It may come as a shock to owners, but dogs hate being cuddled, a study has shown. 听到这个消息,狗奴们也许很惊讶,但狗狗们讨厌被拥抱,这是有研究证实了的。 Animal psychologists say dogs feel stressed and unhappy when they are embraced by their owners, because it stops them being able to run away. 动物心理学家说,当狗狗们被主人拥抱着的时候,它们会感到压力和不快,因为这样会妨碍它们跑走。 In a study which analysed 250 pictures of dogs as they were being hugged, eight out of 10 animals looked visibly uncomfortable. 一项研究分析了250张狗狗被拥抱的照片,十个里面有八个看上去明显不舒服。 Experts at The Kennel Club, and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, also agreed that owners should not treat their dogs like children, because most pets did not like to be cuddled. “养犬俱乐部”和“巴特西猫狗之家”的专家们也认为,主人们不应该把狗当做小孩,因为大多数宠物并不喜欢被拥抱。 |