Ways Puppies Show Love

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1. Puppies show love by wagging their tails. Considered a “distance decreasing signal,” a puppy tail wag often invites you to come closer and begs for attention.

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2. Licking is another sign of puppy love. Slurping your hands and aiming a smooch at your eyes or mouth is a canine declaration that you are in tune with your puppy. This

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3. Leaps are messages of love from puppies. Jumping up is an action with an aim to lick at your face—a proper doggy greeting.

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4. Puppies love by rolling over. Showing the tummy puts puppies in a vulnerable position that declares trust and affection.

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5. Shaking paws is another way puppies give love. Dogs often offer a paw before they roll over and they paw your leg to ask for attention.

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6. Crawling into your lap is common with puppies as they crave contact with you. It is a sign of deep affection and trust, in addition to leaning against you or resting across your feet.

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7. When puppies nap with you, they are showing great trust by falling asleep on your lap.

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8. Believe it or not, puppies love by wetting the floor. This is different than urine marking. Even when pups understand potty training basics,

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9. Puppies love by chewing your stuff. They target certain objects because they smell like their most beloved person—you.

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