Please watch this until the end:
https://www.facebook.com/paw.man.3/videos/10206890328325669/
Not all animals like to be hugged or played with (Cow would testify to this – he has petting aggression.).
It is our obligation and responsibility to learn to hear or read what our pets are trying to tell us about their likes and dislikes.
According to the video, 77% of dog bites are from family pets. And more often than not, it is due to the ignorance of the human who is handling them.