Do you get annoyed when people talk with their mouths full? Do you get irritated when a friend calls you by an old nickname that you'd like to forget? Or do you have a pet peeve with your roommate or significant other who constantly leaves old food in the refrigerator? There are little things friends and family members can do that can irritate and annoy us. No ones perfect, right?

But what if you were in a position where you couldn't tell someone something that bugged you. So in turn, they CONSTANTLY repeated the annoying behavior? It would probably drive you crazy.

See, unlike humans who can “hey, can you not do that please?”, our dogs must rely on non-verbal communication to try to get the message across to us. But, sometimes we just don't get it. Or maybe we do, but we don't give it enough thought to change what we're doing.

Stop that.

If you want your pup to be happy you need to pay attention to their cues. Does he hate being hugged? He'll show you by licking his lips, pulling away, and diverting his gaze.

Do you tell him to get off the couch, but sometimes feel like snuggling and allow it? Remember, he's not a human. He's not going to understand “ok.. just this once“. You might think you're being nice, but you're really just getting sending him mixed messages and for a dog, that's hella confusing.

Wanna know how you're annoying your doggy? Head over to the next page and we'll share 11 behaviors that dog parents need to STOP IMMEDIATELY.  

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