Please Don’t Pat My Head If You Don’t Know Me | Care2 Healthy Living

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Please Don’t Pat My Head If You Don’t Know Me | Care2 Healthy Living

I recently read a facebook status update written by a friend that read, “Please don’t touch my preggo tummy if you don’t know me.” I assume most pregnant women want to carry around a sign with those words. I also imagine that most dogs want to carry around a sign that reads, “Please don’t pat my head if you don’t know me.” While most dogs don’t like being pat on the head, my dog, Sanchez , REALLY doesn’t like it. He often ducks and backs up, even from me – and I’m the person that cares for him, lives with him, loves him, trains with him , feeds him , and is his partner in everything dog . I’ve clicker trained him to tolerate it, as I know strangers will do it no matter what. His very large head is just a magnet to a human hand. When greeting an unfamiliar dog, it is always best to: 1) Ask permission from their person 2) Let the dog make contact first. 3) Make small movemen...

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