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Why do dogs like to rub their bellies?

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This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Anna Lee
Dogs like their owners to touch their bellies, which mainly means the following: 1. Express trust in their owners. 2. It has an itchy belly and wants its owner to scratch it. 3. I want a massage, so I act coquettishly to the owner. 4. Attract the owner's attention and hope that the owner can play with it. 5. Begging for mercy shows weakness and seeks forgiveness from the master. If your dog is willing to let you touch its belly, it means that it trusts and trusts you and believes that you will not hurt it. So when your dog shows its belly to you, you can stroke it gently, which can also promote the relationship between you and your dog.

1. Express trust in the owner

The skin of the dog’s abdomen is thin and there are many internal organs in the abdominal cavity, so it is the most vulnerable place of the dog. When a dog is willing to expose its belly for its owner to touch, it shows that the dog trusts its owner and will expose its belly when it feels that the surrounding environment is safe and comfortable. The owner can gently stroke it at this time, and the dog will think that you also accept it.

2. Itchy belly

Due to the structure of the dog’s body, the dog cannot scratch its belly, so when the belly is itchy, it will expose its belly to the owner and want the owner to scratch it. . At this time, you need to carefully observe whether there are external parasites such as fleas or ticks on the dog. If the itching is caused by external parasite infection, the dog needs to be dewormed as soon as possible.

3. Want a massage

Dogs actually like people to massage their stomachs. If they have had their belly rubbed before and they like that feeling very much, they will do so in the future. It will often act coquettishly to its owner, and likes to turn over on its belly and lie on the ground, hoping that the owner will massage its belly again.

4. Attract the owner’s attention

If the owner does not interact or play with the dog for a long time, the dog will take the initiative to show off around the owner in order to attract the owner’s attention. A sense of one's own existence, such as exposing the belly in front of the owner, deliberately rubbing the owner's calves, making humming sounds, etc. At this time, the owner needs to play with the dog more.

5. Begging for mercy and showing weakness

Among dogs, when one dog shows weakness to another dog, it will expose its belly. In fact, this is the dog’s way of expressing weakness for mercy. mean. And this action is also what dogs often do to their owners. When dogs make mistakes, they often lie down and expose their bellies, indicating that they are admitting defeat and asking for mercy from their owners.Forgive. At this time, the owner can also touch the dog's belly to express that he forgives it.

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