Does your dog ever smile?

[Caty M]

So.. Tess smiles when she is excited. When I come home (more for me than my boyfriend), when she spots Benny, my cat who she LOVES, and the pit bull downstairs. It looks like she is baring her teeth but she is completely non aggressive. Anyone know what it is/why she does it? I don't have a pic but it's the same as this pic I found on google.



She is going 90 miles an hour with her tail when she does it.. bouncing up and down.. it's cute!!

[Scarlett_O']

Yep all 3 of them do!

And I swear that none of them are panting in these, they are all smiles!:-D

Brody:







Leo:







Rhett(and I think he is smiling in my avatar too!):

[Caty M]

They are all so cute!! But Tess's is.. I dunno.. odd. Her eyes are squinted closed, her nose is wrinkled, and all her teeth are showing. It would look aggressive if she wasn't wagging her tail so hard and displaying happy, non aggressive or dominant body language.

Bishop smiles more like Leo!!

[Scarlett_O']

They are all so cute!! But Tess's is.. I dunno.. odd. Her eyes are squinted closed, her nose is wrinkled, and all her teeth are showing. It would look aggressive if she wasn't wagging her tail so hard and displaying happy, non aggressive or dominant body language.

Bishop smiles more like Leo!!

Thank you!
HAHAHA....we TOTALLY need a picture and/or video of little Tessy!!

[catahoulamom]

I know exactly what you are talking about, Caty! None of my dogs do it but I have a coworker who has a chinese crested who does this "smiling" thing when she's VERY excited and happy or when she is given the command "smile". It's hilarious! They wrinkle up their nose and show their little front teeth and canines, right? I love it, I think it's a small dog thing!

[Caty M]

I know exactly what you are talking about, Caty! None of my dogs do it but I have a coworker who has a chinese crested who does this "smiling" thing when she's VERY excited and happy or when she is given the command "smile". It's hilarious! They wrinkle up their nose and show their little front teeth and canines, right? I love it, I think it's a small dog thing!

YES! That's exactly what she does... haha it's the cutest thing ever, and she's always done it. I never thought of putting it on command, though!! I try to take pics of it but she is usually spinning and going SO fast.

[magicre]

So.. Tess smiles when she is excited. When I come home (more for me than my boyfriend), when she spots Benny, my cat who she LOVES, and the pit bull downstairs. It looks like she is baring her teeth but she is completely non aggressive. Anyone know what it is/why she does it? I don't have a pic but it's the same as this pic I found on google.



She is going 90 miles an hour with her tail when she does it.. bouncing up and down.. it's cute!!

you have the most expressive dog i've ever seen....so cute...and it doesn't look aggressive at all...

i have a pug. he does nothing but smile....:) especially when he's getting his belly rubbed....but he won't smile when he sees the camera because he tries to eat it or examine it or whatever it is pugs do...

malia doesn't smile, she makes smile sounds....

[MollyWoppy]

My last dog use to do that exact same thing, show all her teeth and wrinkle her nose right up - in total joy. She'd always start sneezing after a while. Guess it sort of tickled her nose or something. And, you are right, it is really cute.

[RachelsaurusRexU]

Frankie does it! When I first got her to foster (foster failure!) six years ago, I thought she was snarling at me the first time I saw her do it! But it's always accompanied by full body wags, so I quickly realized it was non-aggressive, LOL. She does it when she's very excited. We call it "squish face". Her nickname has become "Face" or "Facey" because of it. I've tried many times to get pictures or video, but she always turns away or hides her face!

[malluver1005]

It's what I love about Aspen...his smile!! He does it all the time...