They are fiercely loyal to their owners, and they will protect the home and make adorable pets. However, how can you be sure that a dog is returning the same amount of love you show them?
Here are seven signs that dogs are displaying love ( Number 1 Is Particular & Very Surprising ).
7.Desiring Physical Contact
Despite what some people say, dogs enjoy physical contact, especially with the people they love. Of course, there is no need to pick your dog up and hug them.
However, giving your dog plenty of physical contact will show them you care, and you’ll get that love returned.
7 Signs That Dogs Are Displaying Love
To answer the question posed above, yes, dogs generally display signs of love and other emotions. However, it can often be challenging to know what your dog is feeling.
Dogs cannot communicate with us with words, so they have other, some strange, ways of telling you they love you. Here are a few of them.
1.Maintaining Eye Contact
Imagine staring intensely into the eyes of someone you did not feel comfortable with. Perhaps, this would not make you feel too comfortable?
Of course not; holding someone’s gaze is reserved for the ones you love most. It is the same for dogs; they will only maintain eye contact with people they feel safe with whom they trust.
Maintaining eye contact with your dog will build a deep bond between you and your pet. Moreover, when your dog stares at you, it releases oxytocin known as the “love hormone.” The best way to develop eye contact with your dog is during play or cuddles. However, never try to force prolonged eye contact, as this can make them feel uncomfortable.
2.Leaning on You
Similar to maintaining eye contact, you wouldn’t just lean up against someone you didn’t trust or love, and the same applies to your dog.
Therefore, when your dog leans into you, it means that it feels completely secure and safe in your presence.
Even if your dog leans into you when it feels anxious, it is only because it sees you as its pack leader – its protector.
3.Sleeping in Your Bedroom
If your dog still wants to sleep in your bedroom even though you forbid it, it means that your dog is really in love with you.
That’s because its desire to sleep in the same bed is a sign of your dog’s loyalty and its need to be part of the pack.
4.Shows Extreme Happiness When You Come Home
If your dog gets incredibly excited when you come home, it is out of a sense of love for you. You’ll notice them jumping up, licking you, or bringing you their favorite toys.
They might even get so excited that they pee a little, so be on the lookout for that.
5.Carrying Your Clothing, Shoes, and Socks
If your dog loves you, it will be attached to your scent as much as it is to you. It will search out your clothing, shoes, and socks with the most amount of your scent and carry them around as a sign of their love.
You might not find this behavior too appealing, so give your dog an alternative such as a large marrow bone.
6.Checking On You
Even though they love you, older or more independent dogs might not always want to be by your side. However, it will routinely check on your whereabouts.
This behavior can be in the home or when you are out for a walk with your dog.
