Question
I recently noticed that dogs see directly into the humans eyes. Clearly the same for wolves.
Why do they do it? Is is only for communication or affection?
Answer
Many people (including myself) believe that dogs can read and understand human emotions. Studies attempting to look at this claim from a scientific point of view have shown that humans display emotions and feelings through their eyes.
It was found that when two people meet, they look into the right side of human face first and the same behaviour was found with dogs - dogs look at the right side of human face first as that side displays the strongest of emotion.
I recently watched a BBC documentary that was very closely related to this article and what I took away from that is the key why dogs are so close to humans are because they can "understand" your emotions and feelings and react accordingly, and they do that by reading into your facial expressions, esp. your eyes. (See the relevant sequence of the documentary on Youtube)
I cannot speak for wolves, but dogs at least seem to gaze into humans eyes to gauge our emotions.
Answered By - iamserious