I think the evidence from the various studies along these lines is pointing towards dogs legitimately having empathy. And an empathy that is strongly compatibl

I think the evidence from the various studies along these lines is pointing towards dogs legitimately having empathy. And an empathy that is strongly compatible with humans. We aren't just talking about understanding feelings. Empathy includes the ability to see and understand a situation from another person's mental and physical point of view. Previous studies have shown that dogs can understand a human pointing at an object, and even mentally shift their perspective to understand what the human is pointing at from a completely different direction. The implication of this study is that dogs are genuinely putting themselves in the human's point of view and understanding that the result was not what the human intended and failed due to clumsiness.