The dog approaches with a combination of these:
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The absence of these friendly signals should be seen as a red flag. The dog might be trying to figure out if he feels comfortable around you; he might be okay around you, but only from a certain distance away; or he might simply prefer to be left to his own business.
Bottom line, just like the pup in this video, dogs that don’t come to you are staying away for a reason. |
When the adult wolves come back to the den from a hunt, the puppies mob them and lick their faces, triggering a (yuck!) regurgitation reflex to give them food. As adults, wolves continue to lick faces to greet one another. That trait has been passed down to dogs, who still do it to say hello too.
If jumping up on guests is something you’d like your dog to stop doing, check out this video on how to teach your dog to sit when people come through the door. |
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