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01-17-2009, 06:56 AM | #1 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| Does anyone know why they REALLY kiss us? I can ask Layla for a kiss and she will give it to me- but sometimes she kisses us without our asking- does anyone know the reason why does lick us?? |
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01-17-2009, 07:10 AM | #2 |
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| From a scientific point, no I don't. But I hope it's because they love us so much. Of all the animals I've worked with over the years a dog has got to have the most forgiving heart and soul of all. I know I can't get enough kisses. |
01-17-2009, 07:12 AM | #3 |
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| pure love
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01-17-2009, 08:17 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I think they know what a kiss is. |
01-17-2009, 08:42 AM | #5 |
Lovin' my R & R Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middleton, Idaho
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| Duh Marci!! It's because she WUVS you!!! If you don't like it just send her down here ASAP. My boys say "we will wuv way-wa's puppy kith-eth"
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01-17-2009, 10:03 AM | #6 |
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| They're just trying to get all the germs off of their tongues! |
01-17-2009, 10:36 AM | #7 |
"& Seeger, too" Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Central Kentucky
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| a bit long....but here's the answer!!! It is a little long..... but here is your answer from the Pet Library. Dogs use their long tongues for mopping up lunch crumbs, removing mud from their feet, and cleaning their privates. And yet, when they give our faces sloppy licks, there's something endearing about it. Apart from occasional attempts to retrieve bits of glazed doughnut from our chins, dogs lick us because they like us. It isn't a kiss, but it's close. Almost as soon as they're born, dogs experience the soft warmth of their mothers' tongue, which bathes them with maternal affection. The licking never really stops after that. Mothers take advantage of their puppies' relative immobility during nursing to lick them clean. They also lick their bottoms to jump-start their impulses to relieve themselves. Puppies do their share of licking too. They lick older dogs' chins and faces to greet them and show respect. And when they're hungry - and puppies are perpetually in search of something to eat - licking their mother will sometimes stimulate her to regurgitate a meal, which the puppies regard as an appetizing lunch. As dogs get older, they lick each other less often, but they never quit entirely. At the very least, in the absence of hands and hairbrushes, they do each other's hair with their tongues. A Show Of Respect Dogs don't lick people because they're hoping for a hot meal. They lick because we're their parents, or at least the head folks in the house. Even when dogs are old, gray, and grizzled, they see themselves in some ways as being our children, and a lick shows how much they respect us. You can tell a little bit about your dog's personality by how much licking she does. Dogs who are very bold or independent are restrained with their licking because they don't feel as though there is anyone they have to win over. Outgoing, sociable dogs, on the other hand, lick everyone all the time. We play a role in all this licking too. It doesn't take dogs very long to learn that laying a wet one on the cheek is a great way to get cooed over and rubbed the right way. So in a way, the instinct to lick is both ancient and immediate; dogs do it naturally, and we en- courage them to do it more. People are never sure how to react to licks. The first emotion is generally "Aw, that's cute," closely followed by "Yuck." Imagine where that tongue has been! But it's not as unhygienic as it seems. At worst, dog licks are like wiping your face with a slightly dirty washcloth. Not exactly cleansing, but hardly worth worrying about. In fact, there's some evidence that it may be good for you.
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01-17-2009, 10:46 AM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member | This morning Sophie snuggled next too my husband in bed and gave him a kiss on the face. When she did that I wondered that very same thing? Did she do it out of love, or was it something else. Wow, you answered my question. Thanks.
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01-17-2009, 10:54 AM | #9 |
Shelby Rae's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cypress
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| Amandawash I love your puppy talk! lol it is so cute I talk to my baby that way too! I can't get enough yorkie kisses either..lol
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01-17-2009, 11:28 AM | #10 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| Thanks for doing all that research. I just love Yorkie kisses.
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01-17-2009, 11:46 AM | #11 |
Lovin' my R & R Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middleton, Idaho
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| What can I say I love these boys!!!!!!!
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01-17-2009, 12:22 PM | #12 | |
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01-17-2009, 12:48 PM | #13 |
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| Thank you for the info! Always glad to learn something more about dogs. Mmmmm does it mean Pao does not like me? He never kisses my face and that is not a problem if he does the same to everyone but he kisses everyone else's face but mine ..he only licks my hands when he feels like it.
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01-17-2009, 12:58 PM | #14 |
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| Love you Marci!!!!!
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01-17-2009, 01:13 PM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | I have one dog who will lick you the entire time you scratch his back and if you quit scratching he will look at you then lick more forcibly as if to say "please go on!" Gwen licks when she is trying to talk you out of your food or when she is going to bed. It's pretty neat.
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