Why Are We More Tolerant of Our Pets Than Family and Friends?

it's called acceptance

Photo by Umut Sarıalan: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-petting-dog-16191629/

Let me start with a case study of tolerance in human-pet relationships.

My dogs never refuse a rub, a pat, a craniosacral treatment (see picture), or a neck rub, even when it goes on too long during the morning meet-and-greet. Nope. They stand or sit there and wait and wait an…