I learned early on that my people have nearly no defense against the look of adorability. It is a superpower that only some dogs can pull off. The key is not being pushy or using it constantly. You have to pick your moment or it loses its potency. And not every dog can pull it off. Slightly floppy ears are gold here.
First you drop those ears just enough that your human goes "Aw". There's a trick to this, so I suggest testing it out on your humans before you put the whole thing together. Then you need to get the really sad eyes. But leave a little hope, or the humans just think something is wrong with you. That's not what you want. Trust me.
Then, and here's the important part, hold that look. Do not drop it until they finally cave. And that's why you need to make sure you've affected the proper amount of adorableness. Otherwise you look creepy before they cave and then you'll never get what you want. For advanced students (do not try if you are not good at the basics!) you can ever try a sad little whine. But only once or twice or again, something will be thought wrong with you
So there is the trade secret for all you pups out there. Use responsibly. And remember, practice makes perfect.
Do you have any advice for those of us who lack the floppy ears? I mean we can still do the sad eyes, but it seems like the ears really complete the look.
ReplyDeleteWell, the lack of floppy ears just means you have to work a little bit harder. Try a slight head tilt with your sad eyes. It'll have to be the just the right angle, but it should work to counterbalance the disadvantage from not having the ears.
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