5 Things Your Dog Wishes You Would Stop Doing

there are five wants you to stop doing they will never tell you cannot but every time you do them something small changes between you not all at once slowly and the strangest part is this most owners are doing at least two of them right now without any idea rule No. 4 is the one people struggle to hear the most stay with me until then 1. STOP TOUCHING THEM RIGHT AWAY picture this you come home after a long day your dog explodes with excitement spinning jumping tail going in circles what is the first thing you do you bend down big greeting head pat belly rub to you that is love to it is chaos too much too fast when a dog excitement heart racing breathing fast body flooded touch does not calm them down it pushes them higher you just took a body already at 10 and dialed it up to 11 try this tomorrow instead walk in do not make contact for a few seconds take your coat off bag down ignore them warmly for maybe 10 seconds then greet them watch what happens softer the reunion feels different your dog settles into it instead of bouncing off it you did not love them less by waiting in a way that you actually handle their body needs to settle their brain needs a break and when you drag them back you are teaching them one thing over time my signals do this person the rule here is simple when away let them go every single time they will come own they always do when they do come back bring with them a thousand cuddles you had to convince them into 3. DON'T STARE WHEN THEY'RE UNSURE watch your dog closely next time over you will see probably ignored for years when your dog is unsure a too close a room too loud room usually stares straight at them cooing smiling locking eyes meaning well making it worse in our world direct eye contact is friendly in the dog world 'TO THEM, THIS IS PRESSURE' not prolonged staring at who is already uncomfortable is a pressure signal to their body it reads a challenge even when the person doing it being sweet you do not need to avoid eye contact with your own dog calm and bonded to you meeting their eyes is beautiful studies have measured the oxytocin bump in both of happens but when your dog is stiff backing off or looking away read that look at their body instead of their face give them the room to breathe and you might do it every time you do it your dog starts believing something world that when they need space you actually give it 4. DON'T WAKE THEM UP you probably do noticing asleep curled up looking too sweet to resist and something in you says touch that we have all done it but here is what your dog experiences dogs spend most of the day asleep not because they are lazy because sleep is repairs how their brain processes the day how everything resets deep sleep especially is when their guard is fully down they chose that exact spot because they felt enough to switch off then a hand appears their body jolts even if they settle a moment something registered that spot is not as it felt it enough times and something quietly starts to change your dog picks harder spots to sleep in behind the sofa under the bed in a different place because they are not safe there anymore. SLEEP = SAFETY