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So puppy dog eyes aren’t just some ploy for your dog to gain your sympathy or take lots of cute pictures of him for social media entertainment value. There’s a wolf-pack thread of social interactions and heirarchy at play here. Your dog is simply sensing that you’re pissed and is showing his deference and submission so that you’ll let him back into your “pack”. Notice, when you’ve “forgiven” your dog, he starts the wagging right up again. Science of Us explains it in better detail”
