We humans tend to not like surprises very much. But for dogs it seems to be ten times worse, perhaps more.

Surprise researcher Dr. Unc: Yes yes, it is very true, we don’t like surprises, especially not very sudden ones. It’s the fear of the unknown, you see. We are so afraid all the time; who’s that, what do they want, where are we going…? But for a dog! Oh, poor creatures react to any kind of surprise; a leaf, wind, ants, farting. All the many smelly surprises drive them crazy. We can learn so much from the dogs in this surprise research of mine, and I will soon tell you more about it, in the science paper I’m working on. The world is so full of surprises…