This week we’ve been looking at the fun idea of dog love languages and how they correspond to different breed groups. Obviously, this is just for fun, but the idea behind it is the same as with people. Just like you and I have a love language, a way that cues to us that we are being loved dogs also have preferences for how they want to engage with their people to feel loved. In relationships, it’s important for partners to understand each other’s love languages, and the same is true in our relationship with our dogs. For the full breakdown check out Dog Love Languages.
What are your dog’s main love languages? What are the things that you enjoy most doing with your dog? Are these things aligned or are they a bit different?
Give your dog more of what they want
When you are looking to spend more quality time with your dog, or just wanting to be more intentional in your daily life, it’s important to know what you want, and what your dog wants. A lot of conflict or challenges in people’s relationships and daily lives with their dogs come down to a mismatch of expectations in how you and your dog will spend quality time together aka mismatched love languages. For example, if you have a high drive active dog…
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