Same reason people tilt their heads when their puzzled. It’s natural to tilt your head when someone says something you don’t quite get.
It’s a question mark - They are asking for clarification or making a request.
Now where is my $2million grant of taxpayer money for the studies I’ve conducted?
My opinion is they get a reward when they make a cute expression. Owners smile and reach out to touch a head or scratch an ear.
My dog learned quite young that if he put his head in my lap I would say hi and scratch. Dogs are smart that way.
Might be the same reason some people tilt their heads.
Astigmatism.
John O’Conner in Buckaroo Bonzai (Vincient Schiavelli)
comes to mind.
I suspect they are aligning their mouth with with a vertical member of your body they are contemplating chomping down upon.
They’re thinking Ruh Roh where’s my Scooby snack?
It’s their are you 🐂💩Ing me look.
It means, “I don’t understand what I’m seeing”.
Our dog did that whever I played bassoon. Not any other instruments, only bassoon.
I always thought it was an attempt to get a more definite bead on an azimuth, elevation, and distance to something making noise somewhere. Only two ears, you know. Not always sufficient unless you move and rotate the “receiver” around in space.
When you are thinking, you have to tilt your head so the blood will flow to the other side of your brain. Everybody knows that.
It’s a dog’s way of dialing up the cute-factor to 11.
I go with #4. =========
1. Your dog is attempting to see better
Dogs with long muzzles tend to tilt their heads more than those with flatter faces.
2. Your dog is listening more attentively
Your dog’s head-tilt might be signaling that they’re a good listener.
3. Your dog is trying to determine where a sound is coming from
Your floppy-eared dog might be more inclined to head-tilt. These ear flaps can interfere with sound transmission, making it difficult for your dog to get a sense of where a sound may be coming from.
4. Your dog likes the attention it gets them. Your dog might be doing it to make you smile. ....’aww’ and then lavish our dogs with affection and praise,” Stregowski says. “This tells our dogs they should definitely repeat the behavior so good things will happen.”
5. Your dog has an underlying medical condition
Like vestibular disease
I thought it was just my dog wondering why I do it in the toilet.
My dog does that when hunting moles/voles in the front yard. She will sit still and tilt her head listening,move a little then do it again and again until she pounces and starts digging.
Good grief, these are the experts?
Dogs is tilt their heads as they’re trying to understand, and they often do.
That's how you know your wife isn't........LOL!