wolfq writes:
Nebo never wanted to be cuddled either. He'd freak out and claw/bite me if I tried to hold him at all. He still doesn't like to be held down for too long, but now he'll come and sit his big butt in my lap
I'm having a similar issue with my Collie puppy. He'd much rather
be playing than cuddling, so he struggles when I hold him and
pet him. If what he loves best is playing, I can adjust my cuddle
expectations, but I do need to be able to hold and handle him.
So what I've been doing is picking him up and holding him and
the moment he stops struggling, I set him down. That way he
associates being calm in my arms with getting what he wants,
which is to be on the floor playing. It really seems to be working.
He's struggling less and when I do hold him now, he noses me in
my ear and on my nose, in what I'm interpreting to be his way of
showing affection.

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