I'm not sure whether you're joking, but that's actually what happened to dogs. Unlike wolves and many other beasts, we can empathize with dogs' facial features

I'm not sure whether you're joking, but that's actually what happened to dogs. Unlike wolves and many other beasts, we can empathize with dogs' facial features (apophenia?), thus making us less likely to endanger them. You can think of it as some sort of camouflage.