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Doreen

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1. Children learn what certain facial expressions mean

Reply to SergeStorms (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 12:15 PM

Oct 2020

and start using them. Why wouldn't a pet do the same thing? They are not capable of making the expressions just like ours but pretty close. Cats do the same thing.

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Science Proves a Harsh Truth About Very Good Dogs. [View all] SergeStorms Oct 2020 OP

Children learn what certain facial expressions mean Doreen Oct 2020 #1

I am perfectly happy MuseRider Oct 2020 #2

I have to agree with you there. SergeStorms Oct 2020 #3

We dont deserve dogs but Im happy for their companionship. Thyla Oct 2020 #4

Not better, just different. I love them both. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #7

Dogs absolutely have human-like facial expressions. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #5

Cats do the same thing in different ways. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #6

For a time there used to be a cat that came to visit my cat lunatica Oct 2020 #9

I'm not an animal behaviorist and I don't play one on TV. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #10

animals communicate with body language GummyBearsRYummy Oct 2020 #8