I read with interest the Feb. 28 story “Behaviorists: Dogs feel no shame despite the look.” The behavioral psychologists concluded that, despite hangdog expressions by dogs when owners screech at them, “Shame on you!,” man’s best friend feels no shame at all. This may well be true of all members of the animal kingdom except one, the human being. I suggest that humans are the only members of the animal kingdom who feel shame … or have reason to.
Lauraine A. Thomas
La Center
