You can continue to use love and comfort to nurture your child throughout his life — not with your breast, but with gentle hugs, quality time, etc.. (attachmentparenting.org)
Most dogs tolerate gentle hugs from trusted humans, but that doesn't mean they actually like them. (thesprucepets.com)
However, most dogs can tolerate gentle hugs if they are coming from humans they trust; therefore it is very important to teach children as well as to not allow strangers to run up and hug your dog. (dogingtonpost.com)