When I was in high school I baby-sat for two small children that had two Doberman’s in the home. They stared at me the whole evening and I was starting to freak out but they didn’t bark or move and I never thought to converse with them. I was frozen and so were they.
“... they stared at me the whole evening..”
Hahahahaha! Yes, they do stare. No sure exactly why but I think they are always just watching you and figuring out what you are doing. Our Dobe does the same thing... watches, watches, watches. She is also quite the “cook”. She will stand next to me whenever I do any type of prep work in the kitchen and observe the entire cooking process. I would describe them as “interactive” vs another type of dog that goes to sleep or goes off to do something else. (Note: as I type this.. she is at my feet.. looking straight up at ME the entire time).
They were waiting for you to throw a ball....