{"id":398,"date":"2023-10-24T02:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T02:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:58:31","slug":"pourquoi-les-chiens-aiment-etre-animaux-de-compagnie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/fr\/why-do-dogs-like-to-be-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Pourquoi les chiens aiment-ils \u00eatre des animaux de compagnie ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vous prenez votre main et donnez \u00e0 votre chien une tape affectueuse sur la t\u00eate ou des \u00e9gratignures sous le menton. Quand on y pense, cependant, n&#039;est-ce pas un peu \u00e9trange? Apr\u00e8s tout, nous n&#039;allons pas vers d&#039;autres humains pour leur frotter le ventre ou leur caresser les \u00e9paules chaque fois que nous les voyons. Cependant, nous ne nous arr\u00eatons jamais pour demander : \u00ab Pourquoi les chiens aiment-ils \u00eatre caress\u00e9s ? Est-ce qu&#039;ils aiment m\u00eame que les humains les caressent ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heureusement, les chiens ne semblent pas s&#039;inqui\u00e9ter d&#039;\u00eatre des animaux de compagnie. Cela \u00e9tant dit, vous pourriez apprendre beaucoup en explorant la relation humain-canin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"caresser un chiot\" class=\"wp-image-402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-puppy-during-daytime-stockpack-unsplash-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"simpletoc-title\">Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"simpletoc-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#human-and-dog-communication\">Communication humaine et canine<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#human-and-dog-chemistry\">Chimie humaine et canine<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#why-do-dogs-like-to-be-pet\">Pourquoi les chiens aiment-ils \u00eatre des animaux de compagnie ?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#what-do-dogs-feel-when-you-pet-them\">Que ressentent les chiens lorsque vous les caressez ?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#does-your-dog-really-want-to-be-petted\">Votre chien veut-il vraiment se faire caresser ?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#go-on-pet-that-dog\">Allez, caresser ce chien<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faqs\">FAQ<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"human-and-dog-communication\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communication humaine et canine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depuis que les humains existent, les chiens domestiques aussi. En fait, la recherche a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2015\/10\/genetic-study-writes-yet-another-origin-story-for-dogs\/411196\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">les chiens et les humains vivent c\u00f4te \u00e0 c\u00f4te depuis des dizaines de milliers d&#039;ann\u00e9es<\/a>, bien que la date exacte du d\u00e9but de cette relation soit inconnue. Pendant ce temps, il n&#039;est pas \u00e9tonnant que les humains et les chiens aient d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 des moyens uniques de communiquer. Consid\u00e9rez-le comme les gestes et les sons \u00e9tranges que vous faites autour des personnes avec lesquelles vous \u00eates vraiment \u00e0 l&#039;aise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un exemple de ceci est que les chiens et les humains se regardent dans les yeux pour communiquer. Les chimpanz\u00e9s et les loups ne penseraient jamais \u00e0 faire cela, mais pour une raison quelconque, les chiens comprennent que le contact visuel est essentiel lorsqu&#039;ils parlent \u00e0 un humain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"human-and-dog-chemistry\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chimie humaine et canine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cependant, le lien entre l&#039;homme et le chien ne repose pas uniquement sur le contact visuel, les aboiements et le mouvement de la queue. Il y a aussi des caresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En regardant les chiens et les chats, les humains ont appris que les caresses peuvent stimuler une connexion via la lib\u00e9ration d&#039;ocytocine, l&#039;hormone de liaison. L&#039;ocytocine est \u00e9galement responsable des liens m\u00e8re-b\u00e9b\u00e9 et est la principale raison pour laquelle les gens se d\u00e9sirent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le contact visuel avec votre chien bien-aim\u00e9 seul peut causer leur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/how-dogs-stole-our-hearts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">niveaux d&#039;ocytocine pour augmenter 130%<\/a>. Pour les humains, leur ocytocine monte en fl\u00e8che jusqu&#039;\u00e0 300%. C&#039;est incroyable. Et c&#039;est \u00e0 partir d&#039;un simple regard sur votre chien. Pas \u00e9tonnant que nous ayons tendance \u00e0 les voir comme nos b\u00e9b\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-do-dogs-like-to-be-pet\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pourquoi les chiens aiment-ils \u00eatre des animaux de compagnie ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il y a de nombreux avantages \u00e0 caresser un chien, pour eux et pour leurs humains. Parce que les chiens et les humains ont un lien sp\u00e9cial, il est logique qu&#039;ils tirent la m\u00eame joie d&#039;\u00eatre touch\u00e9s que les humains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cependant, tout cela rel\u00e8ve de la sp\u00e9culation. La recherche n&#039;a pas approfondi le sujet en question pour vraiment avoir une r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la question <em>Pourquoi les chiens aiment-ils \u00eatre caress\u00e9s ?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voici quelques possibilit\u00e9s :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Avoir un animal de compagnie, c&#039;est bien<\/strong>. Qui n&#039;aime pas un massage? Une touche agr\u00e9able est toujours agr\u00e9able et se sent bien. Les chiens et les humains sont les m\u00eames \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Le contact physique aide les chiens \u00e0 comprendre vos \u00e9motions<\/strong>. Les chiens sont excellents pour comprendre les \u00e9motions humaines. On suppose que les chiens ont le m\u00eame thermom\u00e8tre \u00e9motionnel que les humains, ce qui signifie que nous pouvons ressentir ce que les autres ressentent au toucher.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Les caresses sont une colle qui nous lie ensemble<\/strong>. Rappelez-vous ce lien m\u00e8re-b\u00e9b\u00e9? Les comportements de toilettage et le toucher aident \u00e0 former des communaut\u00e9s et des relations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Il y a des avantages pour la sant\u00e9<\/strong>. Semblable \u00e0 caresser un chat, caresser un chien diminue votre fr\u00e9quence cardiaque, votre tension art\u00e9rielle et lib\u00e8re de bonnes hormones pour vous deux !<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Les chiens et les humains sont des animaux sociaux<\/strong>. Le toucher aide \u00e9galement les humains et les chiens \u00e0 se connecter avec les membres de leur cercle social.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"chien brun sur un canap\u00e9 qui se fait une \u00e9gratignure\" class=\"wp-image-403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-285x380.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/brown-dog-on-sofa-stockpack-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-do-dogs-feel-when-you-pet-them\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Que ressentent les chiens lorsque vous les caressez ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saviez-vous que <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/seriouslyscience\/2014\/09\/03\/shut-pet-dogs-prefer-petting-vocal-praise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">les chiens pr\u00e9f\u00e8rent \u00eatre caress\u00e9s par leurs humains<\/a> au lieu d&#039;\u00eatre f\u00e9licit\u00e9 verbalement\u00a0? Il ne s&#039;agit pas toujours du toucher lui-m\u00eame, mais plut\u00f4t de ce que cela signifie. Les chiens recherchent la connexion, et ils graviteront vers les personnes qui leur donnent cette connexion plut\u00f4t que vers celles qui ne le font pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Votre chien assimile tr\u00e8s probablement la sensation d&#039;\u00eatre caress\u00e9 \u00e0 un massage ou au museau affectueux de sa m\u00e8re ou de son ami. De plus, ils re\u00e7oivent une bouff\u00e9e de chaleur et de bonheur du renforcement positif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C&#039;est pourquoi le couplage &quot;bon gar\u00e7on!&quot; avec un animal affectueux am\u00e9liorera les comportements de votre chien bien plus qu&#039;une affirmation verbale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"does-your-dog-really-want-to-be-petted\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Votre chien veut-il vraiment se faire caresser ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oui, votre chien veut \u00eatre caress\u00e9, mais vous devez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/567461\/right-way-to-pet-dog-according-veterinarians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">caressez-les de la bonne fa\u00e7on<\/a> pour qu&#039;ils en retirent tous les avantages. Ne vous contentez pas de vous pr\u00e9cipiter sur un chien en supposant qu&#039;il va \u00eatre d&#039;accord avec \u00e7a. Alors que la plupart des chiens sont habitu\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00eatre frott\u00e9s partout, ils ont leurs endroits pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s pour \u00eatre caress\u00e9s. Le haut de la poitrine, les hanches, sous le menton et les oreilles sont les meilleurs endroits pour caresser un chien. Cela dit, vous devez toujours gagner leur confiance en premier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"go-on-pet-that-dog\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allez, caresser ce chien<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pourquoi les chiens aiment-ils \u00eatre caress\u00e9s ? Parce que c&#039;est une exp\u00e9rience de liaison et leur montre que vous les aimez vraiment. Le toucher est puissant et c&#039;est l&#039;une des raisons pour lesquelles les chiens ont d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 une relation si unique avec les gens. Ainsi, la prochaine fois que votre ami \u00e0 quatre pattes viendra chercher des animaux de compagnie, donnez-lui toutes les \u00e9gratignures qu&#039;il m\u00e9rite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"faqs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1691600007439\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Pourquoi les chiens aiment-ils tant se faire caresser ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Les chiens aiment se faire caresser pour plusieurs raisons, principalement li\u00e9es \u00e0 leurs instincts naturels, leurs comportements sociaux et leur lien avec les humains.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1691600060376\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">O\u00f9 les chiens aiment-ils le plus \u00eatre caress\u00e9s ?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Les chiens ont diverses pr\u00e9f\u00e9rences quant aux endroits o\u00f9 ils aiment se faire caresser, et les pr\u00e9f\u00e9rences individuelles peuvent varier en fonction de leur personnalit\u00e9, de leurs exp\u00e9riences pass\u00e9es et de leurs sensibilit\u00e9s. Les zones g\u00e9n\u00e9rales qu&#039;ils aiment se faire caresser sont la base du cou\/des \u00e9paules, le ventre, sous le menton et le dos. <\/p> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You take your hand and give your dog a loving pat on the head or scratches under the chin. When you think about it, though, isn\u2019t this kind of strange? After all, we don\u2019t walk up to other humans and rub their bellies or stroke their shoulders whenever we see them. However, we don\u2019t ever&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walkiesandwhiskers.com\/fr\/why-do-dogs-like-to-be-pet\/\">Poursuivre la lecture <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pourquoi les chiens aiment-ils \u00eatre des animaux de compagnie ?<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dog-behavior","category-dogs","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Do Dogs Like To Be Pet? - Walkies and Whiskers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We hardly ever stop to ask ourselves, \u201cWhy do dogs like to be pet? 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