{"id":18618,"date":"2016-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/why-you-need-to-stop-hugging-your-dog\/"},"modified":"2016-04-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T00:00:00","slug":"why-you-need-to-stop-hugging-your-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/lifestyle\/why-you-need-to-stop-hugging-your-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"This is why you need to stop hugging your dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A US psychology professor and dog expert has conducted a study that he says shows people should not hug their dogs.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/canine-corner\/201604\/the-data-says-dont-hug-the-dog\" target=\"_blank\">Writing in Psychology Today<\/a>, Stanley Coren explains how he studied 250 photographs of people hugging their dogs in a quest for \u201cexperimental evidence\u201d to backup expert opinion that hugging dogs stresses them out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDogs are technically cursorial animals, which is a term that indicates that they are designed for swift running,\u201d Coren writes. \u201cThat implies that in times of stress or threat the first line of defense that a dog uses is not his teeth, but rather his ability to run away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBehaviorists believe that depriving a dog of that course of action by immobilizing him with a hug can increase his stress level and, if the dog&#8217;s anxiety becomes significantly intense, he may bite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coren lists the \u201cwell established\u201d signs of stress and anxiety in dogs:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Turning head away. Sometimes also closing eyes, at least partially.<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Show \u201chalf-moon eye\u201d where you can see the white portion of the eyes at the corner or the rim.&nbsp;<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Ears lowered or slicked against the side of his head.<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Lip licking or licking a person&#8217;s face.<br><br \/>\n\t\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Yawning or raising one paw.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This is why you need to stop hugging your dog | FIVEAA\" title=\"This is why you need to stop hugging your dog | FIVEAA\" height=\"479\" width=\"639\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dos_stress_signs.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Image | via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/canine-corner\/201604\/the-data-says-dont-hug-the-dog\" target=\"_blank\">Psychology Today<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>Coren said that 81.6% of the dogs he saw in photos were showing at least one sign of discomfort, stress or anxiety. Only 7.6% could be said to be comfortable with being hugged. And 10.8% were neutral or ambiguous.<\/p>\n<p>Coren finished with this handy piece of advice for anyone who loves their dog but doesn\u2019t want to distress them:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clear recommendation to come out of this research is to save your hugs for your two-footed family members and lovers. It is clearly better from the dog&#8217;s point of view if you express your fondness for your pet with a pat, a kind word, and maybe a treat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/eddie-betts-talks-about-moment-with-rioli-after-heart-breaking-loss\">EDDIE BETTS TALKS ABOUT HIS MOMENT WITH RIOLI AFTER LOSS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/premier-dismisses-interstate-resentment-over-submarines\">JAY WEATHERILL FIRES BACK ON FIVEAA BREAKFAST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A US psychology professor and dog expert has conducted a study that he says shows people should not hug their dogs. Writing in Psychology Today, Stanley Coren explains how he studied 250 photographs of people hugging their dogs in a quest for \u201cexperimental evidence\u201d to backup expert opinion that hugging dogs stresses them out. \u201cDogs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-18618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>This is why you need to stop hugging your dog - FIVEAA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/lifestyle\/why-you-need-to-stop-hugging-your-dog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"This is why you need to stop hugging your dog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A US psychology professor and dog expert has conducted a study that he says shows people should not hug their dogs. 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