How Dogs Say Sorry! (Might Surprise You)

Has your dog ever apologized to you? How did it apologize?
Tell me about it in the comments section :)
00:00 Intro
1:02 Do Dogs Feel Guilt?
2:28 How Do Dogs Say Sorry?
5:03 How Do I Respond To My Dog's Apology?
7:19 Do Dogs Apologize To Other Dogs?
#doglovers
#dogbehavior

[@dperignyjr]

If I walk into the house and there are chewed bits of stuff on the floor, I generally don't have to say anything. I get the head bow, sheepish smile, and the slink away. I feign disappointment for a moment, and then all is forgiven. So long as they don't get into something that could hurt them, I try to be as understanding as I can. I can replace a remote control or a pair of shoes, but I can't replace a beautiful soul that simply made a mistake. God love and keep them all.

[@winterpatriot1429]

Very well said! 👍

[@riotron1026]

Pet stores, breeders and shelters say otherwise.

[@VisionThing]

@@riotron1026not that long ago "scientists" didn’t believe that dogs dreamt or felt love.

[@ellenmarch3095]

This. ❤ My dog made me a better human.

[@riotron1026]

@@ellenmarch3095 The many times I’ve heard this sentiment from people who willfully ignore and are indifferent social/societal issues and fail to educate themselves claim that caring for a cute thing with very limited mental capacity somehow made them a better human…it’s as funny as it is cringe. Not saying it’s always the case with these pet owners but….

[@mikeys7536]

Don’t be too hard on your dogs folks. They love you with all their heart and the last thing they want is for you to be upset.

[@cornerofthemoon]

I recently had a heartbreaking experience when one of my dogs (pitbull mix) attacked and ultimately killed one of my other dogs. Not sure what made the dog snap but the dog he attacked was elderly, non-aggressive and they had lived in the same house for two years in harmony. I had no choice but to take the aggressor to the pound and it broke my heart as I was close with both dogs and lost both in the same day. Even though the dog obviously sensed my anger and disappointment and tried in his way to make amends, he had to go as I couldn't take the risk that he wouldn't harm our third dog, or a human now that blood had been drawn. The Pound put him down as he was now an "aggressive animal". I hope I never have to go through anything like that again. Before the "incident" he was a great dog and that is how I choose to remember him.

[@andym4695]

I've been volunteering to walk dogs at a local shelter. There's one whom I've been trying to teach to be less reactive to trucks and automobiles. I get the feeling that many dogs end up in shelters simply because people don't know how to teach them effectively, or don't care to.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

You are right❤. Thanks for your service. I had my yorkiepoo from a puppy and he is anxious around traffic. You’d be surprise what a little understanding and patience can do.

[@winterpatriot1429]

The joy and unconditional love they bring far outweighs some occasional mischief! I used to fuss a little bit more, but now, I’m just thankful that they’re all healthy and happy. I can overlook having to replace a pillow or something every now and then. 🙂

[@HibeeMcbee]

My dog gives me his paw and stares at me until I forgive him. 😂

[@JazminDiaz01]

My pittie, normally walks away slowly and I can’t resist and I tell him it’s okay! I can’t be mad at my baby for long he’s amazing. ❤

[@AGC828]

Dogs can definitely "Say Sorry". Some dogs just know how to experess it more clearly. Other sodgs in subtle ways. Dogs even know how to "thank us" e.g. when i'm cleaning up my Pug after a walk and i'm low enough...near his level , he'll lick my face...to say "...thak you for taking care of me"...considigner cleaning him up a an act of kindess/love. While my other dog saw it differently...didn't like the grooming /cleaning ...maybe because hi first trip to the groomer was traumatic....my current Pug expects it and will tell me if i didn't wipe clean a paw...if i skip it... How much the express ha to do with their individual personalities....but dogs are capable of so many feelings and comple thoughts. Some dogs will shock us a to what they are capable of understanding...somethings learnt on their own e.g. how my dog requires confirmation i got his message by telling him so e.g. that it's my dinner time and that i should start preparing, or nack time, his walk time.....or he will stay on me till i Do give him confirmation... They are so psecial....why "...dog's ARE man's best freind"....why cruelty should be punished to the nth degree 9e.g. abandonment/physical abuse0...

[@nathanielreichert4638]

Yup the avoidance of eye contact for my two pits all the way, but I can’t be mad at them for long. They are too precious

[@kimberlybarrett4537]

I have 6/dogs. They know when they have done wrong. I think that they truly say they are sorry. One of mine distracts one dog, if there is conflict between two of them. She has a great deal of empathy. I am a therapist. This one sits next to me during meetings. If a client is sad, she will go over to them, and lick their hands. Another one knows exactly when it’s time to end. This doesn’t mean an hour is up. She whines and gets up, ready to walk the client out to the gate. All of them are astute about human behavior, and their own feelings and conflicts.

[@lisasanchez7597]

Wow, beautiful ❤❤❤❤ how they copy you in their way to mimic your profession.

[@armadillotoe]

They experience "owner is unhappy with me."

[@mejac75]

love the variety of cute dogs in this video!

[@bestmantoday]

I cried from sweetness fr.... spot on analysis

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

When I realized that dogs don’t really process remorse, my heart broke. It definitely changed how I raise them.

[@aalberto4961]

Still love them 🤣🤣

[@bonniegordon4641]

Thanks for your perspective! Something certainly think about!

[@dwiser3242]

My German Shepherd Dog has never once raided the trash even when left at home alone, she carried shoes up from the basement twice in her life as a puppy but has never touched one since and is nearly 8 years old. She has never bit anyone except me when playing as a pup. She did use to tear up her beds for about the first two years when locked in her crate at night but doesn't do it anymore. She never gets locked in her crate anymore but if I have to leave more than four hours she will go down to the basement and lay down in her crate even though she isn't limited to where she can go.

[@marcel9568]

One they German shepherds attack. When you don’t expect.

[@estranged__]

Great channel!

[@malelonewolf80]

I always tried to remember that the mistakes of my dog usually was my mistake. If he had an accident indoors, it was not his fault, but mine for not taking him outside when he needed to / not recognizing his signals that he needed to go outside. It was important to me to try and never get angry at a dog for something that was not his fault. Signal that a behavior is not acceptable by changing the sound of your voice, like when clearly saying no, or sternly saying the dogs name. But not with any anger in the voice. Just a stern no. I wish I had been better at that than I was, but my dog knew he was loved.

[@Oroberus]

Awwww soooooooo many gud bois and gurls in that video! =)

[@Tarot_Time_with_Belle]

Informative video Thankyou. A dog is “GENUINELY” interested in pleasing you! Is the correct terminology! Generally completely changes that sentence and didn’t make sense!

[@AgnesMariaL]

I had a dog who had a specific type of growl as her word for "please" - took me quite awhile to figure that out, even though i had her from a pup! Oftentimes it was accompanied by pawing at me, and when I patted her, it all stopped, which was how i eventually figured it out :p Wagging tail is DEFINITELY NOT something you want to misinterpret! I have a story, and I knew what was going on but no-one was listening, and it ended in a bite!

[@bethdevito6763]

Our dog runs to me when hubby yells at home. Ha ha

[@joemoe5619]

My dog just runs away when I yell. She has noone else to run to. Unfortunately she always thinks I'm yelling at her😢

[@aaronrodgers9202]

There's been times when my dog accidently scratched the hell out of me drawing blood on my bad ankle and I screamed in pain and immediately afterwards would slowly crawl up to my chest and lay down to look to see if I was okay lol he knew he hurt me and was sorry

[@cejay67]

Same here!

[@aaronrodgers9202]

@@cejay67 haha yeah I can't ever get actually mad at him

[@patriciamayer7351]

Very nice video. Congratulations! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@makeelaconley1983]

7:23 pooch said "stop the fight"

[@ToffeeDaWolfy]

My puppy used to try to bite the brush when I brush her fur. She'd turn around and chew on the brush. Sometimes she accidentally bites my hand and the she tries to cover it up by aggressively licking the spot she bit.

[@astignasec8987]

Well I don't have to know if my dog has done something, nor have to show my annoyance, before he goes under the bed to hide himself. I would just find out he's been running outside in the mud and figure out why he hid himself because he doesn't want to be scolded

[@frios011]

I love dogs!

[@unomagallanes]

Awesone

[@katdujka4760]

Even if my dog has an accident I still love her. When she gets in the trash though I do put her in time out, but that’s because I don’t want her to eat something she shouldn’t.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

I hear you. I taught mine “leave it” especially when they edge up to the trash can. They don’t listen sometimes so I act just like you do😂❤.

[@topekachu69]

I feel like ChatGPT wrote the script to this video

[@alanstrong55]

A female Dobie came up apologetically to me. I gladly forgave her and showed love. My kind of dog.

[@WangGolden]

Mine doesn’t say sorry at all. He’ll be smug and lookaway like he doesn’t see me. 😂

[@shelldie8523]

You may have a cat.

[@conorwellman8592]

this is all great but this doesnt work that way if you have a dachshund. One time when I corrected my dachshund for peeing on the carpet he didn't just not "apologize" he went and turned over his watter bowl then turned around and gave me a dachshund death stare.

[@annikaz.1100]

They are extremly stubborn I heard 😂

[@ohdatstuff6118]

😂 doxies are at 💯 attitude

[@conorwellman8592]

@@ohdatstuff6118 yes they are he was looking at me like "dont you ever speak to me like that again!"

[@bindusaha9091]

Aww

[@davidperkins7782]

Luckily my dog doesn't cause any problems. He's a good boy.

[@philliphall5198]

I try not to say anything until I cool off and start cleaning it up They watch and lay in the corner 😊

[@dawnbyrnezarate5665]

My 12 y.o. German Shepherd gets a little irritated occasionally…today she pulled away when I scratched behind her ear, I was a bit shocked - she saw my face and immediately gave me the I’m sorry look and nuzzled her head in my lap. She’s such a sweet love.

[@ravenicostephens7618]

My lil babies definitely got a way of apologizing 😂

[@kakadoobs]

I have a 2 year's old dog so this good

[@REALmyenemy]

When mine was sick on the stomach and couldn't hold poo in, instead of waking me up for a mid night walk, he found the least harming zone to release it at. His face was really apologetic until I found it...

[@ozgurdogan5443]

Nice video :) What AI do yo use for the voice-over?

[@mommajoy1473]

My chi will SLOWLY move 2ward me w/head hangin low "almost scraping da floor" after Not coming when i summond her They KNOW wen they're naughty 🐾🐾🐾

[@greaystatia7708]

I want one so bad!! But I'm too broke to take care of anything

[@markstrickland6760]

Kitty cats aren't so bad either I have one of those

[@Khedaar]

licking a spot they might have hurt

[@gregcooks-qr9wk]

My dog Ozzy says thank you ie brushed his nose on the back of my hand.

[@dotnetapp]

My Dog doesnt wait for my Reaction, I literally come in and my Dog "says" directly "sorry", and at that point i didn't even see that something happened I purely know from his reaction that something happened and found it than afterward so it is not possible that my dog reacted to me.

[@sathya999]

Often what they are reacting to is the caretakers' anger. Dogs live in the present moment. They do not relate to what humans say as much as the emotion (like anger), so they act submissively to the tone of voice or emotion of the caretaker.

[@bestmantoday]

You just repeated what's in the video but in SIMP terms

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

@bestmantoday nope the video said they feel remose

[@rockerbob949]

Am I the only one that saw the mosquito on that cattle dogs nose?

[@TechiesUnofficial]

My dog does the dishes until I forgive her.

[@Gary-zq3pz]

As pack leader, you must be strict but fair, and always treat them with kindness.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

❤

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

@ the 7:11 mark, what kind of dog is that? Baby Dobermann?

[@JH-lo9ut]

Baby Rottweiler. Beware, they grow up fast.

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

@@JH-lo9ut Ahhh yes, don't know why I didn't think of that.

[@shelldie8523]

Baby Rottweiler without docking they have floppy ears and long tails but some folks cut em off

[@joemoe5619]

Whats it mean when she is acting guilty immediately when i walk through the door and haven't even discovered what she did yet and im still in a good mood?

[@Camphorous]

It means she figured out that you get mad when x happens, but she might not be able to do 2+2 and figure out that she caused x to happen. Example: You are mad when dog rips up a cushion. If you rip up a cushion yourself and scatter the fluff all over the room and then leave. When you come back, the dog will expect you to be mad and start acting "guilty" even though you're the one who made the mess.

[@cinemantics231]

I am not sure how this behavior is in any way different from how humans process and express guilt. If dogs can understand when they've done wrong and make physical gestures to restore a positive relationship, they're pretty much emulating humans. Sure, we don't show our bellies or bring toys, but that's just semantics. The core motivation is the same.

[@Anina.Jo7]

How the hell humans know? Nobody knows for sure .. we think. We might be close but we don't know.

[@cliftonjarvis8010]

My dog runs

[@JrPinguoin]

Why Am I watching this ? I don't even have a dog

[@ftakenouchi1464]

Biggest regrets are when I lost temper on my 🐶 and my mom. I hope they forgive me for me being flawed and broken.

[@9musess521]

I’ve heard that when you scold a dog for something - even immediately after the deed & in a calm voice - they won’t know what they did wrong. Therefore yr just making the dog feel bad without any teaching effect. But if this is true, why do trainers say to praise the dog right away when they did something good? Following the logic that if the dog doesn’t understand the basis of a scold, how would they understand the basis of the praise?

[@thereselittle6347]

My little Bertie knows he's been bit naughty ....my rarely used stern voice ... Head down .... Sad eyes you just can't ignore !!!!! Love him to the moon and back xx

[@Robin-rj8vg]

You have about 3 seconds to correct a behavior before most dogs have no clue why you are angry. I've noticed in training that reward needs to come Just as quickly.

[@bestmantoday]

No yeah its the same for scolding.. short window

[@zz-ly4qd]

Dy r kids with honest positive senses .

[@thedoo777]

No absolutely not They're just keen on your senses towards them

[@revabbyjoovitsky5152]

Why does she stare at me for hours?

[@davidmitchell6873]

You have spinach in your teeth.

[@revabbyjoovitsky5152]

I do not. @@davidmitchell6873

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

You're weird that's why

[@element-dh9dx]

Dogs get sorry because we teach them what is bad, what is good behavior. So, this is not a natural thing for dogs to be sorry... if they chew a stick in the wild, nobody cares. They would fight like other wild animals, without any guilt or feeling of remorse, except for mourning the losses of family members, mourning is a natural response among many wild pact animals. People can be funny, or wrong when diagnosing these sort of situations, some thinking dogs were born naturally with this ability to be sorry, or express human like emotions. Dogs are not even a naturally occurring animal, and without thousands of years worth of human intervention and breeding of wolves, dogs would never have existed with such human like emotions or behavior. There's no such thing as "natural dog behavior" since it's mostly learned human behavior that dogs learn, identical to human psychology. Cats are a little bit different, cause they mostly bred themselves, are more independent animals, but feline breeding is definitely a thing as well. Cats rarely get sorry, not at all. The whole concept that moral value can be found in nature, is a bunch of crazy talk, it's all learned human behavior except for mourning death, which is instinctual. Moral value is non instinctual, since some people lack any moral values to speak of, it's obviously non instinctual behavior, there's no agreements among wild animals except for mutual survival. Moral code is a agreement made among humans with animals sometimes, that is more detailed than just survival, we have whole lists of non acceptable social behaviors, like excessive barking or chewing of shoes or couches. We taught the animals how to be friends, cats and dogs. No other species on Earth besides a human, can tame a tiger and become friends with it, teach it to become life partners with a dog. It's part of our special uniqueness to train other animals and breed them, teach them civilized behavior. It's almost like the key to evolution lies totally in decision making and civilized behavior, wow. It's not about controlling life, but allowing life to flourish. Why don't people talk more about what triggers evolution, to take place ?. I think we know what it is, for sure, empathy and using our brains, lead to our evolution as a species. When we subvert life or nature, it leads to unnatural or bad circumstances for all life on the planet. The Florida Everglades is a natural disaster right now of human incompetence, the invasive species are a literal nightmare. People in Florida, they do dumb stuff like throw dozens of exotic fish from around the globe into a swimming pool that's abandoned, this sort of crap happens all the time down there, it's sad. Some bird comes, scoops up a fish and drops into a lake, 10 years later and boom we have a sand worm infestation, everyone in Florida gets eaten alive. That is eventually what will happen, if stupidity continues to thrive down there. Why do we confuse evolution with genetic mutations, when one is a defect of nature and one is not defective ?. Anyone who says the human decision making process, is not directly related to our evolution, obviously good decisions lead to our evolution, bad ones lead to something which is a defective mutation of nature. There's definitely a plan for nature before we got here, haha. This whole idea where nothing in the universe matters, just forget it dude, I lost enough friends cause of this goofy ideology of Nihilism. Our decisions matter, everything matters including thoughts and your actions, space time, mathematics, your knowledge level, it all matters. Knowledge works like a pyramid, there's a lot of work at the bottom once you get to the top of the heap, you have a greater view. Trapping and torturing wolves and then breeding them, not a cool decision early hunter gatherers made. Wolves are far genetically superior to dogs, as a result of that decision, it wasn't actually good to mess with the wolves at all. Prolonged human contact changed them, physically mutating them into dogs, how did that happen ?. You would think someone out there would want to know why, I guess not. We love our dogs, but they are genetically mutated wolves and they suffer cause of us anyways, bulldogs are so mutated they can barely breathe and I find it so sad.

[@red_devil17]

My dog say sorry if he lick me after i scold him

[@ddc2957]

I would say rebuff the first attempt, or any attempt, of the Dog to apologise for 10 minutes or so. If you forgive too quickly, you lessen the importance of the Dog not doing whatever it did again. Instant forgiveness will lead to a repeat performance.

[@moocow8204]

Once I scolded my dog for pooping inside the house. She became wobbly and collapsed. I never scolded her again. There is no point scolding a dog.

[@vibe_with_me999]

I don't think you understand what scolding means your dog should not do what you said it did after you scolded them but it does sound like you beat them to make it collapse and wobbly and beating your dog is not scolding your dog people should scold their dog but not beat their dog

[@moocow8204]

@@vibe_with_me999 I didn't hit her at all. Didn't even touch her. I just kept saying how bad she is louder than usual. I didn't even scream or yell. It's just that I have always treated her like a princess. I had to leave her with my mother for a long time because I was overseas. After I returned a week into my stay at my mother's place she pooped inside the house while my mom and I went shopping. My mother commented she never did that while I was away and said I should let my dog know she's misbehaved. So I scolded her and she got all wobbly and shaky legged and collapsed. It was probably because it was the FIRST time I ever scolded her EVER.

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

In 1964 we had a dog named Skippy and got rid of it...

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

No cause usually they dont remember something after a few moments

[@PurpleImpactStrategies]

Disagree

[@Bella-vt7ol]

The idea that dogs forget after a time period is demonstrably false...For example I have multiple doors on my home that open from left to right or vice versa and my dog knows each time where to properly stand at each respective door for it to open without them being in wrong spot

[@Camphorous]

They let go of emotional states easily, but they haven't actually forgotten what happened, just moved on. You let a door smack them one time and they seem okay afterwards, but they will never crowd that door again for the rest of their lives.

[@dawnbyrnezarate5665]

Responding to Otterlyfresh2886 … I bet you leave your dog on a chain outside don’t ya? Please don’t be a pet owner.

[@kennethrohen5963]

Trump is unable to experience guilt, or to say he is sorry. When he dives in a McDonald's dumpster for "bergers," and makes a gigantic mess, no guilt, no apology.

[@jesusislife9259]

You named your dog Trump? 😂

[@kennethrohen5963]

@@jesusislife9259No. That is your mother's name:LEARN IT! My min pin's name is Marcos Cucumbers Botticelli.

[@user-cp2bi2cz3k]

No, these little vandals don't only tear up "our cushions" they tear up the pillows! I STILL love my husky pups!

[@debbylou5729]

My sisters German shepherd ate the entire back of her new couch

[@imanassole9421]

😂😂 I've rearranged the living rm for you master! *Wildly wags tail

[@user-cp2bi2cz3k]

@debbylou5729 I believe you. I had a manager who would look up free furniture on websites. Her dog would destroy her furniture too!

[@user-cp2bi2cz3k]

@imanassole9421 🤣🐕the fact they expect a treat after the fact baffles me!

[@rustynuts89836]

My husky tore up my favorite body pillow 😢