Foot Dog

Emme is such a love sponge that she loves to be touched anywhere on her body. She loves me to rub her belly, pat her head, stroke her back, or tickle her ears. It is all good. She loves to be touched with any part of my body, even my feet. She especially loves when I have on PJs and bare feet. I rub her with my feet and she is delighted, even sneaking in a lick or two occasionally. She loves to lick toes.

Rudy on the other hand is very specific about how he is touched and with what. He freaks out if you touch him with your foot, even accidentally. If he is lying near my feet and I change positions and touch him with a bare foot, sock foot, or shoe, he quickly hops up and moves. Being rubbed by someone's foot is not for him. We got Rudy when he was three years old and don't know what his early experiences where with feet. We had no indication that he was abused, mistreated, or handled with anything other than kindness when he was a puppy. But he has a thing for feet. He does not like them touching him.

So, I rub Emme with my feet and I never rub Rudy with them. Literally, different strokes for different folks.