5 things we do that our dogs hate

1.Talking too much

We love to chatter away. Even to our pets who don’t understand most of the things we say. They may understand a few key words like “Walk”, “play” “ball or “No” but most of it gets lost in the many sentences we say. Dogs pay more attention to our body language so if we only pay attention to our words, we often send them mixed signals.

I heard “yummy”

What are you saying?

2. Hugs and kisses

Most dogs hate hugs. At most, they tolerate them. We express our love through affection but dogs don’t. In the dog world, if they put a paw on the back of another dog, it may actually be an act of dominance. Some dogs tolerate the hugs because they love and trust us, other dogs might actually feel fearful and threatened. Lucy is the smallest dog in The Furry Tales and the easiest to lift and cuddle but she actually hates being smothered with hugs and kisses. Her mouth is closed and she only tolerates it because Sisi can’t do without them.

When will she put me down?

3. Pats on the head

How would you like being patted on the head? If anyone reached in front of your face no matter how gently, your instinct would be to pull away or back up because of the invasion of personal space. Our dogs feel that way too. They tolerate it from us because they know and trust us but they don’t really enjoy it from strangers We love it when we meet responsible parents who tell their children not to go for our dog’s faces or heads.

Your hand looks big and scary coming at me

Stop patting my head!

4. Dress up

We think they look adorable and we know they don’t like it but we do it anyway. We don’t even have a good excuse to because of our all year round summer! Oops!