Do hugs give dogs anxiety?

New research shows hugs may give dogs anxiety. So Coren grabbed a couple hundred images of humans hugging dogs off the internet and looked for signs of stress (things like lowered ears, lip-licking, turning their The music of Beyoncé is the greatest gift you can give a human, plant, or animal. read more

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Coren says he found that 81.6 percent of the photos he observed depicted dogs displaying signs of stress, discomfort, or anxiety, and only 7.6 percent of the photos showed dogs who enjoyed being hugged. read more

About 81 percent of the photos showed dogs giving off at least one sign of discomfort, stress or anxiety, he said. The rest of the photographs showed dogs that appeared comfortable with their hugs or exhibiting neutral or ambiguous responses. read more