Do Dogs Smile?

HiDesertHal

HiDesertHal

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Do Dogs Smile??

It may seem that your dog is "smiling" at you with that wide-mouth "grin", but he's just perspiring...panting with air blowing over his moist tongue.

Dogs do not have perspiration pores like people, so they sweat by wide-mouth panting and through the sweat glands on the pads of their feet.

They are not equipped with complex facial muscles that can give them various "looks", only that wide-mouth panting look.

You may say "Oh no, you're wrong! My Rambo actually smiles at me...I can tell!"

Then all I can say is "Be sure to return his "smile"!

HDH
 

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I think they do smile
 

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HiDesertHal said:
It may seem that your dog is "smiling" at you with that wide-mouth "grin", but he's just perspiring...panting with air blowing over his moist tongue.

Dogs do not have perspiration pores like people, so they sweat by wide-mouth panting and through the sweat glands on the pads of their feet.

They are not equipped with complex facial muscles that can give them various "looks", only that wide-mouth panting look.

You may say "Oh no, you're wrong! My Rambo actually smiles at me...I can tell!"

Then all I can say is "Be sure to return his "smile"!

HDH
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Dogs can do something humans can't. They smile by wagging their tail, even if it's the tiniest stub because a full tail has been bred out of them. They are amazing creatures. I was just reading an article on them. They get bored like humans. And they tolerate humans speaking to them even though they can't understand one word you are saying.
 
HiDesertHal said:
Yes, it really looks like they smile!

However, the only facial expression they're capable of is the "snarl", when they wrinkle their nose and show their teeth.

Cats have no facial expressions.

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That was my Duke`s smile-and he was definitely smiling! Wrinkling his nose and showing his teeth as he came towards you with tail wagging. Wouldn`t call it a snarl,as that involves a growl to me. Duke never growled in his life. We had him for five years before we ever heard him bark. We were all outside one day when he suddenly said "WOOF". Just once. We all looked at each other shocked. We thought he didn`t know how lol. And that was it-never again. Funny too,because he was part German Shepard. They generally never stop barking....
 
Are you all telling me that I'm full of crap? That dogs really DO smile? That I should delete my Thread?

I'll take it under advisement, but I still say that a Dog can do only 2 things with its mouth: Open it and Close it.

When Open, it looks like it may be smiling.(?)

What you should do is post an article from a Veterinarian that would settle the question, and if a dog really smiles, I will be happy to abide by that knowledge!

Harold
 

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My old Rusty (RIP) smiled. I know it was a smile because he only did it when he saw things he liked. The biggest smile I ever saw him make was once when I brought the Thanksgiving turkey into the dining room on a platter. Everybody around the table saw his smile, and he brought the house down they were laughing so hard. He got a nice size piece of turkey for that smile.
 
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That was my Duke`s smile-and he was definitely smiling! Wrinkling his nose and showing his teeth as he came towards you with tail wagging. Wouldn`t call it a snarl,as that involves a growl to me. Duke never growled in his life. We had him for five years before we ever heard him bark. We were all outside one day when he suddenly said "WOOF". Just once. We all looked at each other shocked. We thought he didn`t know how lol. And that was it-never again. Funny too,because he was part German Shepard. They generally never stop barking....
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Sounds like a sweet dog? I would love to see some pics.
 

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