Most people think loving a dog well is about the big things.
The expensive food, the long walks, the toys.
The research disagrees.
Seven small moments happen in your house every day that register in your dog's brain more than any of that.
And most people are almost doing them right.
Almost.
1.
Hold Eye Contact Every time you hold soft eye contact with your dog and they hold it back, something happens in both of you at the same time.
In 2015, a team at Azebu University in Japan published a study in the journal Science.
They measured oxytocin in 30 dog owner pairs during interaction.
