With the arrival of Saint Valentinethere are thousands of loving couples around the world looking for the perfect way to show your love to the partner. But what about dogs? How do they behave when they are in love?
As reported in a 2021 article by ANSA, thanks to the studies conducted by Dr Sabrina Giussaniveterinary surgeon expert in animal behavior and Senior President of SISCA, let’s find out together what are the signals to understand if our beloved furry four-legged friends are also in love with one of their own kind.
The gestures
Several searches done through functional MRIhave shown that dogs are capable of activating different areas of the brain intended for cognitive information processing.
To date we have the certainty that our furry four-legged friends are capable of trying at least six different emotions: joy, anger, fear, sadness, surprise and disgust. Just as they are capable of feeling negative emotions towards their own kind therefore, dogs can feel too strong feelings very attributable to falling in love. Among the most typical behaviors we find:
- Exchange of kisses on the muzzle, ears and eyes;
- Tail moving rapidly in a helix;
- Ears back;
- Search for physical contact like chest brushing;
- Little bows;
- They ran together;
- Track down prey together;
- Sniff together.
This type of courtship usually happens between male and female when there is big time complicitybut it can also happen between two animals of the same sex who have long had great affinities.
Furthermore, it is proven that this type of complicity is not reserved for one and only dog. There could be strong affinities and even “falling in love”. with multiple specimens at the same time.
Valentine’s Day with humans
These typical gestures of falling in love can also be intended for humans. If your dog licks you, wags its tail and seeks physical contact, it definitely means that experience immeasurable love towards you.
Returning to Valentine’s Day, so why not take the opportunity to give him a nice gift? Food, accessories or clothes, you have spoiled for choice.
Read also: How to spend Valentine’s Day with a dog or cat?