Has anyone taught their dog to smile?

**k9krazee** · 11-04-2005, 04:19 PM

I taught Shadow to smile on command, it took her a long long time...I just would get her to curl her lips, say smile, treat over and over and over again. Good luck!

**king2005** · 11-04-2005, 06:02 PM

I tought my old dog to smile, kinda. I called it, show me your teeth & kept saying teeth & poked his lip just under the nose.

Whenever we went to the vet he would clamp his jaws shut, if the vet touched his mouth. I don't know why he did that, he LOVED going to the vets office.

So I taught him teeth & used the command for fun aswell.. but he had to be sitting, otherwise he was tought NOT to show his teeth ever, unless angry.

Here are the only pics I have of him showing his teeth, he looked so evil.

I'm only posting small images, so I don't take over ur thread.

**ramanth** · 11-07-2005, 09:28 AM

Thanks for all the ideas and tips guys!

It's been a slow go. I picked up some soft treats and gave it a try this weekend.

Lets just say she's not getting it.

I said, 'smile', lifted her lips, and gave her a treat. Repeated this a few times. Then started to say smile without lifting her lips for her.

In response she gave me one paw, then two, then proceeded to bark at me and even did some growly talking.

I think this is going to take awhile....

**Toby's my baby** · 11-07-2005, 09:36 AM

Lol, that is so cute! Good luck! Sorry, I dont have any advice for you, but my neighbors have a bishon/ poodle, and it smiles when you come over, like when you walk in the door. He is SO cute when he does it! They didnt teach him though, he just does it when I go over there, and he only does it to people he knows that come over, its like he is welcoming them into his house!

**king2005** · 11-07-2005, 05:25 PM

poke the lip right under the nose.. that should make her show her teeth..

**K9karen** · 11-07-2005, 11:37 PM

I tell Logan to show me her teeth and she'll slowly raise her upper lip. It looks nasty and mean, but it's not a vicious snarl. She always has a regular smile on her face except when I want to take a picture.