Canine conundrum

Q: Why can't dogs look up ?

A: This is a common factoid which is often mis-stated or incomplete.

Generally, it's assumed that this means dogs cannot point their heads upwards, which is not true. Dogs have a full range of movement in their necks and can point their noses in all directions.

The myth comes about due to an oddity found in the canine species whereby their eyes are hard-wired to point forwards no matter what position their heads are in.

So not only can't dog's look up, they can't look left right or down either.