Experiment: how dogs 'speak' through their eyes and blinks

Handler and black dog watch a projected human face in a lab during a study on eye contact and trust

The photo shows a researcher and her black dog intently watching a projected human face in a laboratory setting. The scene illustrates a scientific experiment examining gaze and blinking in dogs as signals of trust. The frame highlights the eye contact that scientists say forms part of pets' hidden language.

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