為什麼你不該擁抱你的狗狗

May 11, 2016 • lucy

為什麼你不該擁抱你的狗狗
我們都 սիրում自己的狗狗,就像對待人一樣,也常會用滿滿的擁抱來表達對珍貴毛孩的愛意。很少有人會停下來觀察狗狗對這些親暱舉動的反應,但如果仔細看,大多數人都會發現狗狗會舔嘴唇、打呵欠、抬爪,或表現出其他緊張的徵兆。事實上,狗狗並不像人類一樣喜歡用擁抱來表達感情;牠們很可能會把溫暖的擁抱解讀為令人困惑,甚至帶有威脅的行為。
 
狗狗不喜歡被人類擁抱的簡單原因,歸結起來就是一點:狗狗彼此之間不會擁抱。狗狗天生是群居動物,當另一隻狗把爪子放在你家狗狗的脖子上,或將脖子搭在牠的肩膀上時,這會被視為一種社交威脅。因此,狗狗不會把擁抱視為親暱行為,反而會覺得自己被制住了。狗狗會透過其他行為表達愛意,例如舔舐、靠近彼此以及玩耍。所以,即使你的狗狗不會回應你溫暖的擁抱,牠也可能正用許多其他方式表達對你的喜愛。
 
狗狗對擁抱感到不舒服的徵兆包括:身體緊繃、尾巴下垂或耳朵往後、把頭轉開、閉上眼睛或睜大眼睛、抬起一隻爪子,或試圖移開、躲避不想要的親暱舉動。由於擁抱可能讓狗狗感到困惑,你的狗狗也可能出現轉移行為,包括舔嘴唇和打呵欠。若你的毛孩在被親近時出現上述任何行為,便明確表示牠感到不自在,你應該停止。狗狗可能會試著咬想擁抱牠們的孩子,尤其是當孩子很興奮或尖叫時。雖然有些狗狗可能喜歡由信任的主人擁抱,但陌生人的擁抱可能會讓牠們不寒而慄。想知道狗狗的感受,最好的方法就是觀察牠的行為及對事件的反應。
 
接受擁抱可能會讓狗狗感到困惑。畢竟,牠們最信任的人類為什麼要用看似威脅的擁抱困住牠們呢?相反地,飼主應以人與狗都能理解的方式,向牠們表達愛意。和人類一樣,狗狗喜歡待在所愛的人身邊,所以讓牠坐在沙發旁或你的腿上吧。花時間一起進行你們都喜歡的活動,例如玩最愛的玩具、到附近的公園散步,或溫柔地替牠梳理毛髮。多用撫摸來疼愛狗狗,這能鞏固你們之間的情感連結。如果牠回贈你幾個濕答答的吻,你就知道牠也有同樣的感受。

附註:本文並非由我們撰寫,而是報導一些近期研究。我們每天都會抱抱我們的狗狗!!!:) - Petbucket 團隊!

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評論(33)

  1. Tami

    both my dogs are huggers, my boxer wil lcome and shove his nose under my arm until I give him a big and my shar-pei will actually gently rise up on his back legs and hug me. I know for some dogs this is a threat but dogs now a days are less apack animal and more the child

  2. monkey

    Bullshit! Dogs love hugs

  3. Jo

    SOME dogs love hugs - I have one that will NOT allow you to put your arms around her, she will bolt - but affectionate in loads of other ways. I find one arm around them & rub their chest is liked far more than a two armed hug. Each are different, each have their own likes & dislikes.

  4. Kathy

    I call bullshit on this on, too!!! My dogs and cat love to be hugged and cuddled.

  5. Chase Sheridan

    I fear the author of this article has only dealt with emotionally compromised dogs, because every dog I've ever met in over 50 years, has delighted in being hugged, and most will seek out hugs...

  6. Susan

    No dogs don't like hugs! It is not natural to them, maybe yours have learned to like them??

  7. Jean Brewer

    Some dogs like it really well and some dogs don't. Just like with people, they have their own personalities. Out of my 6 dachshunds, 4 liked it, 2 didn't. I'm guilty, I would still hug those two every now and then quickly. (-;

  8. Hilarie

    LOLOLOL!!! My thoughts too ;)

  9. Collette

    Two of mine lke hugs and snuggling any time they can get it. Tori puts her paws around our neck and gives kisses. Bonnie is too busy.... But at night he is a snuggler. Not every dog likes that, some do to a certain degree and some live for the close affection. Every dog is different.

  10. Anna Zink

    My dogs were rescues, and not only like hugs, they actively ask for them. My girl dog barks at me until I hug her. The boy climbs onto my lap, flips over until he is resting on my shoulder, and sighs contentedly. Any dog I have ever had sought hugs, and one of them actually hugged people, including the vets who had saved her life. Maybe it has something to do with having been pound puppies. Also, I have always let the pets initiate the hugs. Animals really appreciate having been rescued.

  11. Karen Baxter

    I believe if a dog really trusts and knows you they can be quite comfortable with all physical interactions. Just like they can with each other if they know and trust the other dog. My dogs wrestle and pin each other down in play just as a litter of pups would but if a dog they didn't know tried that wouldn't go well. I thinking hugging is the same. Its a trust thing.

  12. Dorothy Ebers

    This is complete and total stupidity and BS !!! Aand it is also upsetting to think some people really think this !!!!!! i see our dogs hug each other--they will sleep close in an embraced manner- we have some that hug us ! they love being hugged and held and loved ! So if you treat your animal so sterile-- hate to see how you want us to treat children next !! I own Siberian huskies,Australian Shepherds and have a Siberian/Timber wolf mix !! they ALL love to be hugged and demand it with their actions ! I will continue to hug and love on my dogs ALWAYS !!!!!

  13. lara

    I think the article is using the term 'hug' just to mean an embrace that threatens to pin the animal with your closeness -- though there are all kinds of ways to hug as everyone points out. Our dogs all seek snuggles and belly rubs and kisses now -- but when they were young and new to us they would sort of punch and kick out if they were lying on their backs and we tried to 'smother/hug' them! Now that they trust us they LOVE being smooshed and kissed on! It helps if you giggle and use a happy voice whenever you romp with a new pet -- they can tell by your voice/tone that it's all in fun.

  14. Shelley

    I have a mini dashund who loves hugs and loves to cuddle, and a shih-tsu who doesn't, he does cuddle on his terms-he has to come to me! I think it depends on the dog! LOL!!

  15. james perri

    This is completely bullshit, my dog love(d) to be hugged. She would kiss my in return.

  16. Beverly

    Now this is just CRAP!!!!!! Obviously this writer/s is not an animal person. Please go and do something a little more intelligent..........

  17. Jo.

    We have 2 dogs, Toy Poodle & Maltese. Our Maltese loves tummy rubs & having me romp with him but doesn't like to be picked up. He doesn't mind a little hug as long as he's standing on his own feet but isn't cuddly & prefers his own bed. Poodle loves to be hugged, cuddled, kissed & sleep snuggled up to me. Just like humans they have different personality's.

  18. Jo.

    I'm 70 yrs. old & had dogs all my life. Just like us they have different personality's. Some love to be hugged, kissed & cuddled, some don't. They aren't all alike any more than we are.

  19. Jodi's Mom

    My dog loves my hugs; I'm her alpha-mommy.

  20. 2Much

    I believe the author is talking about a close embrace with the dog not a rub on the back. My wife continues to try and hug her dog only to have her gulp and occasionally growl at her. I am waiting for the worst to happen eventually and then one of them are going down the road.

  21. Gerry K

    Bad for me or not!
    It will be a cold day in Hell before I stop hugging dogs!

  22. Ed Bailey

    They would probably rather get sniffed or licked as they do with other dogs.

  23. Pablo

    What? Who wrote this article and how did he/she come up with this nonsense? Unbelievable? Garbage!

  24. STUART

    we have bichon/shitz and he loves his hugs has soon has I get home he in my arms suggling this is complete bull shit and and who ever wrote this should hav a dog

  25. Klaus's Dad

    Complete, unadulterated BULLSHIT. Author must be a self-proclaimed dog-whisperer who has mistaken her cat for a dog, an over-zealous animal activist who hasn't pooped in over two years, or a democrat.

  26. Anita

    I think they have dogs and cats mixed up. Some dogs don't like hugs, but more dogs like hugs than do cats. Our 3 cats, when hugged, climb out of the grip, and up on to the shoulder, where they perch like a parrot. Or, alternatively, they will climb down the back, sometimes with claws (ouch).

  27. leena

    They sure are huggers, my liltte dog puts his head over my shoulder and i wake up with his head on my chest

  28. Dee

    We had a lab for 16 years, he was very smart and affectionate but didn't love to be hugged. Looking back, seems he may have been tolerating our hugs. Lol. Thanks for the article, explains why some dogs just simply dont care for hugs.

  29. Bon Bon

    Dogs are always going to love your hugs. And they are going to love your loving care for them but they will always love your heart and soul so who ever wrote this is is what to the author you are loco and you are just bull butt pee pee

  30. Dougie Fresh

    Your dog is trying to kill you... RUN!!!

  31. Mor Mor

    Have had 5 golden retrievers in 40 years. .all huggers.

  32. don Chorizo

    My JRT, whom I adopted when she was three months of age is an ok hugger but prefers a massage to her neck and back.
    My other dog (terrier mix) was adopted from a shelter and seldomly allows many people near him, let alone give a hug.
    As other people have posted in their respective comment it all depends on the dog and its upbringing.

  33. rem1

    I do have a Chocolate lab who does not like to be hugged she will accually growl, not bite never has ever, not show teeth either just a low growl. Another lab of mine will turn his head. But I do have tow other labs and a GSD who all three like it.

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