Your Dog Is Adorably Manipulating You
The science behind those puppy dog eyes
![Your Dog Is Adorably Manipulating You](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/6/1/741161_320x180.jpg?v=2)
Those big puppy dog eyes are 33,000 years in the making. According to a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, dogs' faces have evolved to better communicate with humans. Read more about dogs' transformation below.
![WE'VE MANIPULATED DOGS INTO MANIPULATING US. Those cute puppy dog eyes we love SO much are a product of domestication and breeding. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/2/9/741129.jpg?v=2)
![DOMESTICATED DOGS HAVE EVOLVED TO WIDEN AND OPEN THEIR EYES IN WAYS THAT MAKE THEM LOOK CUTER TO HUMANS. Domesticated dogs have two additional eye mus](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/3/2/741132.jpg?v=2)
![DOGS THAT RAISE THEIR INNER EYEBROWS IN SHELTERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ADOPTED. Other facial movements don't have a similar effect. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/2/8/741128.jpg?v=2)
![EYE CONTACT IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF DOG AND HUMAN SOCIAL INTERACTION. Over the course of 33,000 years, dogs have uniquely transformed to share a me](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/2/7/741127.jpg?v=2)
![Dogs are more capable of understanding human communication, like pointing or following an eyeline, than even primates or wolves. DOGS ARE EXTREMELY IN](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/3/1/741131.jpg?v=2)
![DOGS MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH HUMANS TO HELP WITH PROBLEM-SOLVING. When humans make eye contact, dogs can understand that communication is directed towar](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/3/3/741133.jpg?v=2)
![MUTUAL EYE CONTACT BETWEEN A DOG AND A HUMAN CAN LEAD TO AN OXYTOCIN FEEDBACK LOOP. This is similar to a human mother and infant. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/2/6/741126.jpg?v=2)
![RESEARCHERS BELIEVE DOGS GAINED THESE TRAITS TO ELICIT CARE-GIVING FROM HUMANS. Human preferences (intentional or not) are believed to be responsible](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/3/8/741138.jpg?v=2)