One of the most joyous parts ofowning a petis cuddling. Many dogs seem to love having their bellies rubbed. They happily flop on their backs, tongue lolling and tail wagging as they await tummy scratches. However, some dogs do this to send a message and are not asking for belly rubs. ...
Dogs shake or kick their legs when you scratch them because of something known as the scratch reflex. It’s a completely involuntary reaction, which explains why your dog may look as puzzled as you do when it starts to happen. When you scratch or tickle your dog’s belly, it irritates h...
The fact that many dogs get excited about belly rubs suggests that gentle touches on their tummies feel good. Some dogs may even look half asleep partway through a belly rub, leading some to believe that the experience is like a massage for humans. How Do You Give Your Dog a Perfect Be...
Rather than being obvious like the human belly button, a dogs belly button is usually little more than a small, flat scar that’s obscured by fur. You’ve probably never noticed your dogs own belly button, and you’re not alone. I had to really look really closely to find my dogs bel...
You do what we’ve always done. I ran into some comrades at the edge of the demonstration. We talked about the kids who’d climbed up lampposts with their banners, or up onto the roof of a red London bus marooned in the middle of the crowd. We don’t do that kind of thing any ...
And when you think about it, their smear/roll looks very similar to what they often do after a bath, where I always think it looks like they are trying to get the lousy “clean” smell off of them. So what does that mean? Maybe they always think they smell bad and both are exerci...
My yellow lab Belle, adopted at 6 years old, shows all of her teeth while she’s getting her belly rubbed and getting massages. It’s not that often you can walk past Belle, while she is laying down, that she doesn’t put herself into the “rub my belly position” as I call i...