{"id":6468,"date":"2022-03-25T06:35:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-intentionally-wink\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T06:35:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:35:30","slug":"do-dogs-intentionally-wink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-intentionally-wink\/","title":{"rendered":"Do dogs intentionally wink?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-intentionally-wink\/#Do_dogs_intentionally_wink\" title=\"Do dogs intentionally wink?\">Do dogs intentionally wink?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-intentionally-wink\/#Should_I_wink_back_at_my_dog\" title=\"Should I wink back at my dog?\">Should I wink back at my dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-intentionally-wink\/#Why_does_my_dog_stare_and_blink_at_me\" title=\"Why does my dog stare and blink at me?\">Why does my dog stare and blink at me?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-intentionally-wink\/#How_do_you_tell_a_dog_you_love_them\" title=\"How do you tell a dog you love them?\">How do you tell a dog you love them?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_dogs_intentionally_wink\"><\/span>Do dogs intentionally wink?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Dogs can wink intentionally or involuntarily, depending on the circumstances. While dog winking can be cute and harmless, it may also indicate health issues. We all know that dogs, just like humans, make facial expressions.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_wink_back_at_my_dog\"><\/span>Should I wink back at my dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>If you wink a lot at your dog, they may pick up this behavior and repeat it back to you. Imitation behavior is more apparent when there is more than one dog in your home, younger dogs will follow the lead of the older dog. Imitation behavior can be beneficial when training new behaviors in dogs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_stare_and_blink_at_me\"><\/span>Why does my dog stare and blink at me?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The opposite of a stare: an affable blink! <b>Dogs blink as a way to appease and display FRIENDLY eye contact. A blink is a negotiating tool that dogs use to tell others I come in peace, I mean no harm! It is a way for dogs to show that they are relaxed in their environment, and demonstrate non-threatening intent.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_tell_a_dog_you_love_them\"><\/span>How do you tell a dog you love them?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>5 Ways to Tell Your Dog You Love Him<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Rub His Ears. Instead of patting your pup on the top of the head, try giving him a gentle rub behind the ears.  <\/li>\n<li>Lean on Him. Has your dog ever pressed up against your legs or leaned into you while you were sitting together?  <\/li>\n<li>Gaze Softy Into His Eyes.  <\/li>\n<li>Have Fun Together.  <\/li>\n<li>Snuggle.<\/li>\n<p>5 Jul 2020<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Do dogs intentionally wink?Should I wink back at my dog?Why does my dog stare and blink at me?How do you tell a dog you love them? Do dogs intentionally wink? Dogs can wink intentionally or involuntarily, depending on the circumstances. While dog winking can be cute and harmless, it may also indicate&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6468"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}