{"id":76853,"date":"2022-04-22T04:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T04:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-dog-obsessed-with-his-blanket\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T04:09:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T04:09:36","slug":"why-is-my-dog-obsessed-with-his-blanket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-dog-obsessed-with-his-blanket\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is my dog obsessed with his blanket?"},"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\/why-is-my-dog-obsessed-with-his-blanket\/#Why_is_my_dog_obsessed_with_his_blanket\" title=\"Why is my dog obsessed with his blanket?\">Why is my dog obsessed with his blanket?<\/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\/why-is-my-dog-obsessed-with-his-blanket\/#Do_dogs_like_blankets_when_they_sleep\" title=\"Do dogs like blankets when they sleep?\">Do dogs like blankets when they sleep?<\/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\/why-is-my-dog-obsessed-with-his-blanket\/#Why_is_my_dog_so_obsessed_with_blankets\" title=\"Why is my dog so obsessed with blankets?\">Why is my dog so obsessed with blankets?<\/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\/why-is-my-dog-obsessed-with-his-blanket\/#Why_does_my_dog_nibble_blankets_with_his_front_teeth\" title=\"Why does my dog nibble blankets with his front teeth?\">Why does my dog nibble blankets with his front teeth?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_dog_obsessed_with_his_blanket\"><\/span>Why is my dog obsessed with his blanket?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kneading a blanket and sucking on the blanket are behaviors that stem from early life. <b>Dogs find comfort in their mother&#8217;s nursing and these two behaviors are what dogs do when they want their mother&#8217;s milk. If your dog is grown and kneading or sucking, he might be doing this for comfort and it relaxes him.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_dogs_like_blankets_when_they_sleep\"><\/span>Do dogs like blankets when they sleep?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You are definitely your dog&#8217;s best friend, but a blanket is likely a close second. Whether wrapped in a warm bundle or pridefully parading their favorite fabric around the house, <b>dogs clearly love blankets and the reason why is more science than softness.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_dog_so_obsessed_with_blankets\"><\/span>Why is my dog so obsessed with blankets?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kneading a blanket and sucking on the blanket are behaviors that stem from early life. <b>Dogs find comfort in their mother&#8217;s nursing and these two behaviors are what dogs do when they want their mother&#8217;s milk. If your dog is grown and kneading or sucking, he might be doing this for comfort and it relaxes him.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_nibble_blankets_with_his_front_teeth\"><\/span>Why does my dog nibble blankets with his front teeth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why Do Dogs Nibble? Far and away, the main reason why your doggo nibbles you is simply <b>to show affection and to show that they trust you. Yes, if your dog is gently nibbling you or your clothes with their front teeth (incisors) like they are eating a corn on the cob, they are, in effect, grooming you.<\/b><\/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 Why is my dog obsessed with his blanket?Do dogs like blankets when they sleep?Why is my dog so obsessed with blankets?Why does my dog nibble blankets with his front teeth? Why is my dog obsessed with his blanket? Kneading a blanket and sucking on the blanket are behaviors that stem from early&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"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":[],"class_list":["post-76853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76853"}],"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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}