Does your dog love you??

[Cookiebaker]

And please describe what "love" means to you.

I'm not sure if Malone loves me or not. If he runs off, he doesn't come back because he loves me, and wants to see me. He comes back because I'm holding a cookie in my hand. And on nights when he sleeps on the bed with us, he hates it when I put my hand on him. He has never really been very snuggly or cuddly. But, on the other hand, when I get home from work, he is very wiggly and kissy and happy to see me. And if I get upset, it doesn't bother him at all.

Emerson, though, truly responds to me, and loves to be snuggled and cuddled. When he is on the bed at night, he lays as close as he can to me. He reacts to my tone of voice, and if I'm the least bit upset, he is right there trying to make me feel better. Overall he tries very had to please me.

What about your pups? Is one more affectionate than the other?? Would you say that they "love" you???

I'm just curious.

[BCBlondie]

Megan loves me sooooo much lol. She's got seperation anxiety now (she didn't when she was younger) and has to be with me 24/7. She's even in my bed every night. She loooooooves to lick me and play with me. Megan's always where I am, and if she wanders off, she comes running back as fast as she can when I call her. She also completely understands me... every word I say, she understands. When I left for camp last summer, she was very depressed and wouldn't eat anything for three days. She's extreeemely loyal. If you'd see her with me, you'd know that she really does love me. It makes me feel really special and honored to have such a wonderful, sweet, loyal friend like her.

(Speaking of Megan... she's under my chair now )

Edit:
As with my other dogs.. I don't really know..
Sesh really likes attention and he's very comfortable living with us and he really trusts us.
Miksy... I think he does lol.. but he's gotten more distant as he's aged. He still enjoys attention and stuff though and he's always listened really well.
Monica loves any human that gives her attention.

[MariaM]

Hmm, well personally, I think it depends on the dog. I am sure Emerson and Malone BOTH love you, but they are different. Some dogs you can love, whereas others, can be your soulmate. Lots of people I know, had lots of dogs throughout their life and had one that was special. (well...of course they all are!)

I am sure Major loves me, but he never comes to me either, unless I have a biscuit. He doesn't like getting on my lap at all, and he doesn't cuddle. Sometime, if we both sit on the porch, I can get close enough to wrap my arm around him. That's it though, no farther. He used to sleep on my lap, now he can't fit, and doesn't really want to. It could be because when I was sitting he would jump on me and I'd get up and leave, so he might not want to get to close in fear of me leaving.

Do you understand what I'm trying to say? I mean, both dogs love you, but all dogs are different. Some dogs are more stubborn than others, while some don't have any 'pride'. I guess its sort of like siblings. I love my brother Michael and am always trying to make him happy. I am sure he loves me just as much, but never shows it. My sister is REALLY nice to me, and always shows me she loves me in things she does. However, I LOVE her, but don't always show it in the same way as I do Michael or she does me.

[Toller 42]

I am pretty sure they all love me, but Tango more so than the others.

Tango and I seem to have a great relationship, she usually listens to me and she always follows me around. I NEVER have to carry treats with me to get her to come back if she is playing and running around with other dogs. If she hears my voice she's right beside me even if I don't call her, when I go to a friends house and come home she gets crazy and wags her tail somuch she can barely walk! my parents have told me that whenever I leave without her she stresses and yips and cries for about 45 minutes. If someone wants to play with her and I don't go with them she will just stand there and wait for me tosay it's okay to go with them, when I take her for walks and let her run around in a feild I don't even have to call her, all I do is walk away and she'll come running! Tango is only 1 year old so it's not as if she is extremely well trained, but she is a really great dog to have around! she also loves to cuddle with me, at bed-time she knows she is not supposed to come on my bed so she lays her head down on my bed and looks at me with such a cute face because she wants to be with me all the time.

[Kfamr]

I personally think Simba and Nala love me.

I don't know how to describe their love.. to me there's no words to describe it. Irreplaceable maybe.. but that's no way to explain it to you.


They'd chose me over a plate of steaks.


Kiara on the other hand... although we've only had her for about 5 days or so now, I cannot step without her being right there. she follows me 24/7.. Even if she's in the living room and I go to another room for a few seconds.
I've often asked my parents to "watch her" while I go to the restroom or a different room, but I end up saying "nevermind" because she's right there following behind me.

[KYS]

My dogs are crazy about me.

Rocky is a love bug, follows me around and loves
to touch me. Sheba is very independent, but
in her older years she too has become quite
affectionate and has to be near me.
She even gives me kisses.

I am sure Malone loves you very much.
Some dogs are just more independent than others
and have their own unique personalities.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Sadie is totally crazy about me. She cuddles with me, gives me kisses, we play together, she deffineatley loves me, and I love her so much.

[Cookiebaker]

Originally posted by KYS
I am sure Malone loves you very much.
Some dogs are just more independent than others
and have their own unique personalities.

Ya know, I think you hit the nail on the head. It never really occurred to me. It's an independance issue, not really a love issue. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Aspen and Misty]

Connor is a yes. I have never had a dog do facial expression like he does. he acctually raises his cheek bones under his eyes and his lips curl into a smile and his WHOLE butt goes. If I am on the couch he is up thre with me. If I am on the floor he is on my lap. Etc. etc. he never leaves my side.

If I judge weither Nova loved me or not on weither she cuddled it would be a big fat NOPE. BUT, I honestly beleave that if someone broke into the house right now Nova would be the first dog to attack the intruder to protect me. She is the first dog to coem when I truly need them. If we are outside and she is loose, would she come? NOPE. If I was home alone and I thought someone was down the hallway and wanted a dog to come with me would she come, YES. She shows her love other ways though. I've never had anyone look at me the way she looks at me. I can't even explain in words the way I feel about her.

But, if you asked me who loved me more? I would have to say Nova, she may not show it in the ways alot of people want (cuddling etc.) but she shows it in other ways.

Ashley

[Dogz]

I am sure all of our dogs love us in different ways, if you know what i mean. Each dog just looks at us a bit differently than the other.

Digger- He really loves my dad. My dad spent the most time with him when he was younger. Now that he is older, I have been spending more time with him. He loves my dad to peices still, and would do anything in the world for him. But, I feel that we have connected over the years that I have been spending more time with him. I feel that our love has grown tremendously.

Prince- Yes, he loves me as much as I love him. I can tell. He looks at me in that way that says, "Oh, I love you so much." I give him the same look back. He knows how I am feeling, as I do with him. All he wants to do is make me happy. If I am sad, he is sad. If he is sad, I am sad. That type of thing. Our bond is so close. True love.

Chubby- Well, actually Chubby and I never actually bonded as close as Prince and I did. I would have to say that Chubby "loves" everyone. He is such a cuddley dog, and he wants to be as close to you as possible. His face is never within an inch of your face. I can tell that he has grown to love me more than he used to, but it just isn't quite the same as it is with Prince.

Otis- Boy oh boy. Does this dog know how to love? Really, he loves me, my mom, and my dad. You would never suspect it though. Mainly, he wants what he wants and he will do whatever he can to get just that. He "loves" the person who does what he wants. Kay said that Simba and Nala would choose her over a steak. Not something you would say with Otis!

[jazzcat]

Although Disney doesn't really make me feel very loved by her I know that in her special way she does love me. The main reason I know that I must matter to her is because she looks for me when I'm gone. If my husband comes in without me he says Disney will almost go crazy looking for me and will wait at the door for a long time before giving up.

I think that is kind of odd because when I'm home she really doesn't pay much attention to me and she hates to be held or even petted much but she does seem to always want to be in whichever room I'm in.

I miss my RB Pepper. As my mom said, he worshipped me. Truth is I worshipped him too.

[tikeyas_mom]

umm does this explain it???





I like to think that she does love me, considering she freaks out and gets VERY bad anxiety when I am gone..

[molucass]

Bailee loves my mom a lot, but she actually just likes people in general... I care about her, but she gets on my nerves, and I think she knows it... Shes wayyyy too high strung for me (and for Felony)... Our personalities don't mesh well together.

Molly prefers my mom, but if my mom isn't home, she will come get in my lap.... and she won't listen to my mom when she tells her to go outside. When I say "Molly get outside", she obeys immediately. She has also taken to sleeping in my room or sometimes in my bed now... She used to sleep in my moms bed every night, but when we say "Time for bed", she goes upstairs to my room now. I think Molly loves everyone in my family... except for my sister, but my sister is mean.... so I understand... =P

Annie definitely does... she follows me everywhere I go, listens to everything I say, and generally just wants to be near me. My mom says that she whines for me at the door when I leave and don't bring her with me... When I say "I love you" to Annie, she gives me kisses on my cheek. She's such a sweet, mellow dog, and I couldn't imagine my life with out my lil' red cuddle bug!

Felony does as well.. He's my baby boy!!! He's too big to fit in my lap now, so when I sit in one of the chairs, he comes and puts his paws up on me and leaves his back feet on the ground... On the couch he gets as close to me as he can get. He lays his head down and kisses me, and etc. He sleeps with me every night, and he has to have some part of his body touching mine or he won't go to sleep... I guess he wants to make sure that if I get up, he does too. When I go to another room, I can hardly walk without tripping over him, because he has to be right there with me, everywhere I go... He's very calm, just like me, so like with Annie, we get along very well with each other...

I love my children!

[heinz57_79]

I know my kids love me. Chloe has always been MY dog. She comes to me when she gets a pricker in her paw. She comes to me when she's not feeling well. I always have to be in her line of sight.

Charlie loves everyone. But when I was going thru a hard time a couple years ago, he'd sleep with me every night, sharing my pillow. He'd come over, put his head on my tummy and look at me with that look that says "Hey, everything will be ok mom!"

And the puppies, they love me too. I have 2 shadows with me every where I go. And when they come and sit with me and look at me with those big brown eyes, it just melts my heart!

[swimma253]

Meeka loves me very much. NOw she is not a snuggly dog either... she does not like to be picked up... or hugged. But she does love you to pet her. And she loves to play. If you are in a different room than her watching tv... she will come from the other room and sleep by your feet because she just wants to be with you. Pretty much I think she loves me!