I’m sure I’m not the only one to have been looked at strangely while conversing with a dog, but it turns out they do actually understand us.
While our four-legged friends won’t be chatting back to us anytime soon, a study has found they physically respond to certain things we say.
Vigorous tail wagging aside, a study has found that dogs’ heart rates increase when you tell them that you love them.
One thing that may come as a shock, and maybe comfort to many, is that apparently dogs destroy your stuff because they love you
Another way you may not have known as a form of dogs showing affection is if they come to you if they’re in pain. The study said, ‘When a dog comes to us holding their paw up or lay their heads on our laps when they’re feeling unwell, it shows a great level of trust.’
