Things that dogs hate and you do not know
No, your dog does not like you hugging him or stroking his face. Also do not like that your bad day lasts an eternity. We tell you why.
Your dog, your confidant, your best friend, who does not separate from you rain or shine, who comes out to receive you with honors every day you arrive exhausted from work, he always deserves the best. Therefore, we are going to tell you what behaviors you may not know that bother you.
You're going to be stunned when you find out that your dog does not like to be hugged. To the humans, who see in a sincere and strong hug one of the best ways to show someone our love, it is hard for us to accept that our furry ones do not have the same vision. In fact, the canids see in this gesture a symbol of domination although they allow their owners to do so. Eye that a stranger does, surely the dog does not accept it with such joy ... That is why children have to be taught that a dog they do not know, even if they let themselves be touched, will never be hugged. Instead, you will gently stroke the spine. Related to this is to touch the face of the dog, another blunder that can end badly if the one who caresses is someone unknown to the animal. This gesture so habitual and that, again, your dog tolerates you but does not enjoy, means for him an invasion of his space. We like to resemble it when the grown-ups pinched our cheeks (is there someone who liked to be made?).
Your mood is your dog's mood
Dogs tend to mimic their mood with that of their human. If you are depressed, sad or apathetic, your hairy will mirror and feel as bad as you. With this, what we want to say is that, as far as possible, do not let a bad day go longer than the account, for your mental health but also for your pet's. Do not you think it's enough incentive to do everything possible to get out of the pothole?
Next, we have compiled some behaviors that you may be having with your hairy one and that due to ignorance you do not know what bothers you. Point!
That you stare at the eyes
A dog that does not know you will interpret your gaze fixed in their eyes as a threat or a challenge. Better not to do it with unknown dogs or who have hardly had any relationship with you.
You hug him
Stanley Coren, from the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and his team did a study on whether dogs liked hugs. After analyzing 250 photographs in which dogs were embraced, they came to the conclusion that 82% showed anxiety or discomfort when their owners hugged them between their hugs. The signs of discomfort are: tense the body, avoid eye contact, lower the ears and / or lick the lips. For most dogs hugs mean being dominated. Yes, your hairy allows you but only because he loves you very much not because he likes it.
You send confusing signals
Dogs understand our body language better than verbal. There are certain words like "street", "come", "take", "leg", "seated" or his name, which do know well what they represent but are usually guided more by our gestures. Therefore, if you say "still" by raising your arm and hand as if it were a stop, he will understand that he has to go towards you not to remain immobile.
Do not let him catch a toy
If you are playing with him to catch a toy but you never let him hold it, you will be generating anxiety and finally frustration. This also happens when playing with a cat. Put yourself in his skin ... would not you be frustrated never to take the toy?
That there are no rules at home
That you are a little chaotic and live so richly does not mean that your dog likes the disorder, not at all. Dogs live happier if there are rules because they are routine: they prefer to go for a walk, to make their needs and to put their food every day at the same time.
Do not let him sniff on the street
Dogs sniff everything around to extract information from the environment around them. If you do not leave your sniff when you go out for a walk, you will not be letting him know about the neighborhood news and he does not like that at all.