Rather than a cute accident, your pooch might actually be signalling messages through their puppy dog eyes, according to leading scientists.

When meeting a person’s gaze, dogs often raise their inner eyebrow muscle to make their eyes look larger and more adorable.

This behaviour may signal a desire for nurture and care, reaffirming their love for you, a response which could have evolved over centuries.

Dogs haven’t always had this ability – since they were domesticated 33,000 years ago, their…