Overview
- The articles highlight soft eye contact, settling close enough to sense your breathing, excited greetings when you return, gentle touches, and sitting with their back pressed against you as signs of affection.
- The checklist comes from Joe, known as Joe Dog Tips on TikTok, and was amplified on December 29 by the Mirror, the Daily Record, and Surrey Live for UK readers.
- Coverage frames these behaviours as quiet signals that many owners overlook in everyday interactions.
- Reported explanations include oxytocin release during mutual eye contact and pack-related bonding instincts linked to proximity and restful closeness.
- No new peer-reviewed research or named experts are cited, with the advice presented as observational guidance for pet owners.