Why I Shouldn’t Blow In a Dogs Face?
There are several reasons why you shouldn’t blow in a dog’s face, and they all boil down to one universal truth: Dogs have sensitive noses.
To your dog, blowing in his face is a threat, and he naturally reacts negatively to it. And while your dog may be confused by it, it’s also likely that he’s scared. What happens when a dog is scared? They may emit a high-pitched whine, they might lick themselves to try to comfort themselves, or they might try to hide. And what do you think your dog will do when you blow in his face? He’ll likely hide. He might try to lick himself to try to soothe himself. Because of this, you should try to minimize this behavior. If you do unconsciously blow in your dog’s face, you should stop.
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Dogs might even find your breath smells too bad!
And lastly, and perhaps a little tongue in cheek, but I think there is some credence to why dogs hate you blowing on their face, is that they simply hate the smell of your breath!
It makes sense when you consider that dogs have 300 million olfactory receptors in their nose. This is what gives them such an amazing sense of smell, estimated to be 10,000 times more accurate than us humans.
Whilst you might think that your breath has no discernible bad odors, it might not be the same for your dog!
Heeding the Warning
When a dog growls or snaps upon being blown in the face, hes giving out a warning that he doesnt like this type of interaction so its best to play it safe and stop blowing in his face. Many people underestimate a dogs growling assuming it all just stops there.
A growl or snap is the dogs version of saying “Stop it! I dont like that!” If the dog owner continues, the dog may at some time decide to escalate to a bite.
Pat Miller, dog trainer and owner of Peaceable Paws says that a growl is a gift, something to be greatly treasured because its the dogs effort to try his best to avoid resorting to biting. But if that growl is ignored, the dogs behavior may intensify, with more tension than before, and perhaps the dog may resort to a muzzle punch or an air snap or even a full-force bite next time.
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Why do dogs hate it when you blow in their face? Many dog owners notice that their dogs dont like to get blown in their face, which often doesnt make much sense considering that dogs dont seem to mind at all hanging their heads out the cars window and being blown at full force by the wind. So what gives?
Until dogs can talk, we can only make assumptions as to why dogs hate being blown in the face so much, in the meanwhile though, its important to practice caution and stop blowing in a dogs face so to play it safe. Following are some possible reasons as to why dogs might not like to get blown on their face.
Dogs might not appreciate being blown in the face for the simple fact that they dont really understand what is going on.
First of all, in order to blow in a dogs face, one must put the face pretty close to the dog. Some dogs are not comfortable with this. It could be they dont feel comfortable having a face up so close and/or they might not like the direct stare.
This is one of the reasons children are often bitten, their height puts them close to the dogs face and dogs may not be comfortable with such closeness.
Many dogs show subtle signs of discomfort when people put their faces up close to their faces such as licking lips, yawning, turning the head and showing whale eyes.
Therefore people should avoid putting their faces up close if they notice these subtle signs (and of course, the more evident ones) or are not sure how their dogs react to this.
Some dogs might not mind having their owners faces up close, but then comes the unexpected blow of air. Dogs cannot blow air out of their mouths as we do, so being blown in their faces is something totally unexpected.
When dogs dont understand something, they are more likely to react in an instinctive manner which can translate into a growl and/or air snapping in the best scenario. A bite to the persons face would not be a surprising reaction to being blown in the face though and this is the reason why its best not to do so.
Why do dogs like sticking their head out of car windows but then hate being blown in their faces? The answer is simple. An unexpected blow of air is very different than air flowing constantly through the open window of a car during travel.
Dogs understand and are familiar with air currents and wind. The air is not coming from a person approaching closely near the dogs faces. Its natural air that, not only may feel good (especially on a hot day), but its also rich with scents that dogs loves to investigate with their powerful sniffers.
Also, in an open window scenario, if the air bothers the dog, the dog can always move away from the window, rather than being forced to endure air being blown directly in their faces from a person who suddenly comes up too close for comfort.
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Another reason why dogs may hate being blown in their faces is the fact that they may misinterpret our intent.
In the dog world, puffing cheeks, which takes place when dogs exhale air, causing their cheeks to puff out, can signify an impending attack. There are therefore chances that when we blow into our dogs faces, they are interpreting it as a threat, basically a precursor to aggression.
When dogs perceive a threat, they often may react instinctively. Some dogs may back away, but others may respond aggressively, especially if they are cornered and cannot readily move out of the way.