If you’ve ever seen a dog bark at someone you felt uneasy about, you can rest assured that those back-of-your-mind instincts likely weren’t all that far off.
A researcher named Akiko Takaoka at Kyoto University in Japan conducted a study that revealed dogs can sense a whole lot more about humans than even humans themselves can detect up front. The study reported that dogs can read intent in humans well and adjust their behavior around untrustworthy or “bad” people accordingly—which could act as a warning sign for those who see it in action.
