Adorable Dog Insists On Petting Other Dogs At Daycare, And The Confused Pups Just Accept It
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Dogs behave in the cutest ways. We already saw that with one doggo that went viral because she finds the fluffiest dogs in daycare so she can nap on them. Another canine who became an internet sensation is Ruby, a German shorthaired pointer that shows her affection for other dogs by petting them!
Ruby goes to The Den Doggy Daycare in Burlington, Ontario, together with her brother Miles. It was there that the owner of one of the other dogs noticed Ruby’s strange but adorable behavior a few months ago.
“She does it every time she is in. We think she wants attention!” dog Lexy’s owner Alanah Lorraine told the Dodo about Ruby petting and patting other pets at the daycare. Scroll down for Bored Panda’s interview with Spencer from The Den Doggy Daycare.
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When one woman filmed Ruby the dog petting other dogs, her video instantly became popular on the internet
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Even the very popular We Rate Dogs Twitter account shared the news about Ruby
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According to Spencer from The Den Doggy Daycare, Ruby pets other dogs almost every single time that she comes to daycare. “She usually starts with her brother Miles and as the other dogs in daycare start to chill out, she will get to work on them as well. Miles doesn’t seem interested in giving pets, just receiving.”
“We think it started with trying to get Miles’ attention or to play with him and just evolved from there, most of her friends at daycare don’t mind and see it as her playing with them,” Spencer told us.
People couldn’t get enough of Ruby petting other dogs!
Image credits: Alanah Lorraine
Image credits: Alanah Lorraine
He also pointed out that they’re the only daycare in Burlington that offers free roam indoor/outdoor daycare. “For the last 3 years, we have won the award from the Burlington Post for Best Doggy Daycare. Our staff that work with the dogs are the absolute backbone of our service and are amazing with the dogs, we could never do this without the team we have.”
“We are so grateful to see everyone enjoying the video Alanah made and now everyone gets to experience the happiness dogs like Ruby bring us every day,” Spencer added.
Image credits: Alanah Lorraine
Image credits: Alanah Lorraine
The other best boys and girls at the doggy daycare often seem confused, befuddled, and bewildered by Ruby’s actions. Their reactions are priceless! However, they still seem to enjoy Ruby petting them with her paw.
“Most dogs aren’t bothered by it and just let it happen,” Alanah said. She started filming Ruby’s interesting way of showing her love for others every time she saw it happen.
Then, she compiled all of the clips together and posted the video on TikTok where it got more than 620.4k views and over 144.8k likes at the time of writing. The video was also shared by the incredibly popular We Rate Dogs Twitter account and got 7.7 million more views!
According to Alanah, she thought that the video would be adorable. However, she never imagined that it would be as popular as it is.
When dogs paw at each other and their owners, this can mean a lot of things. For instance, they might want attention or for others to play with them. Also, doggos can start pawing when they need something else, like food and they’re trying to “subtly” get your attention.
But, at the end of the day, the explanation can be simple: dogs are pack animals, they want to feel connected to others, so they reached out with their paws to touch other dogs and people.
People absolutely loved the video!
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Here’s how some other internet users reacted to the video
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Sister Ruby, dog evangelist, driving out impure thoughts of promiscuous butt sniffing.
This is more likely to be dominance behavior than "petting." Look at the other dogs' reactions- submissive behavior instead of dog affection, which is licking the face or mouth, a whole-butt-tail wag, smiles or grins with round, relaxed eyes or that happy squint, leaning against each other or play wrestling.
This kind of anthropomorphism can result in very dangerous situations where we think an animal is communicating one thing but really means another thing altogether.
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I love dogs and as much as I want to believe that his one is "petting" the other dogs, I don't think he is. When a dog places his paw on you, for example, he is asserting ownership. Maybe true when he does it to dogs?
How did a dog communicate his feelings to you? How did you arrived at this particular, specific conclusion?
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Doesn't that just mean they feel like the boss dog like Renee says? I thought it is a sign of dominance. Being taller/higher, is a dominance thing, as is standing over another. Also, humans raise their hand often to tell dogs to stay, or wait. I am not convinced at all that this is petting.
You're right but he's not exhibiting any dominance in his body language to other dogs. He is sitting down, which is a submissive act, and his head is often lowered, also very submissive. Yes, dogs do put their paws on other dogs to show dominance, but they are usually standing and they have their heads high. Dominance pawing consists of them usually pushing the other dog down with their paw in a pretty deliberate act, with some force behind it. This dog is just kind of putting his paw pretty gingerly on other dogs, and he even misses one with the paw. If I had to guess, he is copying what he sees humans do, or he wants attention of some kind from the other dogs.
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Iggy Pop once did a song like that! :-) Just _like_ like it, not same as. :-S :-D
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this can also be understood to be "the laying on of paws".... part of the healing process...
Ruby and Miles are my puppers!! Please follow them @ruby_and_miles I cannot even believe how my girl has become an internet star literally overnight! 😂🤣🤯❤️
idk bout u guys but i make random gibberish names for cute dogs so here goes... OMG WHAT A LITTLE NOOSTAH BOODER OODLE DOO SNIGGY WIGGY BABY!
Sister Ruby, dog evangelist, driving out impure thoughts of promiscuous butt sniffing.
This is more likely to be dominance behavior than "petting." Look at the other dogs' reactions- submissive behavior instead of dog affection, which is licking the face or mouth, a whole-butt-tail wag, smiles or grins with round, relaxed eyes or that happy squint, leaning against each other or play wrestling.
This kind of anthropomorphism can result in very dangerous situations where we think an animal is communicating one thing but really means another thing altogether.
Load More Replies... I love dogs and as much as I want to believe that his one is "petting" the other dogs, I don't think he is. When a dog places his paw on you, for example, he is asserting ownership. Maybe true when he does it to dogs?
How did a dog communicate his feelings to you? How did you arrived at this particular, specific conclusion?
Load More Replies... Doesn't that just mean they feel like the boss dog like Renee says? I thought it is a sign of dominance. Being taller/higher, is a dominance thing, as is standing over another. Also, humans raise their hand often to tell dogs to stay, or wait. I am not convinced at all that this is petting.
You're right but he's not exhibiting any dominance in his body language to other dogs. He is sitting down, which is a submissive act, and his head is often lowered, also very submissive. Yes, dogs do put their paws on other dogs to show dominance, but they are usually standing and they have their heads high. Dominance pawing consists of them usually pushing the other dog down with their paw in a pretty deliberate act, with some force behind it. This dog is just kind of putting his paw pretty gingerly on other dogs, and he even misses one with the paw. If I had to guess, he is copying what he sees humans do, or he wants attention of some kind from the other dogs.
Load More Replies... Iggy Pop once did a song like that! :-) Just _like_ like it, not same as. :-S :-D
Load More Replies... this can also be understood to be "the laying on of paws".... part of the healing process...
Ruby and Miles are my puppers!! Please follow them @ruby_and_miles I cannot even believe how my girl has become an internet star literally overnight! 😂🤣🤯❤️
idk bout u guys but i make random gibberish names for cute dogs so here goes... OMG WHAT A LITTLE NOOSTAH BOODER OODLE DOO SNIGGY WIGGY BABY!
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