How Not to Greet a Dog
We recently happened upon Lili Chin’s blog detailing the charming minutiae of life with her Boston, Boogie, (a video of his unwavering, single-minded focus on a tree containing a squirrel is funny, at least for we dog people, in its universalness; snaps of her pup cuddled into his new bed, adorable) and came across Lili’s hilariously spot-on illustration of how NOT to greet a dog that we just had to share. Lili also has a Doggie Drawing project, in which she does custom pet portraits with 20 percent from each commission going to Boston Terrier rescue. We can think of more than a few people who would be delighted to receive a custom illustration as a gift. Check out her dog blog at boogiebt.com and her Doggie Drawing project at doggiedrawings.net.
1. DON’T lean over the dog & stick your hand in his face
2. DON’T lean over the dog & stick your hand on top of his head
3. DON’T grab or hug him
4. DON’T stare him in the eye (This is an adversarial gesture)
5. DON’T squeal or shout in his face
6. DON’T grab his head and kiss it (This is an invasion of space)
The Correct Way:
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