Trying to pet this cow? Not a good moo-ve. The big boy was not feeling the love for one of his humans. And she really wanted some affection! Who could blame her? The cow is giant. It’s like hugging a giant teddy bear. Unfortunately, the animal really wanted some space. And he was willing to do something truly hilarious to make his point.

Simone Dawson loves the big bull. She can’t wait to greet him each and every day. Sadly, the cow isn’t always in the mood for his mama’s shenanigans. Which was exactly the case in the clip.

If you saw this big baby in your barn, wouldn’t you want to go right in for a hug? Dawson was so ready for her morning cuddles with her cow, but it doesn’t seem like he’s a morning person.

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“Cuddles!” the woman cheered as she walked into the cow’s stall. “Good morning!” she added.

The woman was clearly full of energy for the day, while her bull just wanted to be left alone. After his mama tackled him with love, the animal slowly got up and tried to move away from her. Ugh, guess that’s a no on snuggles then, huh?

“All I wanted was a cuddle,” the woman joked in the caption.

You could practically see the cow rolling his eyes at his mama. It had so many people online laughing.

“And she’s back… again,” joked one commenter.

“You can actually see his sigh and huffs the moment he hears you!!! ‘Awww shoot, here we go again with the cuddles!’ lol,” another person teased.

“Man, I don’t want no cuddles today,” chimed in another commenter.

“He was like ‘great here we go again,’” someone else quipped.

Are Cows Affectionate?

While this big guy might not be solid proof that cows are affectionate, the truth is that many of them are! Cows can have friendships with both other cows and humans, and they’re very loving when they do.

Cows love scratches from their humans — they’ll even take a pet or two! It’s all to say that cows are very friendly creatures…usually.

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This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Feb 18, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.