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Rocket_Scientist65

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64. Sorry.....

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 10:46 AM

Apr 2016

but this pic of my beloved boxer Zoe who passed away just before Christmas after 11 happy years proves otherwise.

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Don�t hug your dog � it hates it [View all] intrepidity Apr 2016 OP

Sample Size Too Small ProfessorGAC Apr 2016 #1

One of my dogs loves it and another hates it Major Nikon Apr 2016 #8

Same here. Chihuahua love it, pug hates it. Throd Apr 2016 #25

Not my Chihuahua. RebelOne Apr 2016 #44

Same here dorkzilla Apr 2016 #53

Mine does the same - except he'll push his head under my arm polly7 Apr 2016 #12

I See Your Point ProfessorGAC Apr 2016 #13

I have too ....... but then I'm a hugger of all animals. polly7 Apr 2016 #16

I have two cats LoveMyCali Apr 2016 #47

I think so too. Your furry friends sound adorable - I love how they all have their own polly7 Apr 2016 #71

Define cuddle whatthehey Apr 2016 #2

Until we are able to actually talk to dogs... BS. My dog used to come to me for cuddles ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #3

"Just as with people, it's going to depend on the dog." Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #34

This is not news, to anyone who knows dogs. razorman Apr 2016 #4

and so looking at a photo 2naSalit Apr 2016 #5

I call BS on that study. nt Quackers Apr 2016 #6

tell that mercuryblues Apr 2016 #7

My dog "dogs" me until she gets her full compliment of annabanana Apr 2016 #9

Well, people don't like getting their legs humped, but dogs keep doing it. Orrex Apr 2016 #10

Yes, but do their legs like it jberryhill Apr 2016 #29

Reason No. 8,675 to have cats. KamaAina Apr 2016 #11

We Have Both ProfessorGAC Apr 2016 #15

Yes, cats just love to be hugged... Fumesucker Apr 2016 #60

More like 8,675 scratches when you try to hug it Blue_Tires Apr 2016 #65

Odd....my dogs still come around knowing they're gonna get hugged. ileus Apr 2016 #14

Why does my 75 pound dog hug me? Why does he lay on top of me and begged to be hugged? bamademo Apr 2016 #17

Here's what Super-Sam thinks about this study... iscooterliberally Apr 2016 #18

Great Pic! ProfessorGAC Apr 2016 #19

Thanks ProfessorGAC! iscooterliberally Apr 2016 #23

Apparently, we know what dogs are thinking just by looking at pictures of them. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2016 #20

The dog I have now actually is the hugger in our relationship. She throws her paws around me hollysmom Apr 2016 #21

Chief Inspector Murphy says "Pah!" shenmue Apr 2016 #22

Dogs are as individual as people. procon Apr 2016 #24

Not true lunatica Apr 2016 #26

What's next? No doggie kisses? Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #27

In my experience (lots) 8 out of 10 dogs hate having their picture taken lagomorph777 Apr 2016 #28

"In a study which analysed 250 pictures of dogs as they were being hugged, eight out of 10 animals Brickbat Apr 2016 #30

My lab mix would enthusiastically drop a deuce ... Whiskeytide Apr 2016 #31

Dogs don't hug other dogs. Svafa Apr 2016 #32

I would say this study is flawed. Aristus Apr 2016 #33

Brutus the Wonder Dachshund would beg to differ. HughBeaumont Apr 2016 #35

Yes I agree Runningdawg Apr 2016 #36

Not really cuddling - Just hugging. This has been known. Oneironaut Apr 2016 #37

Then tell them to stop licking humans on the face. Most of us dont like that either GummyBearz Apr 2016 #38

They like it when you sniff their butts maxsolomon Apr 2016 #39

stop stereotyping dogs! Bucky Apr 2016 #40

From Patricia McConnell's book The Other End of the Leash. retread Apr 2016 #41

My Standard Poodle loves it... trumad Apr 2016 #42

Looked visibly uncomfortable Egnever Apr 2016 #43

I think they are confusing dogs with cats Skittles Apr 2016 #45

That is partially true. Rex Apr 2016 #46

I had a beagle that loved to get "dust busted". PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #48

Next up: Dogs shouldn't be kept as pets, they should be wild and free. ileus Apr 2016 #49

My dog gets in the middle of my hugs with my kids. Ilsa Apr 2016 #50

Bigger news: Scientists have psychic powers! Nevernose Apr 2016 #51

No golden Labs were interviewed for this survey Monk06 Apr 2016 #52

My Daisy loves her doggie hug! redstateblues Apr 2016 #54

Gawd people. A STUDY analyzed PICTURES... jomin41 Apr 2016 #55

Maybe they think they will get human germs. milestogo Apr 2016 #56

My dog jumps up and asks for it. xmas74 Apr 2016 #57

Most of those pics don't look like what I'd call hugging. pnwmom Apr 2016 #58

My chihuahua loves to be picked up and hugged... a la izquierda Apr 2016 #59

My 65-lb Pit Bull climbs up into my lap just to get a hug. baldguy Apr 2016 #61

Everyone here is ignoring the follow up to this study Orrex Apr 2016 #62

Come On, Orrex ProfessorGAC Apr 2016 #66

Well, I hoped that my silly tone was clear. Orrex Apr 2016 #67

My Fault! ProfessorGAC Apr 2016 #68

No fault. Orrex Apr 2016 #69

how come they come up to you and sit next to you? treestar Apr 2016 #63

Sorry..... Rocket_Scientist65 Apr 2016 #64

That dog is in a clear state of distress and an animal shelter should be called immediately GummyBearz Apr 2016 #70