Comments on: Does Your Dog Hug You?

By: Nessa

Nessa — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:15:31 +0000

My lab/pitty mix Piper will full on wrap her head and neck around my neck the moment I wake up in the morning. It’s such a good way to wake up!

By: Jan K

Jan K — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:53:35 +0000

I think you are so right….dogs have their own ways of hugging. I just wish they didn’t feel the need to hug me when I’m trying to sleep! I need space and they need to rest their chins on my legs and such.
So in return they put up with me occasionally hugging them. I also try to be aware if it’s making them uncomfortable and try not to overdo it. Except for Luke, who wants to put his paws on my shoulders and give me “kisses and hugs”.

By: M. K. Clinton

M. K. Clinton — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:16:44 +0000

I am one of “those” pet parents. Bentley has always put his paws around my neck for a hug. Like Emma and Bailie, it is something that he has always done. His tail is wagging and he will rest his head against mine. Nope, it is definitely a hug. LOL!

By: Clowie

Clowie — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:39:11 +0000

I lean into my bipeds’ legs when I want a cuddle. I love it when they get down on the floor with me and I snuggle up against them with my head on their shoulder.
I’m okay with most strangers giving me a quick hug and my bipeds always find a way of changing the situation if they see I’m getting uncomfortable.

By: Talent Hounds

Talent Hounds — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 04:54:59 +0000

Kilo is very very affectionate to me. He jumps up and throws his front legs around my neck or forces himself onto my lap, and licks and nuzzles me. He will play by himself or snooze alone beside me on the couch or floor but every hour he likes to touch base and get a massage and cuddle. He has a look of sheer joy on his face as I rub his back and shoulders or tummy. I guess every breed is different and pugs were bred to be lap/companion dogs, so maybe they enjoy physical contact more than other breeds. However Kilo is reactive with strangers. Have a great week.

By: slimdoggy

slimdoggy — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 02:02:46 +0000

Good point and great book – sure learned a lot from it. Our Sally was a real cuddler and she would hug us back. Neither Jack or Maggie are affectionate and Maggie is downright standoffish…you just have to go with the flow and take whatever she gives us.

By: Jackie Bouchard

Jackie Bouchard — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 01:35:31 +0000

I know most dogs aren’t really into the whole hugging thing, but we do make Rita endure them every now and then. 🙂 But we are the only ones that hug our dogs. Nobody else gets to. I’ve known a few dogs who were huggers though, or seemed to enjoy it. My brother’s golden seemed to love a good hug. She’d rest her head on your shoulder and just kinda settle into it. And our previous pups would both sit in the hubs’ lap, chest to chest, and put their paws on his shoulders and “hug” and kiss him. He LOVED this and is very bummed that Rita is not a hugger/kisser. (Pics of both girls “hugging” Daddy are on this post: http://www.poochsmooches.com/2015/02/dementia-and-show-tunes-and-dogs-oh-my.html)

By: 24 Paws of Love

24 Paws of Love — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:46:04 +0000

Behaviorist Shmhavirist!! My dogs come to me for hugs and I give them. Simple as that!

Pamela…you should know better by now! BOL!

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:31:29 +0000

My guy Garin was never cuddly, but as he is getting up there in age he likes to hug and cuddle in more and more. The older he gets the more we appreciate each other.

By: Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom

Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:33:02 +0000

Callie and Shadow are tolerant of my hugs – Callie more so than Shadow – but Ducky’s idea of a hug is putting her front paws on my shoulder and licking my face when I let her out of her crate. <3