:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/KMDO5FD3VVDDHF4QGTFAQGXKSU.jpg "Cats and dogs choose their favorite guardian: why they do it and how they show it 1")
As in humans, the cats already the dogs they like them better some People and animals.
It is often claimed that animals prefer a person without knowing if it is true or just a myth. The origins of this statement and why our pets become attached to a person allow for a more conscious and effective approach to it.
When cats and dogs are dogsThey are going through a very important stage, which is defined as the sociability stage or sensitive stage in which they want to know everything around them and the guardians must collaborate to ensure that this is the case, in a comprehensive and non-traumatic way. . . Therefore, if they can be friendly with anyone and with other animals, that is, if they socialize well at this stage, they lose their fear of strangers and form a stable and sociable personality.
Animals that have been socialized extensively as puppies usually have no problem sharing their love with everyone. But many animals did not socialize as babies or encountered very few people or animals. This is why they form a very special bond with them, especially with the one they he spent more time During his childhood.
It can also happen that the puppy has been separated very early from his mother and his siblings, it is in this case that it is common that they take the person who gives them the most security as a reference, coming to see her. like their mother.
This is why, normally, pets prefer a person, since they recognize the voice, smell and caresses and connect them to their early experiences with these people.
Without a doubt, each animal is different and the way they behave will depend on the experiences they have had. Not all animals prefer a person, and in those that do, It is not always easy to differentiate this person.
Some tend to give us certain clues.
Animals “tell us they love us” in many ways: cats purr, dogs lick or sniff our mouths.
Also while playing, they can express their love and preference by telling us in some way that they love us.
Even when they bite us, scratch us, slap us or jump on us, we choose to play and this indicates that they trust us and it is one more way of showing them their affection.
The only way to know if we are the favorite individual of our pets is to observe the behavior they have with us and with others. Comparing the behaviors, the signs are usually unequivocal.
For example, cats prefer a person to sleep next to her, both at night and during their daytime naps. It’s a sure sign that they have a very special relationship with that person.
Not being our pets’ favorite shouldn’t be a cause for concern. This doesn’t mean that they don’t like us at all, but rather that their affection is spread among several people.
On the other hand, animals establish different types of relationships with each member of their family, that is, we may not be their favorite for sleeping, but maybe we are for playing or receiving. caresses.
*Prof Dr Juan Enrique Romero @drromerook is a veterinarian. University education specialist. Master in Psychoimmunoneuroendocrinology. Former director of the Hospital Escuela de Animales Pequeños (UNLPam). University professor in various Argentine universities. International speaker.
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