Posted on 04/06/2018 6:19:30 AM PDT by C19fan
When a dog rolls over, sticks four paws in the air and looks up lovingly, few can resist rubbing his belly and telling him what a good boy he is.
But a dog does not want its tummy tickled when it rolls over, and probably will not enjoy it – with most having learned to tolerate this strange human behaviour only because their owner seems to like it.
This is just one of the things we are getting wrong with our pets, according to animal expert Dr Jill MacKay, along with shouting at a dog when it barks at the door and telling a cat not to scratch the sofa.
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Oh it’s true alright. Out of four cats, only one drinks from the cup by the food. The other three prefer cups in the bathroom, or straight from the tub faucet.
They don’t want water that is contaminated by a carcass. The one who wants the tap on apparently knows that running water contains fewer parasites. That dude is too smart for his own good. ;)
So when you rub the belly and the back leg starts kicking, that’s really a cry to make it stop?
I have found the best way to respond to most researchers is to simply ignore them. The more interest they get, the more excited they get, and the more money they expect. Also, under no circumstances, rub their belly.
“Whoever thought of “tickling” the dog?”
I dislike rubbing our dog’s tummy...so when they roll over and darn near wiggle under my foot, it ain’t because they think it makes me happy!
And “scientists” wonder why so many people have stopped listening to them.
Clickbait...shameless plug...pub...for new book....even my cats listen to me when i tell them to stop doing whatever...except when two full males are locked in combat(quite stunning to see).
when my female basset naps beside me on the couch, rolls over on her back... and makes all manner of grunt noises until I scratch her belly.
my little chihuahua mix actually scoots his body over my hand to get a belly scratch.
“Is this the same nuanced dipshit who told us that cats purring indicated extreme stress at our petting them?”
I need to tell that to my cat as he rams his head into my hand over and over again until I start petting and scratching him.
Fake news...my Beagles won’t let me stop scratching their bellies..they love it.
Then ask it if it “Wants to go for a ride in the car”.
Thats always the best reaction
It’s sounds like Dr. McKay couldn’t come up with anything useful to do with her life
This lady will be mauled by a doberman. she’s another mr.spock telling us how to raise kids while his son hung himself.
How many dogs were surveyed?
I agree. It is a little like saying the guillotine is painless. Who do you ask?
If you want your dog to bark at a burglar, let him bark at the chinese food delivery guy.
I am convinced that our cat often purrs to appease us but many cats snuggle up and purr of their own choice.
Our dog puts her paw on our hands when we stop the tummy rub. She wants more.
Our cat prefers to drink from the dog’s bowl. The dog whines at me after the cat drinks. “I can’t drink that. The cat spit in it.” But the dog loves a mud puddle or stagnant pond. Yum.
Our mini-dachshund would rather snuggle than be petted, but our little Shi Tzu LIVES to be petted, especially on her belly. When we stop, she does the little frantic begging with her paws routine, then stops that as soon as we go back to rubbing her belly.
My dog harasses us for belly rubs. I call BS on this article.
The last line actually said, “We only ave our selves to balme”
If we won’t balme ourselves, who will?
Actually dogs want you to rub their tummys
because they know it relieves YOUR stress.
My mom, 94, fell out of bed last night.
Nothing broken but frightened. MY jack Russel
laid down beside her and got her to scratch his tum
and she calmed right down. A long night, it was.
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