How To Tell Your Dog ‘I Love You’ In A Way They’ll Understand

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 31

#2: Raise Your Eyebrows

Many people know that staring down a dog forcefully can make them feel aggressive.

But if you share soft, loving eye contact with your dog, it can show them you care for and love them.

A study in Science found that when dogs and humans share a loving gaze, it increases oxytocin — the “love hormone” — levels in both the dog and the human.

Raising your eyebrows can also show your dog that you love them.

A study in Behavioural Processes found that the more you move your face when you see your dog, the more they’ll react emotionally.

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31 thoughts on “How To Tell Your Dog ‘I Love You’ In A Way They’ll Understand”

  4. Sandra K Hall

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    I do all of these things and I agree with all except that dogs do not like hugs….SOME dogs do not like hugs. My dogs come to me and we have a hugum luvum signal when THEY want hugs….The big dog stands and puts her paws on my shoulders and the little one will climb in my lap and do the same….and THEY initiate the hugs….so not all dogs dislike them.

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