Really throughout description for a healthy relationship with your pets.
I had various dogs and other animals in my life and I can confirm that, animals are animals and humans are humans.
You should give them your love in a way they can understand and respect their nature to the fullest.
To achieve that the most important skill to develop is observation, look at any action and reaction and try to understand how they see the world.
Once you understand what drives an animal to act in a certain way, it'll be easier to get friendly with them, both domesticated and wild animals.