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Ask an expert on dog behavior why dogs smile, and you may
get a somewhat complicated answer. They might way, it's related
to submissive behavior or it's an automatic response to its
environment, or that it's just part of the dogs reaction to
a situation and is nothing more. They often might light of
the act saying, "Dogs don't really smile, at least, not
for the same reasons we do."
Ask the owner of that dog the same question and they will
respond, of course my dog smiles! I had my own light bulb
moment one day when I was 25 feet from my dog Jake and I smiled
at him from a distance (speaking no words), and he saw me
and procceed to pound his tall in delight that I had acknowledge
him, only to get up immediatly and with an open smiling mouth
greeted me and asked to have a quick conversation.
In wolves, the expression we take for a smile indicates nervousness
or submission to another wolf. Apparently, dogs also are hard-wired
to interpret the expression this way. Experts say it signal
that he accepts his subordinate position, where a subordinate
dog retracts the corner of his lips, which pulls the mouth
into that happy face we recognize as a smile. Whether or not
clinical experts call him an astute observer, or my genius
dog knew when he reacted to my smile with an equally adorable
gesture he would be rewarded with love and maybe a snack,
don't care. There is nothing better in the world than a smiling
hairy face to ward away a case of the "blues"! Thanks
Kobi!
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