The Right Way to Pet a Dog

Yes, there are dos and don'ts for petting your own dog and dogs you meet on the street. Trainer Mikkel Becker explains what kinds of strokes are likely to soothe, aggravate or even potentially alarm a dog.
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[@valensmann]

I love that she acted so natural during the whole video!

[@JustinCrediblename]

lol

[@crustyrata7032]

I'm crying 😂

[@Quaporu]

Yeah natural

[@larrybigmanson6067]

She sounds like she is getting threatened by a gun

[@mangorat5380]

Larry Bigmanson 💀💀💀💀💀

[@pavelkonovalov2210]

i tried this on my brother and he screamed

[@SilliestCrusader]

Pavel Konovalov wth I GIVE THAT A BIG XD LIKE

[@PurpXOXO]

@@SilliestCrusader wasn't that funny

[@toomanydestinations5034]

fuck the guy that said my name You sound miserable, I laughed. Everyone is free to have their own opinion tho so you can keep making negative comments 👍🏻

[@Thebrownhose]

@Pratham Rai shaking my head my head?

[@user-xs1pp9oi5z]

@@PurpXOXO it was funny alright

[@ccynae]

did anyone else notice that she stayed in the same spot the whole video legs and all smiling😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jadenscott8047]

XD

[@discodogdoesvids2240]

Çÿñåé was here XD

[@sakshamsinghkarateinstitut9630]

Hii

[@CircumstancesNeverMatter]

She didn't move an inch! 😂😂😂

[@444kizzez]

she looks like she gon fall off the couch LMAO

[@hopefox1318]

My next door neighbours who own two dogs, often invite me to their house but I never knew how to properly pet dogs because I grew up with cats. This video was very informative and at a nice slow pace. Thank you for such a good video!

[@veecatsu7096]

Scratch into the skin 1:40 *staring into our souls*

[@feelthunder123]

Man she be telling her plan how to destroy humanity

[@sewbro910]

She's like a robot.

[@TomasLonga]

She IS a robot.

[@nou780]

Detroit: Become Human

[@Jongen.]

The first almost real human robot.

[@kotic79]

Looks like she's reading her lines from afar

[@Jxl.S0cal]

Mark zuckerberg 2.0

[@GetToThePointAlready]

I don't know what's more interesting, the dog trying to leave, or the blatant android trying to act like a human.

[@olitheballer]

She memorized a script

[@Markd315]

Or a teleprompter. And there are cuts so not necessarily all at once.

[@olitheballer]

All for a pet video lol

[@DucatiQueen]

iFuu no, she's a frikking Robot

[@olitheballer]

D90Girl True.

[@lenks0]

Try making a video like this. You don't have to show it to anyone. Memorizing is not a bad way. Doing it 10 times until you've basically memorized it is not bad either. This is how amateurs have to do it.

[@arcyletagab]

watching this eventho i have no dog lol

[@purplelemoncake9433]

same!

[@soontobeold]

same here lol hahahahh

[@arcyletagab]

The Pussy Diaries im against cannibalism but oh well ʘ‿ʘ

[@sapphophagus]

ayy namjoon

[@JannatC]

Rough Moan hahah same here!

[@pinkypie5161]

Notice how she isn't letting the dog Leave

[@marcjacoba.suralvo5308]

no shit

[@tvjam428]

can’t give it a massage when it’s running away, he can run free when they’re done recording

[@Henry-yf2np]

@@tvjam428exactly

[@K9River]

Good stuff. I'd like to add that when petting, instead of petting in a manner that pulls on the dog, pet in a manner that pushes on the dog. Pulling on the dog, even inadvertently, can catch a dog off-guard. Dogs also tend to have an oppositional reflex to physical force. If you push, the dog won't feel threatened and will often push against your petting (an oppositional reflex), which happily brings the dog closer to you. Having a dog approach you of it's own accord instead of forcing it in closer is much more comfortable for it.

[@puppy8189]

She is absolutely correct I have a dog named Lucky he is a golden retriever and when people patted him he would bark or move away so I thought my friends and my family how to pat him correctly i watched this video to help and it surprisingly worked thankyou so much for this !

[@sam-v]

my procrastination gained another level

[@NoraCGVK]

7 years later, how are you now?

[@ItsSalmonDean]

​@@NoraCGVK How are *you* ?

[@lethalbacon7006]

She looks and talks like a robot

[@TheProAer]

Lethal Bacon yea a hawt robot

[@nish7023]

@@TheProAer dude she has kids

[@janehyden1652]

ALL THAT BACON U EAT CAUSE YOUR BRAIN TO BE LOADED WITH WAY TOO MUCH FAT.

[@Thebrownhose]

@@nish7023 lol 2 years ago 😂😂

[@nish7023]

@@Thebrownhose lmao almost got a dog last time I commented and I'm in the same situation now lets hope I can pull through and get the dog fr this time

[@zhin13]

Bruh even an AI at the current technology would act less robotic than here

[@Leogregoire11]

best dog peting video ever... heavy breathing .. dog crying in the background

[@discodogdoesvids2240]

Leo Gregoire Lol

[@victormai3218]

0:15 she’s talking like we have cats lol

[@joksizantos7520]

I bet if that dog bite her, she wont react and kept saying the script

[@Teneab]

Lol

[@alexandragonzalez2978]

She looks like a robot during the whole time😆

[@veryoriginal6790]

Evie bot

[@Iluvrocket]

0:47 BEHOLD BRUCE he gazes into your soul

[@boba.7307]

My doggo loves it all over his face he just smiles and wags his tail

[@giggles2302]

Thank you! I see so much dog patting and I feel sorry for the dogs. I've thought, that can't feel good. I thought that to a dog, it can't feel like affection, but like little hits. Glad you're telling people that dogs don't like pats, and glad that you're telling people what dogs actually do like. I've found that some dogs enjoy their chests scratched. My grandmother had a St Bernard who LOOOVED her chest scratched! Shed sit up with her front paws on me somehow (resting on my bent forearms, or resting on my tummy), and she'd let me go to town giving her long scratches up and down her chest. Boy oh boy, she loved it! I'd do it only if she indicated she wanted it. My mom would teach us, "Gently, gently" when it came to dog petting. She wouldn't pet dogs unless they came to her, and taught us to wait as well. Always listen to you mom, lol. :)

[@Nxn3ng]

me: *squeezes dogs face and saying kOOcHi kOochI koO*

[@name8731]

Probably the most important video on the internet

[@apictureoffunction]

My dog loves being pet on the head, she'll curl up next to me and start to fall asleep when I'm slowly petting her head

[@NOTSUSPICIOUS]

You're a good owner

[@2sup537]

She’s a bloody legend to make this video is just comedy and the way she acts half like a robot at the camera I’m not a hater it’s amazing

[@srilakshana9664]

That smile at the end omg

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

Very useful information. Most people assume they know how to pet a dog.

[@vrowepeaked1162]

1:47 "is more likely to get ur dog excited" *as it yawn's*

[@petersteiner993]

Thanks for the video! Stroking on the back is okay, right?

[@Kaelnuh]

She looks like Siri if she were a person.

[@propertutorials4281]

very helpful! thank you for the tips. We needed to research this for a project

[@bizzarrogeorge]

My brother's pit mix, who I'm playing and training everyday for 5-7 hours while he's at work, gets a firm, two handed slow massage where I move the skin on his sides up and down. He sits on my foot as I do this, and I will stop after a minute to ensure he wants it or is just tolerating it. As soon as I stop he will spin around and whimper, and then sit right back down on my foot and I'll repeat for a few minutes. He also tells me when he wants his hind legs massaged by coming up and turning away, with his rear facing me. He will turn his head as I do this and attempt to lick my face, so I'll lean in and let him get my neck, as I don't want his tongue on my face. If I stop after a minute, the same thing happens- whimper, spin towards me to get my attention, followed by a reposition to continue the hind leg massage. When he really is in doggie heaven, he will lean forward at a sharp angle. If I stop, whimper, spin, get my eye contact, reposition. If I just scratch him lightly, he will tolerate shortly, walk away, then return presenting the part of his body he wants massaged, not scratched. Yet I can't find any videos where dog trainers or vets talk about this technique and these two areas. Am I dog sitting a rare bird??

[@karansingh-op7zd]

You need to blink. Please blink. JUST DO IT. OMG😲😧. She didn't blink at all.

[@BobaT__]

I did not know they don't like getting patted and that I shouldn't pack if they are submissive on the back. great video!

[@dachshund_gaming]

I’m likin’ the look of Bruce! Quite the little boy

[@yeah_i_likeCartoons]

Thanks. As a lifelong cat owner, I was never sure how to pet a dog correctly

[@jgsmile1331]

What a cute pug! Thanks for the info.

[@vrowepeaked1162]

That dog is a real cutie

[@LostSoul6318.]

Gentle stroking..she smiles 😂😂😂

[@hithere9495]

She’s a good girl

[@Oliver-qk3rh]

This helped me out alot

[@tako_shop]

My husky literally does not care where you pet him, as long as you're petting him!

[@gingereaves4097]

All 4 of my dogs (2 dobermans, an Australian Shepherd mix, and an Italian Greyhound mix) would maneuver my hand so that I would pet and rub their head, so some dogs do like their head petted. They also liked me to scratch them behind their ears and rub their bellies.

[@n2bfw884]

I started petting dogs and cats this way and I can tell they like it better.

[@jonah8a393]

We all love Bruce😊

[@dakotawoods6765]

OMG!!! SOOOOO CUTE!! I looooove pugs!

[@notarmchairhistorian7779]

This is how I would imagine aliens would make instructional videos for humans...

[@sheyannbertschinger]

Thank you! My dog doesn't seem to prefer my petting to the rest of my family's and it turns out I'm doing a lot of this stuff

[@mr.sundar8220]

The most consistent actor I've ever seen.

[@musicproject4161]

Thank you

[@Quaporu]

Bruh she is a cyborg

[@andrewdamon-smith2974]

good job bruce!

[@sweettea-ms7ex]

Your smile made me feel uneasy

[@alphazeroseven]

Thank you.

[@opalbogar1908]

Her face said 😀 at the end

[@radhaviraniandkrutika5104]

Thanks

[@MaryAnnSweetAngel]

I have a dog. My dream is to see snow , experience autumn, see the northlights and become a professional dog petter.

[@deepakh590]

She is staring into our souls😂

[@raveenatandon5566]

thanks a ton for this!!!!!

[@iwantthis5200]

Raveena Tandon same my dog did not like me petting him but know he does and he is relaxed

[@nikhilsaif3473]

I am scared of dogs . But I still like their loyalty . Is there anyway to overcome my fear

[@albertstelletell53]

Thank u great information a happy pup is where its at!

[@clayton2500]

Found this in my watch later 7 years later

[@felixhover2065]

Thanks now my dog looks very happy

[@DrowSworn]

Is this a green screen? She didnt move

[@danielleh765]

Hessss so cute!!!

[@FrostyLosty]

This video made me sneeze

[@duane1063]

This maybe an obvious question... When petting very low on her back she kinda sticks her back or butt in the air and burries her face in the covers?

[@rylxn_gs_]

I was dared to watch this 10/10 would watch again

[@mridulbiswas2742]

She is like fun with flag🤣🤣 Sheldon Cooper show

[@MisterMikeTexas]

I've had dogs lean right by my side wagging their tale when I vigorously rubbed them back and forth. Some seem to respond to hugs positively, others don't seem to care for them.

[@al123_72]

I’m a child but mostly when I pet a dogs back and on the top of the head, they love it.

[@Teneab]

Hi child! im dave! Nice name you got there!

[@achillesgaden2972]

she robotic

[@miaobrien2021]

Mikkel and Bruce both seem very nice! Good video:)

[@shibasubliminals7047]

I ONLY WATCH THIS FOR THE PUG

[@flor4127]

Thank you. Very informative 🙂

[@forexsniper6061]

She just has to run petdog.exe

[@pash9956]

I always stop, extend my hand and slowly lower my body. The dog comes to me---or not. If the dog is calm and curious, I let it smell my breath. You let the dog call the shots when you don't know him.

[@jaydenbarteaux8768]

as soon as you go near my dog the thing rolls over for me to pet her stomach

[@bunnybons9177]

The fact this was 10 years ago

[@yashkandhari8735]

If you searched this you are an amazing person

[@aedricluna08]

I only saw her blink 2 times the entire thing and she looked at the camera the entire time

[@kyle7412]

I always pet in random spots slowly n see how the dog reacts usually they will show if they like something or not

[@giggles2302]

A dog will let you pet its head, but only if they know and trust you. They're not enjoying the head petting, they're just tolerating it because you're the boss. Try the shoulders or back, and of course gently and slowly, calmly. They'll enjoy that a lot more. :) Kitties, now they enjoy head petting, 'specially big cheek rubs!

[@macxl3903]

never mind the dog now she can get this gentle stroking

[@NOTSUSPICIOUS]

Is this a sexual?

[@riskyfueI]

Very informitive!!!!!

[@evantheoreo9031]

Maya is that you?

[@resturhead_3550]

No it's Bruce

[@knocknockify]

FancyIce Cube Puga-chan

[@VeritableHoodlum]

My dog doesn’t do the submissive pose but when he does he is on the floor. Half the time my dog stands on his legs like a meerkat for belly rubs. The other half he just sits

[@wellhellothere6760]

My dog lets me pet her when ever I want

[@syer3789]

Wow Maïa!

[@Geno2733]

If the dog didn't like the back-pats, he'd try to bite you.. I've found scratching between a dog's shoulders is something they really like, for they can't do it themselves.

[@junielawson470]

A blue dog came up to me and asked for belly rubs it was so cute

[@no-hp4sz]

my dog has never bitten anyone not even random people on walks i had him 6 years and he never bites :) not even when my 2 year old cousin was trying to pull his fur and tail i was surprised because i thought he would atleast bark but nope ...

[@mhp9868]

You can't fool me robot

[@sandyostroumoff405]

She’s gorgeous

[@venicedoll821]

Thanks lol. I’ve only owned cats my whole life and just got a puppy 4 months ago. I was wondering if I pet him like a cat or not lmao.

[@bloddrinkeraka]

😂

[@InstinctYuh]

she literally didnt blink

[@Kidney_stones_eater]

Why she look like her family is being held hostage by the camera man

[@balwantpadaki2707]

Sheldon Cooper presents Fun With Flags :D

[@auburnWSP]

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