Have you ever thought a door was open and walked right into it because it was actually closed? It can hurt really bad and make you feel not so bright. The dogs in this video have likely walked into a door at some point in their lives. That is why they refuse to trust any doorway that seems to appear open, yet they haven’t heard any sounds indicating such when their human goes to let them in/out.
The adorable dogs wait excitedly with their tails wagging to be let through. Despite the fact that there are no screens or glass in the frames they still wait until their people friends open the door for them to go either in or out.
The video brings to mind Pavlov’s dogs. Long story short, Ivan Pavlov discovered that some things are learned by conditioning. We learn behaviors when we associate certain things with a particular stimulus after it has been presented and repeated to us. Thus, our reaction to something can be acquired through our experiences with it.
Which brings me back to this video. The dogs in it have likely been conditioned to wait for their owners to go though the motions of opening the door before they cross the threshold. They have learned to wait until the door is opened to make a move after repeatedly being made to so when they were young.
The sounds and sight of someone reaching for the handle and pushing it have been burned into their minds as a signal for open. It is classical conditioning and classic behavior patterns. Here it makes for some really cute moments and only our furry friends can get away with such seemingly clueless behavior. Turns out, it might not be so clueless after all.
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