SHOTLIST:

1. Various of children petting dogs
2. Various of dog being petted
3. Various of dogs playing
4. Various of people with dogs

STORYLINE:

For the dog, the caresses are words of a language, signs of a communication code that they execute between their peers and towards their adored and ungrateful human being. If we want to communicate better with our dog, it is convenient to know something about them, since not just any pampering has a linear meaning with the intention of providing it.

If we caress the head

If we stroke the top of the head, we are imitating a dog when he puts his paw on another as a sign of superiority. We are taking a clear dominance attitude. These caresses are comforting and reassuring for our dog because they show the clear trustworthy dominance of his leader. Dogs are happy with that clear and trustworthy leadership.

If we caress on the back and / or pat the sides

By stroking the back or patting the sides in a buddy attitude, we are imitating two dogs when they play and alternately touch each other with their paws. It is a caress that may have a dominant but not authoritarian characteristic, it implies saying "I am your master, but I am willing to share moments of play and pleasure with you."

Lower belly and lower areas

They are caresses that should be given to dogs when there is no doubt who is the dominator and who is dominated. They should be reserved for naturally submissive dogs. It is a reward, a token of love. Here, the owner does not act as the overt boss or leader.

Scratching the belly or stroking the belly

When a dog shows his belly expecting to be scratched, he is indicating that he is a submissive and is reaffirming a role on the scale of authority that satisfies him. He never deny these caresses. When he does, scratch his belly by tickling him.

What should never be done

Never in a dominant dog or with dominance conflicts should the chest be caressed, since, in that place, there are pleasure receptors that are activated with contact and that are related to the attitude of riding as an expression of dominance.

To understand the code of caresses is to return to the essence, to the origin, it is to become a little more animal. We must not be afraid, animals do not spare or pervert caresses, on the contrary, they use them, enjoy them and live with them the happiness of using their body to the full. It seems that when it comes to dogs and humans, a caress does not seem to be just and simply a caress ...