Watch Labrador Activate 'Guilt Mode' Soon As Owner Says She's Going Out

A black Labrador wasted little time in activating "guilt mode" after his owner dared to suggest she might go out without him.

India Black, from the U.K. has always enjoyed a close relationship with her dog Dexter and regularly posts clips of their adventures together on TikTok under the adorable handle @shnootle.hound.

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Dogs definitely feel a sense of attachment to their owner. A 2011 study published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science highlighted just how attached our four-legged friends can get.

As part of the study, 12 privately owned dogs with no history of separation anxiety were recorded on three occasions when left alone at home. The first focused on their reaction to their owner's return after 30 minutes of separation. The second was after two hours, while the third was after four.

Scientists found that the dogs greeted their returning owner with more gusto after two hours than they did after 30 minutes. That shift appeared to suggest the presence of a bond or form of affection between the pair.

Dexter is certainly bonded to Black, but he's not had to experience much in the way of separation anxiety either, given how closely their lives are intertwined. "He comes to work with me every single day and I think his presence in the office is sometimes more important than mine," India told Newsweek.

All that extra time spent around humans does appear to have its benefits for Dexter though, who appears to have developed a keen understanding of the English language. Or at least some of it.

Dexter is not the first dog to learn a little human. Canine researcher Stanley Coren told the American Psychological Association that the average dog is capable of learning up to 165 human words—and as many as 250 in some extraordinary cases.

Black certainly believes Dexter has developed an innate ability to understand what she is trying to tell him.

"I think spending so much time together means I can read his cues really well, which makes it far easier for me to interact with him in a way that's more likely to get a reaction—and those ears," she said.

However, quite what Dexter does and doesn't understand is rather scattergun, in Black's opinion.

"There's a very random list of words he knows for certain—including canal, river and swimming," she said. "I think he's pretty smart as he does pick up new commands very quickly, though he can be a cheeky monkey sometimes!"

One thing Dexter evidently does understand, however, is when Black is telling him she is going out and he has to stay behind. In a video posted to TikTok, she captured the moment he activated "guilt mode" in an attempt to put her off the idea.

His ears go back and he proceeds to nuzzle into Black, hoping against all hope that this sudden show of affection might sway her. According to Black, this is far from an isolated incident.

"Unless he's super tired he wants to be wherever I go, and usually he can. I'm lucky that it's not very often that he gets left as my job and lifestyle is pretty flexible," she said. "But man he's good at guilt mode for sure—those puppy dog eyes get me every time, am I a complete sucker and let him get away with it? Absolutely."

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