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You may think your pup enjoys hugs, but in reality, he may be enduring them to please you. For many dogs, hugs cause discomfort and stress. Just one look at their physiology says it all — dogs' bodies aren't naturally built for hugging.

It can instill deep fear in your dog, regardless of how essential you think it is. From his perspective, there are five means of torture, maybe even six. Fortunately, these naturally calming supplements will help him relax and it'll calm your nerves too.

Does your dog do her utmost to convince you death is imminent whenever you do this? This common problem usually induces their humans to do all the wrong things in a vain effort to fix the problem. But they're actually just plain counter-productive and won't fix the problem.