premise: A black and white dog standing on its hind legs on carpeting in front of a chair. hypothesis: A puppy is begging for a treat by doing tricks.
neutral: You can not assume this dog is a puppy. It might be 10 years old. Just because a dog is standing on its hind legs does not mean it is begging for treats by doing tricks.  It may just be jumping up and down because he wants his owner to toss the favorite chew toy.