No Petting

Dogs are one of the most popular pets in the world, and for a variety of good reasons. They’re just so darn cute, fluffy, and adorable! Petting a dog is beneficial for both the petter and the dog. It causes an increase in a hormone called oxytocin for both participants.

Oxytocin is actually the same hormone that helps mothers to connect with their children, so petting a dog brings you a lot closer together. However, I don’t think petting a human has quite the same effect! If anything, it probably separates you even further because they’ll think you’re very strange.