Ask any dog owner and they will tell you at least a dozen reasons why these animals are the best creatures on Earth. However, sometimes even the finest have an off day. And when they do, they end up on the subreddit r/DogShaming!
It’s a place where people share amusing pictures of their naughty pups after they have eaten all the donuts, covered the patio in pee, or committed some other unforgivable crime! Continue scrolling and meet the suspects.
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#1 The Determined Doggo!
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#2 Hamburglar
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#3 He Has No Regrets
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In some of these pics, it appears that the animals are repenting for their “sins.” However, even though dogs can learn what their owners consider appropriate and inappropriate behavior, we still aren’t sure if they feel guilt.
In a 2009 study, researchers observed dogs and their owners under several sets of circumstances and discovered that dogs tended to display “guilty” body language more frequently when their owners scolded them than when the owners remained neutral – regardless of whether the dogs had actually done anything wrong.
Dog cognition scientist and author Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, who was in charge of the research, concluded that “a better description of the so-called guilty look is that it is a response to owner cues, rather than that it shows an appreciation of a misdeed.”
#4 My Old Dog…
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#5 Get An Australian Cattle Dog, It’ll Be Fun They Said
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#6 We’re Pretty Impressed By Our 7 Month Old German Shepherd/Great Pyrenees Mix
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According to the American Kennel Club, when we consider a dog looking guilty, we usually mean it displays some or all of the following behaviors or signs:
- Tucked tail;
- Visible whites of the eyes;
- Cowering, hunched posture;
- Yawning;
- Licking;
- Flattened ears;
- Avoiding eye contact.
#7 This Classic My Dad Posted To FB Several Years Ago
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#8 She’s Basically An Addict
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#9 My Co-Workers Keep Eating Office Supplies
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These expressions are signs of fear and stress in dogs. But determining if dogs truly feel bad about breaking our rules is tricky — guilt is a complex concept.
It requires an understanding of cause and effect in relation to time, which is difficult to prove. Plus, dogs don’t talk about how they feel by using words, so we don’t know what they think about while they wait for us to come home and discover a chewed-up shoe.
#10 Beatrix, Queen Of Poor Choices!
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#11 Supreme Leader Kylo Solo Ren Got Out While I Was Bringing In The Groceries. Luckily I Found Him Down The Street
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#12 This One Took Teamwork
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#13 Dog Shaming Shenanigans
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Dr. Mary R. Burch, certified applied animal behaviorist, believes that when a dog looks guilty for an action such as house soiling or chewing, it has most likely done this before and may have experienced a strong reaction from its owner – scolding, yelling, or the cold shoulder. Now the dog may anticipate how the owner will react and exhibit body language to try to appease its owner, for instance cowering, as a way of asking for forgiveness.
#14 I’m Peanut And I Like To Steal Mom’s Shoes While She’s At Work
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#15 I’m Trying To Discipline My 8 Mo. Old Chinese Crested To Not Eat Her Sisters’ And Brother’s Poop. She Turns Into The Speed Of Light When I Tell Her No And Stop
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#16 Jail Break Then An Early Morning
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#17 Hi I’m Sebastian And I Took Every Box Of Cereal Outside And Destroyed Them
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#18 Trust Us, This Looks Way Better
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#19 Guess I’m Not Leaving The Country Any Time Soon
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#20 Captain Snatched A Half Dozen Donuts From The Back Of The Counter
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#21 I’m Not Even Sorry
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#22 Two Travel Sized Bars In 3 Days…
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#23 I’m Not Going To Name Names But Someone Didn’t Like Being Left In The Bedroom For A Couple Hours
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#24 Maybe It’s His Way Of Bringing Down The Aristocracy
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#25 She’s Not Sorry
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#26 Butter Thief!
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#27 This Woman Shamed Her Dog From A Distance!
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#28 Blind Ambition
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#29 And He’s Yet To Show Any Remorse!
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#30 Was Told That This Belongs Here. Briggs Just Loved His New Bed
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#31 These Dummies Ate Their Bed And Then Fell Asleep In The Mess
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#32 She Destroyed The Couch In The Emergency Trailer We Are Living In, Because She Set The House On Fire
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#33 I Think This Might Fit Here
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#34 He’s Not Even Ashamed
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#35 Congrats On The New Puppy!
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#36 All I Did Was Run Through A Bush, How Was I Supposed To Know It Would Make Mom Itchy
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#37 Rip Box
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#38 Untitled (2020) Urine On Concrete By Bad Boi
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#39 She’s Only Sorry She Got Caught
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#40 She’s So Proud Of Herself, Too
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#41 I Am Kaiju. I Ate My Mom’s New Carpet. I Am Not Sorry
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#42 Puppies Be Dumb
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#43 This Is Why We Keep Bedroom Doors Closed When We’re Not In Them
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