made this video does not understand dogs
This comment just killed her entire vid. LOL
I agree with you sir.
thats so wrong lmao it just looks like they're doing that. the person knows more about dogs than you too Olu.
I always thought it was dog body language for puzzlement.
Same XD
Same
ReviewCam Ikr! I love it when my dog tilts his head when I talk to him- he does it especially when I ask him a questiok 😀
*question
Agreed. My dogs will often turn their heads at funny noises at the door or from outside. They have no interest in me, and I never explicitly praised them for that behavior.
to make themselves look cuter, of course
Lol
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Banane Wane lol ikr
Banane Wane 😂😂 lol right!
After looking at ur pfp I can no longer laugh.
When my dog used to blink at me
I would blink back
Just in case it was code for something
😂😂😂
Edit: Thanks for all the likes
Y'all
lol me too :)
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I've always felt like when dogs do that they're questioning something. Maybe they're questioning what sound they're hearing, or questioning what you're doing. Who knows lol
i feel the same way~!
Thats what I thought
SarahSoAwesome I always thought that my dog was confused about something. She likes to tilt her head if I do something abnormal. Lol.
SarahSoAwesome That's probably because humans tilt their heads to the left when you ask a question and they don't fully understand. It's much more subtle and not everyone does it, but every time you ask a question and the person says, "What?" see if you notice their head tilting. My point being that you've been getting subtle visual clues for your entire life to recognize that when someone tilts their head, they don't understand you. Its only natural that your brain would assume the same for dogs. Or maybe the dog's head tilt preceeded human head tilts, and we've picked up our visual cues from that. Not sure.
SarahSoAwesome you're right when they tilt their head that means they're curious about the sound you're making
I always thought it was the dog's way of saying: "say what?" LOL
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Same I have a Samoyed and he does that alot
Me too. lol
It is.
It means, "Bitch, did you say _____?! Better not be lyin'." (Insert bacon, walk, dinner, snack, treat, park, peanut butter, etc.)
It's because they're goddamn precious angels born into this world to bless our bleak and meaningless lives with their fucking heavenly aura of sheer cuteness, which is why I won't rest unTIL EVERY DOG HAS RECEIVED THE CUDDLES AND GIVEN THE APPROPRIATE PATS.
lol
same
Dogs are ugly but cats are cute!
I think dogs are cute but the head tilting annoys the shit out of me for some reason.
+Unicorn GT Says the person who lives alone with 17 of them...
Dogs tilt their heads cuz it's so fucking cute
Yep, like my puppy
***** What the hell is wrong with you?
Indeed >\\
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My dog tilts her head when I talk in a deep demonic voice. lol
lmfao bro record that
I second that
I do that too I thought I was the only weirdo
mr pickles
Hahhahahahahahahh
I thought they did it when they were confused because when I did something weird or made a weird sound they'd tilt their heads but once I did it a few times they stopped doing it
Same here, the dogs Ive owned through the years all do it when they see something unusual.
same
Narasukedon that is true
hi I am bo the golden retriever and yes humans doing that is weird but I learned to accept it I love my owners anyway and you haven't lost you sanity mr wolf an if you are so hungry then ask humans for food
my dog tilts her head to the beat whenever I listen to a song with a lot of bass
Haha that's awesome
Dirk Alurkastan I watch a video with a lot of alarms going off, and my dog tilted his head and looked like "wtf"
Put it on CZcams!
Lol
Because you know I'm all about that bass, bout that bass, that trouble.
yeah sometimes i tilt my head too because of my big ass nose
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IMThEGoD100 same
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when i'm around puppies, I make a puppy whining noise just to get them to tilt their head
samee😂😂
@@ronb7939
Im glad I'm not the only one!. ha ha!
I did the same thing to my puppy but it no longer works
Me toooo.... 😛😛🤣🤣
@@hazy8349 no
She winks when she puts emphasis on certain phrases, its adorable.
My previous dog used to tilt his head, when he was trying to contemplate what we were saying to him.
He actually learned quite a bit of what we could say, far beyond his name; walk; & other words most dogs could master.
Very, very, smart little boy.
I tilt my head to signify when I'm confused in a conversation.
I thought they do that when they don't understand what ur saying
Yeah, they tend to do it when they do not understand stuff or are studying stuff. Possibly to hear see better what is going on.
Iliyan Husein i ask my dog if he needs to go potty and the tilts his head so i dont think so
I've got this habit, where I tilt my head like a dog when I'm confused. Like if someone asks a weird question, I tilt my head.
Wow you're a special snowflake aren't ya bud
I do the same. I think a lot of people do it. I do that at school a lot
+Sky Striker Yes, I am, and don't forget it, buddy.
Me too, bud. My boss did it too.
Same lol
Another factor that doesn't really fall neatly into any of the categories mentioned (I would label it "social" not "psychological" but I suppose either will do.) When a dog is focused and interested in something, their features and body language are very "on," which could be misinterpreted as being overbearing or a challenge of dominance when a higher ranking individual is present (like an owner.) The head tilt might be our dogs' way of showing their enthusiasm and interest while clearly conveying that their close focus and very direct body language is not a threat, nor an invitation to play, etc. For dogs, looking into their eyes is most fundamentally an action of dominance. When close contact is appropriate, however, a head tilt could say "I'm not looking directly at you even though I have to point my eyes directly at you, so let my head tilt show you I'm not challenging you or looking for a fight."
ah thats also a really nice theory
My dog just does it to judge me when ever I'm singing
I'm pretty sure my dog did that to me to tell me "WTF?" because he would only do it to me when I would do something really weird?
mine too - espesially when i make strange noises,
but i ran out of strange noises :D
8 Mexican Guys They do that to find there emotions, the reason dogs tilt there head is a built in response by brain. We are able to understand emotions better by looking from a certain angle.
to be fair humans tilt their head slightly when trying to hear sounds
I do it when I am confused or not sure what I am looking at etc
I turn my head upside down lol
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I have no doubt dogs tilt their heads because they are witnessing something that is puzzling to them in the behavior of another animal or human. For example, if they sees someone the dog trust, and that person does something unexpected or weird, the dog would probably tilt his head as a response of "What are you doing and why?"
i agree, when i use mouth wash, he tilts his head since it's weird to him that i don't drink the thing, unlike water. But now that he is useds to see me do this, he doesnt titlt anymore
Doges tilt their head because they can sense earth rotation and try to cope with it to try and figuring out the evil and earth domination plan that cates are planning... jk...
Everything makes sense now omg
I know a male human who tilts his head. Don't know what the hell is up with him.
Lmao
Tim Duncan
He's just a furry! ~
I've never met you before in my life.
Casey Vee us humans do tilt our heads when we see something that we lunge the look of for example when you see a very nice car or house we will tilt our head
my family usually jokes that our dog tilts her head to focus all her IQ into one point
Not all dogs have long muzzles, but their wolf ancestors did; so if the "sight" explanation is true, then pugs and boxers would still tilt their heads as a leftover trait. The "psychology" explanation, however, seems a bit fallacious since it seems to be about dogs interacting specifically with humans, whereas I recall videos and pictures of wolves tilting their heads at each other (and maybe at other animals).
Oh yeah, speaking of others, don't other animals (such as birds) also tilt their heads?
humans also tilt their head x3
i tilt my head... its weeeird.
ScientistCat foxy
I always though they do it when they hear, see, or smell something unfamiliar. It's like their way of saying, "Wtf was that?"
my dog tilts it's head because he wants the food I am eating...😂😂
lol I thought I just meant they were confused af😂
whenever my dog tilts his head its usually when i say something in another language or a new command
When my dog was a puppy and he heard a new word or noise from us he would tilt his head
if a weird sound was being made that didn't sound human or animal like my dog would tilt his head
My dog would tilt once, maybe, realize it was one of us, then ignore the sound completely. Cute little brat...
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I like that sweater
Liana Deprospo It's terrible, sorry but I had to.
when my dog tilts his head I do the same lol
my dogs tilt their heads whenever they hear a sound they arent familiar with or they are unsure of where it came from. recently the tv made a sound just like my dog yawning (she has a very unique yawn) and she had her head tilted and ears perked up for a good 5 minutes trying to figure out what it was
Please notice me i'm so lonely
You are seen, lonely crispy octopus.
XD
FBI Brysi Really? But I'm a stale cookie, and no one likes stale cookies. Will you be the first to like stale cookies? D:
I am grateful. thankyou
XD
She keeps blinking one eye and its driving me nuts.
WHY DID I SEE THIS COMMENT BEFORE SEEING THE VIDEO.
and btw, now you are breathing manually.
Omg why did you tell us that...now I keep noticing
+Darrin Wynne Am I the only one who never pays any attention to stuff like that?
+mothman84 now you know
yes. yes you are.
My Jack Russell tilts her head whenever I ask her questions, especially when the sentence begins with "do you wanna..." She usually gets super excited, it's adorable!
puppy's seem to do it because they dont understand something : my dog would only do it when hearing new sounds or seeing new things when she got older she stopped doing it, i took that as them trying to ''ask'' lots of dogs also do it when you have treats because they are ''asking'' if thats for them. i thought this was honestly the only logical explenation so i have always thought of it as fact XD i just now discovered nobody really know why they do it lol.
02:03 thought she said "gays"
+biohazard737 me too LMAO!
She did
+Maaz Mustafa "Gaze"
Me also
+jarred marques gaze. and gays. they sound exactly the same.
My dog tilts his head all the time when this one Apple TV commercial comes on. It plays this one weird song and he's focused on the TV for quite awhile even after the commercial ends xD
Do you have a Toy Fox Terrier? They like T.V
No, I have a black lab. He likes TV too though. Especially when I'm watching baseball.
My Malt loves Star Trek TNG.
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when I ask my dog a question or just talking to him (about my day), his facial expression says he is confused but almost as if he is trying to understand.
I remember when I was younger and I was watching TV with my dog on my lap. I started mimicking one of the characters on the show and the dog looked right at me, perked up her ears and tilted her head. She gave me that "wtf" look. After that, I would always try different sounds to get her to do that.
I think it's just when they're confused or curious.
I'm flattered lady, but I'm taken, so stop winking at me.
My dog tilts. Mostly it's when she hears something new and I think it's her way of showing confusion or trying to process what she's hearing
dogs tilt their heads because they're planning something sinister 😈
And with cats you can assume they are regardless of their body language.
My dog tilts his head with every word that starts with "w"
wow
Yes because he things your going to say walk
well that is only if this person is english or tge dog listens to english commands
Sirafien+Yes I am English well I speak English but I'm from N.Ireland
why does she keep winking at me?
***** damn gravitational waves..
Our dog tilt her head when I'm acting like pennywise
I recently rescued a 1 and a half yo Husky. Lovable fella apart from the Husky escapism stuff. He does his head tilt every time i say "do you wanna...". I don't say walk or anything like that, but he clearly understands that that phrase means something fun, the head tilts are on point here. My GSDs, (the best head tilters in the animal kingdom) always had max head tilt to something I was saying that they "maybe" understood, but always knew to be something awesome for them, walks, beach, training with treats...
My dog always tilts his head when I ask him questions. Like "do you want to go outside?", "are you hungry?" or "where's your toy?" So darn cute!
2:25 Hm my dog's name is Buddy...😂
SO IS MY DOG 😂😂😂 it's weird
it's not weird, it's just a majorly overused dog name, like Rover or rex or (around where I live) Sam (for male and female) and Lily
+Abbenxena yeah but I don't like in America and we here don't talk English but I like the English dog name "buddy" so I gave it to my husky, but like 2% of dogs are named Buddy around here cause It's kinda hard to pronounce properly 😂
My dog's name is Dog.
Our German shep is called Reichsführer
Whenever I go to the drive thru at the pharmacist my dog tilts his head to make himself cute so he makes the people give him treats.
Why do you have to make videos with questions I have always wondered about?! I can't stop watching!
My cat used to tilt her head and move her mouth as if talking.
So we can hear sound of 20 Hz but dogs can't?
+burt591 Generally, yes.
why humans have brains
+Nida Nazir is that a serious question?!
+Nicoto “MrDudeweds” Reviglio looks like we found someone without one
+Bryon Letterman ohhhh savage 😂😂😂
My friend has this adorable granny dog. And whenever you ask it.
"Does Arrow love Rainbows!" She tilts her head and gets excited. Super cute.
My dog was tilting his head while I was watching this video lol
Yeah, I'm going with emotional manipulation, because it's just so freakin cute when they tilt their heads.
I have always assumed it was out of curiosity in a "dafuq is this?" kind of way.
That's all it is. This video is way over complicating things needlessly.
Whenever my dog is exposed to some kinda new sound he has never heard before, he tilts his head to grasp and map it in his head and the next time he hears the same sound he doesn't tilt but he pays attention like, " hey, I am familiar with this sound." Sooo adorable 😍
They do it because they are curious or think you're weird. one dog tilts his head more and more depending on how weird you act.
2:02 Gays??
Yes. The nucleus ambiguus controls facial expression and gays.
I thought she said gays too :D LOL
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Dont let him Ruck you! Ror he is a bad human
No everyone. She said gays. Because its science.
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I've always associated head tilting to confusion or question. As such, if I say or do something my dog understands it will not head tilt. She will head tilt however when i make a face that i do not normally do or do a weird behaviour or call, this could be upon noticing a weird object or noise. This can also be when i get out the dog treats on a random time, she will sit and head tilt before coming over. This may be also done as I head tilt when confused, so she learnt it from my behaviour.
haha. so I paused the video right when she was "winking" to to see if anybody else caught the whole "winking" thing she was doing.! OMG I love this pure joy.
did she say 'Gays' at 2:02?
'Gaze'.
It took me a moment to process that :)
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Gaze as in looking
That was exactly my thought there :D I´m not alone :)
"We actually don't know"
Stopped watching.
It's just their way of focusing and letting you know you have their attention. They know you're asking them a question and giving them an option. It's their way of understanding new things and confirming what you're asking them. It's their preparation to give you a response. None verbal communication is fascinating when it comes to dogs. They understand a lot more than we think.
"We always need more dog videos!" Agreed! XD
Or, they're just confused about something. Why do we need to over complicate something?
Humans are not the only animals that can be confused. Just because there isn't scientific proof, yet, that dogs can be confused doesn't mean they can't. A little education for you, moron. abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=99626
What I'm trying to say is a dog may tilt their head because they might be confused. There is no proof that this isn't true. But I have shown evidence that other animals may show confusion. So why can't dogs? I don't know about you but I'm not an expert on dogs and it's probably safe to say you're not too. That being said neither of us know the exact reason dogs tilt their head. So it is of my opinion that dogs may tilt their head in confusion and that this video over complicated this. I also like to believe my dog and other animals are more than just dumb animals. By the way you should stop with the name calling. You called me a moron so I called you one back. That makes us even but doing it again is just seems silly.
Also I'm not saying this video is wrong. I just think what I'm saying could be an option and in my opinion they over complicated this topic in this video.
Yup. Exactly.
Thank you and that's the wonderful thing about an opinion. But I did provide proof. It was that link I provided. Its not a lot of proof but it is there. Also the lady in the video even mentioned that a dogs head tilt isn't exactly known. The examples she gave are sciences best explanations. My view is no better or worse than what she mentioned. Its only another take on the topic. After giving it some thought, I don't think the video's explanation was overly complicated anymore. I feel its extra wordy. This is with good cause though. Some people may understand a topic better than others and because their audience is worldwide they have to explain the topic in as much detail as possible, giving everyone the same chance to understand the topic.
uhhhhh were we not supposed to see the background change color from green to red/orange?
Nope, that was on purpose.
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What's so funny?
My dogs tilts his head every time he hears food balls dropping and clanging against his metal bowl.
I like to say "ohdapuppygobyebye" and the head tilts everytime lol.
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No joke! Her name really is Cristen.
What's the issue with her name being Cristen? I've never seen it spelled that way but it's a pretty common name
Sean Gray It's a Vsauce reference
Are you FUCKEN KIDDING ME MY FIRST VIDEO OF BRAIN STUFF ALREADY A HATER 😡
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Do wolves tilt their heads too? Might give more insight.
+Andre Danielz yes. Watch a nature show. Domestic dogs do it for a different reason though. think of it like a "?" Wolves do it to adjust hearing more often but will do it when they see something funny too. :)
Hertz is the SI united for frequency, not pitch. Pitch is directly proportional to frequency but its not determined by Hz, things get a little different in harmonic oscillation of angular frequency.
I am sure that head-tilting among dogs is not about hearing, because I have never seen a dog tilt its head in response to sound alone. Head-tilting is always in relation to someone being observed visually.
This is my explanation. Since we have only two eyes side by side, depth perception normally only detects vertical contours. Tilting the head allows one to see horizontal contours as well. In a way, tilting the head gives a different perspective. It's a way of seeing better.
Tilting the head is a real indication of paying attention (visually) and, because of that, is secondarily a social indicator of paying attention.
I actually think the sound explanation probably works the best - I have a chihuahua (so short muzzle) and she only head tilts in response to sounds she hears. She doesn't only do it to my vocalisations either, it can be at any sound that appears hard to decipher. (Examples include dog whistles, barks, howling and any odd noise something may emit) However, I like the way you've thought out your answer and I can see exactly where you're coming from.
My dog also doesn't have very good sight in comparison to most canines due to an eye problem and she seems to head tilt a lot more than other dogs I've met/owned so on second thoughts I agree with what you've said about the correlation between sight and head tilting. Interesting concepts :)
But you never saw your dog tilt his head when he wasn't looking at you. If you call your dog when he is outside, he doesn't tilt his head: looks in the direction of the sound.
Hadding Scott Actually, she often head tilts in response to sounds - usually when I'm playing music or when she hears a foreign sound from beyond the fence at home.
You did not read what I wrote.
I said that I have never seen a dog tilt its head in response to SOUND ALONE. First comes hearing, then comes trying to see better, because it is only when you see that you know. This canine head-tilting is always with eyes directed toward the object of interest.
A way to test this would be to observe whether blind dogs tilt their heads. I took care of a blind dog for several years and I cannot recall that he ever tilted his head.
Wow this video was completely pointless
It doesn't matter why the do it. All I know is that it is cute!!!!!
I was crying in the bathroom, but the door wasn't all the way closed, so my dog opened the door with his snout. I love him. He so awesome
How much you wanna bet that photo was found on google by typing in: "Pug with tilted head"
She keeps blinking one eye...
She's winking at you. Take a hint. Go talk to her.
she is beautiful
and cute
get out more
Get a social life
Tay 600 get a haircut brother
I appreciate the early warning about the lack of a definite warning. This video was quite acceptable, please continue being fabulous.
I've been studying human and animal behavior for forty years. I am not a proponent of any of the three theories that have been explained in this video and I'll say why for each one. The first one, "the long snout getting in the way of the line of sight" explained itself away since not all dogs have long snouts, but there's a second fundamental reason why a dog's snout does not obstruct forward vision and it's the same reason why humans are mostly unaware of their own noses in their field of vision. If you close one eye and look downward you can see a blurred image of one side of your nose. With both eyes open looking forward you don't really perceive your nose. Same with dogs. The eye-brain mechanism blocks out any strong appearance of a dog's snout in it's vision when looking level forward even on a dog having a long snout. The second theory -- audio directional sense -- is also not a strong one because because dogs often demonstrate the head tilting when there are no audible cues. What's left is the "psychological" aspect which I think may be the best theory but not as stated. It could be that 'changing views' (either rotating or shifting has naturally evolved to enhance visual perception (and an animal's visual comprehension it's environment). I'd say that the 'head turning' or repositioning of the head to alter a view in human and other species has evolved to overcome optical illusions. We often say, "...look at the problem from a different perspective...' Both humans and animals often have the same response to something perplexing. I think the 'head turning' is just an ingrained physical response to anything that is perplexing even though it may not involve actual visual challenge.
Awesome response and opinion I actually agree after reading your response I've noticed that when you see really smart dogs they tend to turn there head alot just look at CZcams vids of super smart dogs and they always turn there head it's kinda weird
Apparently I tilt my head when people talk to me,which is worrying (:
Don't worry. There's many stupid people out there and we just can't make sense of them.
Tom Selleck complained about women doing this in the movie where he went thru a difficult divorce. It's also called the "Hillary listening mode". It can be either reassuring or infuriating- depending on whom you are listening to.
@2:00 The nucleus ambiguus helps us govern our gays? Bout time something stepped up!
Think she meant Gaze
+CamCam thread win!!!
+LBCBassKings +CamCam was being facetious with that very clever and quite funny remark.
I have two Dalmatians. They're the sweetest dogs I've ever had and one of them tilts her head a lot. She does it to sound and especially when I'm talking to her. I love it!!!
I've had my German Shepherd for 14 years and I can't figure out why she tilts her head. Sometimes I think she's just wondering WTF. or if she's trying to figure out if I'm going to give her some of what I'm eating or if she's just trying to engage me and get my attention. Years ago I'd watch the Austrian TV show Inspector Rex, with a German Shepherd as the 'star', and she'd watch it and tilt her head every once in a while.
She looks familiar
Ha I was thinking the same thing.
Well if it's rick grimes's dog then that means your fucked.
what does this even mean
Mister Livé It's a walking dead reference
+Rads Per Second i knew that. i also know he doesnt have a dog 🐶
Mister Livé do you get the joke? When rick tilts his head it means he's about to kill some cunts. So if rick had a dog (I know he doesn't) then we all know what a head tilt would mean.
Rads Per Second really bad joke. Should've made a game of throne references as it's more reliable and has direwolves in the show
This is similar to the comment of “PETER PIPER” my dog twitches a lot so when I twitch back and look at him he just gets mad 😂
My dog tilts his head when I face time and when the person I am face timing with says his name, he tilts his head smelling the phone 😂😂
is that the one lesbian from buzzfeed
No. This is Cristen Conger, from Stuff Mom Never Told You.
😂😅
10/10 comment got busted
You gotta admit it looks like her tho
Kongo-Dess A
2:03 did she just say "gays" or is it just me
"gaze"
What are you fucking gaze?
BrainStuff - HowStuffWorks Oh okay
After watching this, I realized the reason is as elusive as why humans like it so much.
My Grandma's dog Luky (he is Sweedish Laphonud) tilt his head when he want her attention and he know that she love it and always pet him after he does it (and he Love to be Pet). He is my grandma's ultimate guard dog. If she's sleeping, good luck trying to enter her room when he's around. He will jump to your face and bite you'r nose off...