Smiley Riley, the dog with a human grin - PHOTO

It looks like man’s best friend – or at least a pampered poodle – has finally figured out how to make the human gesture of happiness.

Riley the dog almost pulled off the illusion while sitting at the table, wearing a hat and celebrating his first birthday with a cake. In fact, owner Maureen Ravelo, 22, from San Jose, California, said Riley’s face was so expressive that she frequently forgets he is a dog.

‘Riley always makes faces like this, and that’s the best part about him. He gives you a new facial expression every time that you forget he’s a dog,’ she said. He can also affect a ‘snobbish’ and a ‘curious’ look, she added.

Even Riley – a bichon frise/poodle mix – seems confused about his identity. ‘The most unique part about him is he thinks he’s human like us,’ Ms Ravelo said.

‘He loves to sit up on chairs while we’re eating dinner and sleeps with us in bed.

‘Sometimes, I wonder if he realises he’s really a dog...’


/Metro.co.uk/

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