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Both my dogs love the human shield and will fight over who is under me. 🤣
That’s just adorable!
My dog really doesn't like thunderstorms, but the human shield is really the only thing that helps him from shaking uncontrollably.
So whenever there is a bad storm I end up laying on top of him on the couch watching whatever
Guys will see this and just think "hell yeah"
Where's the forehead kiss
That one's so known, it was on the first dog petting techniques.
snout smooch
That's funny. My dog didn't like it when I touched his nose even though he had no problem using it to jab me rather forcefully when he wanted something.
This isn't on the list, but he did like it when I carefully scratched the groove between his eyes.
My doggos like the in-between the eyes scratch too!
I figure it's like the wind in the face thing. Even I like sticking my head out the window, but if you blow into it? That's a frown.
"Rapid butt pat" is more properly known as "Butt bongos"
my cat loves butt bongos!
Agreed, that’s what we call it in our house.
Make sure the dog isn't uncomfortable with any of this either. The Snout Smooch is practically asking to get nipped
Guilty on all counts.
Most of these work on my cats, too! No airplane ears, but the rest are kosher. Rapid pats are out of the norm—my last cats thought I was punching them when I did light pats, so I stopped right away. My current cats arch their backs and I play them like xylophone and they’re sad when I stop.