Why Do Dogs and Wolves Continue to Beg from a Person Whose Head is Inside a Bucket?
According to Monique Udell
Buckets don't hold much meaning to the dogs and wolves.
In the bucket experiment, the dogs were equally likely to seek food from the person with a bucket over his head as the person holding the bucket. Most dogs haven't learned to read the cue because they don't typically see a person with a bucket over his head.
Monique Udell said:
“For us as humans, having a bucket over your head is very silly,’’ she said. “Dogs and wolves don't get that. For the most part dogs and wolves would be equally likely to beg from someone with a bucket on your head because buckets don't hold much meaning.’’
Why do dogs and wolves beg from a person with a bucket over their head? Dogs and wolves continue to beg from a person with a bucket over their head because buckets don't hold much meaning to them. They are equally likely to beg from someone with a bucket on their head as from a person holding the bucket, as they don't understand the silliness of having a bucket over one's head like humans do.