One of the best ways you can strengthen your relationship with your pet is to get them to look at you.
Before you give them a treat or feed them, wait until they look at you.
Before you put their leash on for a walk, wait until they look at you.
Before you play with them, wait until they look at you.
It makes a big difference. They will bond with your deeper. They will look at you more and more all the time. Cueing into you. You will start to see and understand more of them through their eyes.
Just wait. Eventually they will look at you, theyll be tired of waiting and theyll look. Reward them immediately. Find every single opportunity you can to wait for them to look at you.
Just like humans, it will bond you deeper together.
Now, some animals are very fearful or submissive and eye contact can be scary and intimidating for them. For these pets, wait until they look at you (but not in the eye). Don’t make eye contact with them. Just look down and wait until they look up at you. Youll see it in your Peripheral vision.
Over time, these pets will likely start to feel comfortable enough to make eye contact with you.
