Before you use your dog as a wingman …
Five tips to help read a woman’s body language around dogs
I felt something brush past my calf and tap me. I looked down and scowled. Some guy had his dog off his leash and was just letting him cruise up and down the street. He smiled at me and said, “Oh, he must really like you. He’s jumping all over you.” I mumbled, “Control your dog” and kept walking. I had had the roughest day at work and just wasn’t in the mood for chit-chat. But for a dog fanatic like me to not want to play with someone’s dog, that was completely out of character.
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I pondered on that incident while watching this video of a French bulldog named Gomi on Instagram. The most beautiful French bulldog in the world to me will always be the gray one pictured above, but all I kept thinking while observing the French bulldog in this video was, “This would’ve worked on me.” The dog owner is almost doing everything right. Gomi could easily be his wingman (or wingpup) but there are a couple of things he should do differently. Fellas, if you want your dog to help you pursue ladies, consider these pup tips before your next walk.