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Read more: https://www.popsci.com/article/science/why-does-my-dog-kick-when-i-scratch-his-belly/
TIL that most dogs might not like the feeling of those leg kicking belly scratches. It is a safety reflex, much like how our brain protects us from pain. Or like the reflex when the doctor checks your knees. When we constantly activate those nerves on dogs, it might actually be irritation for them.
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My now deceased dog loved that stuff, I’d stop and he’d growl at me until I did it again, little shit liked being tickled or whatever that is.
To be clear, he didn’t die from being tickled, he died of old age..
“might”
but its also a sign of submission, here are my most vulnerable bits exposed, to you, my overlord.
Some dogs roll over and beg for it
My pup loves it, actively pulls my hand to his belly when I dare to stop
Love of attention meets overstimulation. Like that cat that begs to be petted, but nips when it becomes too much rather than running away.
A cat, on the other hand, won’t hesitate to let you know just how irritating it is!
Just like some people don’t like to be tickled. This is not news. Holy fuck is the internet making us dumber?
I went to this dog park and there was a Bassett Hound that was pretty old, it wouldn’t run and play with the other dogs. What it did do was walk up to the owners lie on it’s back and wait for belly rubs.