Are you a dog owner and you love your dog so much and keep wondering if they love you back? Yes! They do, you can tell if your dog loves you by looking for these 10 common signs of love and affection.
Article outlines:1. STARRING AT YOU.
Your dog starring into your eyes when you look at them. It's true dogs can’t talk with humans verbally so they use many non-verbal ways of communicating. One of the ways in which dogs show their love is starring directly into your eyes. According to a research published in the journal of Science, dogs develop strong emotional bonds with humans by staring right into our eyes. This non-verbal way of communication increases level of social hormone called oxytocin in both dogs and their owners.
2. RAISES THEIR EYEBROWS
A Japanese researchers filmed the faces of dogs when they saw their owners and when they saw a stranger. The dogs raised their eyebrows when they saw their owner. The stranger just got an ear lift, a sign of doggie caution. Why do they raise their eyebrows? So they can make better eye contact and make those good chemicals that bond the two of you.
3. HE YAWNS AFTER YOU.
Studies have shown that, just like humans, dogs yawn contagiously, but they're more sensitive to the yawns of their owners than strangers. Since contagious yawning in humans is linked to empathy, some scientists believe this might be the case with canines too. A study found that 70 percent of dogs yawned when they watched their owner yawn. It's a sign of emotional bonding between man and dog. Whether you're bored or sleepy, your dog's on board. He feels you.
4. SHE WELCOMES YOU HOME.
The moment you walk through the door after work and she comes doing the 'Happy Dog Dance' You need no science to confirm what your dog is saying. She's excited to see her lovely human, the love of her life. Let the happy yips, raised eyebrows and right-tail wags and barking begin.
5. HE BRINGS HIS TOY/BONE TO YOU.
Yes, dogs are possessive about their bones, toys and other chews. Whenever he brings his toy to you it means he wants to play with you, which is a sign of affection. It may also mean they see and recognize you as the pack leader bringing you a dead animal. Some experts say it's a throwback to their wolf ancestors who brought the fruits of the hunt to the alpha dog to show their loyalty. And so he wants to please you, his beloved pack leader, so he is giving you a gift.
6. SHE WANTS TO SLEEP IN YOUR BEDROOM OR ON YOUR BED.
If your dog is fond wanting to sleep on your bed, laps or on the couch with you then it's a sign that she really loves you. Dogs want to belong to a pack. It's a legacy of their wolf ancestors who traveled, hunted and slept in a lupine posse. If your dog wants to be in your bed, or at least in a dog bed in your room, it means you're in his pack and he doesn't want to be separated from you.
7. HE WAGS HIS TAIL TO THE RIGHT.
Dogs wag their tails for a lot of reasons, and they're not always positive. But an Italian neuroscientist and two veterinarians filmed the tail wag angles of dogs as they looked at their owners, a stranger, a dog they didn't know and a cat. The dogs wagged their tails to the right when they saw their owner. Everybody else got a wag to the left. So watch out if your dog is wagging his tail to the right, then he's saying he loves you.
8. SHE CUDDLES WITH YOU AFTER EATING.
An Author Gregory Berns in his book "How Dogs Love Us," writes that if your dog cuddles with you after she eats, it means you're the most important thing in the world to her besides eating. You and i both know how much dogs love food. So if she heads to your lap or comes to your feet after eating, take it as a sign of deep attachment.
9. HE LICKS YOU.
Just as mother dogs lick their puppies to dry/groom them, so it's a primal sign of affection when your dog licks you. He's getting pleasure out of it, too, because it makes his brain crank out endorphins, chemicals that make him calm and happy.
10. SHE FOLLOWS YOU EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
If your dog follows you everywhere then it's most likely a sign that she love and adore you. When dogs interact with someone they like, the hormone oxytocin is released. Oxytocin is often referred to as the 'love hormone' and makes you feel that warm glow when you're around someone you like.
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