Pet their head, scritch they back, it’s all wiggles.
But rub they belly? Dead still. 50 yard stare.
My dog only “lets” me pet him how he wants. If he’s on his side and I put my hand on him, he’ll either roll over for belly pets or does a big stretch for chest scratches. Or nothing if he wants me to leave him alone.
And then other times he’ll come up to me on his own and flip over. That means he wants me to play his ribcage like washboard
My dog has allergies. He likes help scratching parts that are hard to reach, like his chest.
My cat loves getting belly rubs, no coercion possible there. Preferably higher at the ribcage though. This message does not represent all cats and I am not liable for any eyes, arms or face getting damaged.
One of my cats is also a lover of belly rubs, to the point that I joke about his belly being a trap again. When we snuggle and I wrap my arm around him, he’ll often adjust his hind legs so that my arm is sandwiched between them. He also sometimes wraps his front paws around my arm and pulls my hand in towards his belly.
By this measure, our dog is a cat as well…
My cat too. He’ll roll over to specifically ask for it. The other thing he likes is chin rubs and he’ll tilt his head up and look at me when he wants that.
This is anecdotal to just my dog but she seems to really like it. Once I start petting her, it’s only a matter of time before she rolls into her back. If she’s next to me in bed and I stop petting her belly, she does a little squirm/wiggle until I start again, it’s very cute until I mistakenly start petting her too early I the morning and then I’m not allowed to go back to sleep.
I used to have a dog that would “flap” her front paws when you stopped. Still probably the cutest thing I’ve seen in this mortal life
My dog does the stare when her belly is being rubbed, but she will writhe and paw at you obsessively to get your hand down to her belly in the first place regardless of whether rubbing her tummy for fifteen minutes straight was part of your daily plan or not.
My dog loved it, depends on the individual, same with cats.
Not all dogs wag their tail to indicate happiness, mostly it wags while they are anticipating something. My dog absolutely loves belly/neck scratches but will only wag her tail when I’m reaching like I’m going to do it. She stops while it is happening.
Consulted with my dog. Her answer is ‘yes’.
The consultation was half an hour ago and Im still rubbing her belly.
I miss getting high.
My cat also misses me getting high.
My dog is generally doing absolute max wiggle while I rub her tummy, though butt scratches are a clear favorite between the two so I think yes.
it depends on the dog
dogs have all sorts of personalities and likes/dislikes.
My dog loves it when people scratch and pet her butt…Annoys my dad to no end. I’ll be relaxed in the recliner and she’ll just rub my foot against her butt for a while cause she loves it so much.
So… like if we’re talking running her Buthole… that might the the gland acting up. She might need some relief. (Very stanky relief.)
That said, my bro’s muppet likes to have scriches delivered just above her tail.
Nah it’s the area behind her tail on her back she likes.
I agree with others. it depends on the dog. my dog really loves having a rear kneecap scratched. it like always itches her. and no she does not have a medical issue.
Did you just watch Absolutely Anything?
Did I watch anything? Or did I watch a show called Absolutely Anything?
If the latter, I’ve never heard of it
It’s a movie with a talking dog, in which the dog says something along the lines of “dogs don’t like belly rubs, they only get them because it makes humans happy” to which the human replies they only give them because dogs like it, and they argue over who likes it.
Hilarious, guess it’s required reading for the topic
Funny movie with Simon Pegg, written and directed by Terry Jones (of Monty Python). You can watch it on Tubi or Pluto.tv
Every dog I’ve ever had would do a little leggy kick thing whenever I’d scratch their tummy.
As soon as I walk in the room my dog will roll right over and fully expose her belly for those rubs.
I figure I like getting my belly rubbed so they probably do too.
