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How to understand that your dog doesn’t like being petted: perhaps it’s just enduring it
02.10.2024 21:47
Dog owners are sometimes mistaken when they think that their pets are simply delighted to be petted.
In reality, the animal’s whole appearance tells a person the opposite, but people interpret these messages in their own way.
Expert Bronagh Daly shared on her personal account on a popular social network how a dog hints that it doesn't like human affection.
If the dog freezes
If a dog experiences discomfort, fear, or other stress from being touched, it may suddenly freeze when a person begins to pet it.
If the dog is tense
When a dog becomes more and more tense with every human touch, it is clearly not interested in contact.
In this case, the pet may move away from the owner and try to escape.
If you stop breathing
Usually a dog's breathing is loud. When it suddenly stops breathing from being touched, it is due to either pain, discomfort, boredom or anxiety.
The animal's sudden shortness of breath also hints at the same thing.
If a dog growls
You shouldn't even think about whether the dog likes your presence at this moment.
Any growling, shaking or head shaking indicates fear, anxiety or other unpleasant feelings.
