do dogs smile?

[Sophies Daddy]

Originally posted by Smilla:
She smiles because she knows her life took a turn for the better when you rescued her from that dumpster. (I remember Sophie's smile--sort of Mona Lisa-like, no?)

Mona Lisa? I guess there is a kind of sly look to her smile. I hope that she forgot the dumpster by now, but you never know... Right now, she's just a smiling dervish!

I will have some new Sophie pictures in my Photopoint album from Halloween tonight (11/2). You can also see my Sophie costume! Click on this blue text to take a look. Oh no!, I just noticed that she isn't smiling in a single one!

[Sophies Daddy]

By the way, Karen, I gave Sophie a kiss for you.

[karen israel]

Hey Sophie's Dad! Are you kidding? Did you see your own pictures? She's grinning from ear to ear on almost every one! On some she is being a seductive, alluring little girl with a hint of a grin! "Happy Girl" is gorgeous, and Sophie with the Good Glass is turning into my wallpaper on my computer. Best of all..LOVED LOVED your costume!! It was AWESOME!! I'm STILL laughing! How CLEVER! Hope Sophie got lots of dog goodies!

[Bruin-and-Chloe's-Mom]

My grandmother had a collie Susie that stayed outside. On the rare occasions Susie got to come inside, she would get so excited that her entire body would wiggle and her lips definitely curled up in what we always called a "doggy smile."

[JKRJG24]

Hay how come everyone has seen pictures but me?

[Sophies Daddy]

Since I am a shameless promoter of my wonderful little girl, you can see pictures of Sophie by clicking on this blue text anytime you like!

[MyBarney]

Hi

I've been lurking for a little while and I just wanted to introduce my smiling dog, Barney. Pictures of him are at http://users.cyberone.com.au/katieb/barney.html

I enjoy looking at dog of the day and reading your stories. All the best to you and your pets...

Katie

[KYS]

Yep! I would say that Sophie and Barney
are smiling.
My dogs appear to smile too, but I do
know one thing, they shure do put
a smile on my face.

[Sophies Daddy]

I have to agree: Barney is a smiling dude as well. My mother has a purebred Silky Terrorist, er, terrier. He is a wonderful dog and extremely intelligent (of course, I picked him from the litter!) He smiles every time I visit my mother and insists that I cuddle with him by jumping into my lap and literally hugging me. The amazing thing about this is that he really doesn't care for people at all, at least not in a social sense.

Would you expect a dog to smile even though he or she isn't a "people dog?"

[carrie]

Non people dogs are often the best smilers when greeting or interacting with the privilaged few that are their chosen ones!

[ktreva52]

Sometimes it really is a smile. Our Jack Russell Terrier mix, Shiloh, gets this really happy look in her eyes and a wide, panty "smile" on her face when she's really happy or playing. Panting generally shows few teeth, but smiling shows them back to the molars. All of my dogs have shown this difference when they're playing, so I believe they're really smiling.

P.S. Sophie and Barney are real cuties.


[This message has been edited by ktreva52 (edited November 12, 2000).]

[karen israel]

I agree, Barney's adorable... Roley's a real looker too!!!!!!

[MyBarney]

That's nice of you to say - we certainly think so! Some people are frightened of Roley's size and/or breed (Ridgeback x), but he's a real sweetie and also very intelligent.

[karen israel]

Ridgebacks are AWESOME!!! They make a really cute "couple"!

[Albea]

Originally posted by Comatozed:
hi, i have a dog his name is anthony he is 4 months old, he is a golden retriever (in my opinion the best breed) anyway, when i pet him, it's like i almost see a smile on the side of his face. do dogs really smile?

Hi Comatozed!
I could not agree more with you about Golden Retrievers, they are wonderful.
If you want to see a great smiling Golden go to the Dog of the Day archives and look for July 13, 2000.She's my Golden girl