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Short-snouted dogs are more willing to make eye-contact

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April 30, 2021
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Dogs with short snouts, like pugs, bulldogs and boxers, are better at establishing eye-contact with humans than long-nosed breeds, a study has found. 

Locking gazes with a pet pooch is key in establishing a connection and building a relationship, and some dogs are better at it than others. 

A study from Hungarian researchers concluded that short-snouted, co-operative, young, and playful dogs are the best when it comes to forming eye contact with people.

Breed also plays a role, with dogs built to work alongside humans with visual cues — like sheep dogs — quicker to lock eyes with a human than a dog which was bred for purposes which did not require human visual indicators, such as sled dogs.

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Dogs with short snouts, like pugs, bulldogs and boxers, are are better at establishing eye-contact with humans than long-nosed breeds, a study has found

Dogs with short snouts, like pugs, bulldogs and boxers, are are better at establishing eye-contact with humans than long-nosed breeds, a study has found 

Locking gazes with a pet pooch is known to be key in establishing a connection and building a relationship, and some dogs are better at it than others

Locking gazes with a pet pooch is known to be key in establishing a connection and building a relationship, and some dogs are better at it than others

Dog behaviour experts at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest ran experiments on 130 family dogs and measured the width and length of their head. 

Dogs were put into a room with a stranger and their owner. The owner sat silent and motionless on a chair while the experimenter, a stranger to the dog, waited for the pet to look into their eyes. 

Data from this experiment revealed animals with shorter heads looked into the eyes of a new person sooner than bigger-headed dogs. 

Zsófia Bognár, a PhD student and first author of the study, says this is likely due to the shape of their eyes. 

‘The boxer, bulldog, pug, and snub-nosed dogs, in general, have a more pronounced area centralis in the retina, so they can better respond to stimuli in the central field, which may make it easier for them to form eye contact with humans,’ she says.

Dogs were put into a room with a stranger and their owner. The owner sat silent and motionless on a chair while the experimenter, a stranger to the dog, waited for the pet to look into their eyes (pictured, the experiment)

Dogs were put into a room with a stranger and their owner. The owner sat silent and motionless on a chair while the experimenter, a stranger to the dog, waited for the pet to look into their eyes (pictured, the experiment)

Breed also plays a role in establishing eye contact, with dogs built to work alongside humans with visual cues — like sheep dogs — quicker to look eyes with a human than dog which were bred for purposes that did not require human visual cities, such as sled dogs

Breed also plays a role in establishing eye contact, with dogs built to work alongside humans with visual cues — like sheep dogs — quicker to look eyes with a human than dog which were bred for purposes that did not require human visual cities, such as sled dogs

Britain falls out of love with flat-faced dogs 

Twice as many flat-faced dogs were abandoned and sent to live at rescue shelters in 2018 than in 2014, a study has found.  

Brachycephalic breeds have a snout that has been purposely shortened via intense selective breeding and it has given rise to a host of health issues. 

They are regularly plagued with breathing issues, skin problems and eye conditions due to complications arising as a result of their shortened nose.

Experts believe that when these manifest in doggy middle-age, between three and four years old, owners struggle to cope with the demands and cost of treatment, forcing them to send their pets to rehoming centres.  

Research from Nottingham Trent University shows the number of flat-faced dogs at 16 Dogs Trust and RSPCA centres doubled in from 24 in 2014 to 48 in 2018. 

Dogs with bigger heads, however, have a wider field of vision which may make it harder for them to focus on one thing as they are exposed to more stimuli. 

‘It is likely, that they see the human face more sharply because of their special retina, but it is also possible that their owners gaze at them more often as their facial features resemble a small child, a powerful cue for humans,’ Ms Bognár says. 

‘Because of this, dogs with shorter noses may be more experienced in making eye contact.’ 

The researchers then looked at how other factors affected eye contact formation, focusing on age, temperament and breed.

They found dogs bred for visually guided work — like Shepherd dogs — which work in tandem with humans are among the best at making eye contact.

However, breeds which were created by humans for independent work, such as sled dogs and dachshunds, are less adept at making eye-contact with a human.  

Older dogs, as expected, are also more reticent to stare into the eyes of a stranger. 

‘We assumed that aging dogs would find it more difficult to control their attention and would be slower to switch from eating to looking at the face of the experimenter,’ says Dr Eniko Kubinyi, co-author of the study. 

‘That’s what happened. Since we pre-screened our participants for potential visual and auditory impairments, the slower establishment of eye contact seems to be a natural consequence of aging.’

The findings are published in the journal Scientific Reports. 



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