Can dogs smile? - Page 2

3 red dogs · #11 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 12:55 PM

yup all of mine seem to smile at some point or other

tatties - when he is playing fetch with his favourite ball.
laalie - when she is running round the field or when she thinks she has done something wrong and wants us to let her off with it lol.
haggis - when he is getting cuddles

Luvdogs · #12 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 3 red dogs

yup all of mine seem to smile at some point or other

tatties - when he is playing fetch with his favourite ball.
laalie - when she is running round the field or when she thinks she has done something wrong and wants us to let her off with it lol.
haggis - when he is getting cuddles

Aww, nope Archie don't smile for no one!

I have heard some Vizslas do do it though.

becky.g! · #13 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 02:58 PM

Thanks for your replies everyone! I will wonder about this no longer

xxwelshcrazyxx · #14 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by becky.g!

I have a one year old female Staffy, Millie, who is a rescue dog. When I pet her, the corners of her mouth turn up, as if she is smiling. She doesn't show her teeth or open her mouth, it's just like a human smile with the corners of the mouth. More like this;

than this;

You can see by the shape of her eyes at the time that she is happy, so is this a smile, or just a natural facial shape? When we first got her she was very timid, but she 'smiled' when we showed her love, something she hadn't been shown much of before.
I searched the internet to try and find out but everything I could find was relating to the dog opening the mouth and panting with a smile-like expression.
Anyone know?

I just went through my album trying tofind a pic that we took of our collie, my son dried Benji's teeth and turned up his top lip and it looked like he was giving a big grin, I cant find it damn it. lolololol

Captain.Charisma · #15 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by becky.g!

I have a one year old female Staffy, Millie, who is a rescue dog. When I pet her, the corners of her mouth turn up, as if she is smiling. She doesn't show her teeth or open her mouth, it's just like a human smile with the corners of the mouth. More like this;

than this;

You can see by the shape of her eyes at the time that she is happy, so is this a smile, or just a natural facial shape? When we first got her she was very timid, but she 'smiled' when we showed her love, something she hadn't been shown much of before.
I searched the internet to try and find out but everything I could find was relating to the dog opening the mouth and panting with a smile-like expression.
Anyone know?

Haha, i dont think dogs smile. They show ther effection and happyness in many different ways insted

gungirl · #16 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 05:47 PM

You should see Darwin smile!!! OH does this thing with him, he kinda makes a "wo wo wo" noise and Darwin goes mad! His whole body wags not just his tail and he bares his teeth in a big grin!! It's sooooooooooooo sweet!

Doesn't work when I do it tho

He's a proper Daddy's boy!!!

barneythore · #17 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 06:05 PM

thore does an elvis impression he just seems to smile 1 side of his face and we always say he looks like elvis its so funny

Patch · #18 (**permalink**) 07-10-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain.Charisma

Haha, i dont think dogs smile. They show ther effection and happyness in many different ways insted

My crew beg to differ

danccooke · #19 (**permalink**) 24-11-2009, 09:07 AM

My Rhodesian Ridgeback smiles at us, he has a full range of facial expressions (and he knows how to use them)
We also found by accident the other day he doesn't like the Olbas Oil (Sniffy stick it up your nose thing) It was sat on the arm of the sofa and he sniffed at it, jumped back and curled his top lip right up with a big wrinkly forhead frown. Which made us chuckle. He won't go near the thing now

douglasMiles · #20 (**permalink**) 24-11-2009, 09:22 AM

YES they deffo can! my mom's sheep dogs smiles when you tell them to. but most people don't get it and think they're baring their teeth.
they're the sweetest dogs ever.

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