Dog expert says pets can tell when you’re having an affair

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A leading dog behaviourist has revealed dogs can tell when you’re having an affair. Anna Webb revealed how a dog can “read” a human through their facial expressions, eye contact and body postures. 

The pandemic pet boom saw dog ownership skyrocket – 3.2 million people acquired a pet in 2020, with over 12 million dogs now in homes across the UK. 

The UK’s biggest dating site for marital affairs has estimated over 30 percent of its one million strong membership owns a dog.

In a recent poll conducted by IllicitEncounters.com, out of 2,000 members, 60 percent revealed dog walks had replaced more traditional affair rendezvous as daters cut back on costs.

 A further 41 percent confessed to meeting their lovers in their own homes, instead of a hotel to save money.  

The change in dating behaviour means increased exposure to more personal aspects of daters lives, including their dogs – and canine owners are now fearful of their pooch sniffing out their extramarital antics.

The trend has prompted the dating site to partner with top dog behaviour and nutrition expert, Anna Webb, to dig into the truth on dogs’ extraordinary ability to sniff out cheating.

According to Anna, though dogs don’t mentally understand the concept of cheating, they use their huge olfaction to sniff out where you’ve been, who you’ve met, what you’ve done, all from minute scent particles deposited on your clothing. 

Anna also revealed your furry friend can “read” you through minute facial expressions, eye contact, and body postures. According to the behaviourist, dogs are so incredibly tuned into every mood and move their owners make. 

Anna, who studied at the College of Integrated Veterinary Therapies commented: “Your dog certainly knows where you have been. Their sense of smell is their superpower! When a new scent is sniffed, they will remember it, especially when it’s correlated with the owner’s mood. Does this scent mean my human is happy, sad, stressed out or anxious?

“Dogs have 220 million scent receptors in their noses compared to our meagre five million. So, they quite literally see with their noses. 

“But added to that, dogs have a dedicated area in their brains where they store every scent they’ve encountered. It’s like a huge computer- a scent memory bank.

“Although certain breeds are known for the ability to engage their noses – Labradors, Retrievers, Spaniels are hunting dogs designed to sniff for a purpose. Some dogs are shrinking violets and internalise change and it brews deep anxiety, but they just get on with life. 

“Others, like the comedians, Frenchies, Bull terriers might display their annoyance at having been left out of the party by shredding your slippers.

“But make no mistake that all dogs have the power to be detectives on your antics!”

Jess, from Hertfordshire, who’s been having an affair through the dating site for the past three months, has become so paranoid about her dogs behaviour when she walks through the door she’s desperate to end things.

She said: “I have a cocker spaniel who’s attached to my hip for pretty much the entire day when I’m at home. 

“But since I’ve started seeing my new lover – who he’s never met – his behaviour has changed and I’m petrified my husbands going to notice.  

“My dog used to greet me at the door but now he gives me one look and runs off. He’s become submissive around me. He’s started pining my husband for attention over me. He even barked at me one time I walked through the door!”

Anna commented on Jess’ situation and said: “It’s interesting as it highlights the nose power of a gundog – arguably the most ‘nosey’ of breeds. 

“The fact that Jess is the main carer is significant as a change in routine will unsettle a dog. This combined with the ‘scent’ of the new person imprinted on her clothes etc, will be signalling to the Cocker that this scent is the reason for the change in the dog’s routine. 

“The fact the Cocker is ducking from attention is a sign that he is feeling a bit disgruntled, and conveying this emotion through body language, and avoidance. 

“Plus, there’s the pack element to consider, dogs are social pack animals and stick together. So, it’s interesting that the Cocker is leaning towards the husband for attention, it’s a natural behaviour for dogs to be helpers, to be loyal, to make us happy and have fun to ease situations. 

“He could be over-compensating for his once main carer’s absence in the day, which has the common denominator of the new signatory scent – only available to the dog!”

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