If I licked my dog's face the way he licks mine, would he like it or would he think I'm weird?

He'd love it.

[quote]I read that dogs like your face because their parents barfed in their mouths when they were puppies.

Que?

All you need to do is rub his face with your hand. The movement will be enough to remind him of the comforting way his mother used her tongue to bathe and groom him when he was young.

My cat sometimes sits at his food dish and meows until I come over and pet him while he eats. It reminds him of his mother licking him as he was nursing.

[quote] “Researchers of wild canids — wolves, coyotes, foxes, and other wild dogs — report that puppies lick the face and muzzle of their mother when she returns from a hunt to her den — in order to get her to regurgitate for them,” notes Alexandra Horowitz, head of the Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College and author of the book Inside Of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know.

I noticed my dog licking my cat’s face the other day. At first I thought it was harassment, but then I saw it was very gentle and the cat quite accepting. I wonder now if it might have been a maternal instinct.

Or the dog was hoping the cat would vomit up her breakfast so she could eat it. That happens not infrequently.

Smell his butt.

Obviously he'd like that, r6. I'm asking about the more subtle mysteries of dogs.

I had a parrot who would puke in my ear as a sign of affection. you could try that

[quote]I read that dogs like your face because their parents barfed in their mouths when they were puppies

I helped a bitch raise her 20 puppies 24/7 since they came out of the womb until they were given away and saw no such thing, Alexandra Horowitz must be deluding.

I'd like it better if you licked my balls.

Here you go, OP.

[quote]I helped a bitch raise her 20 puppies 24/7 since they came out of the womb

Is her name Michelle Duggar?

One of my cats lucks the other’s face and ears (like she’s grooming her). It feels both like a comforting and controlling gesture. The other one will occasionally return the favor, but not often. They were raised from kitten hood together (though not siblings). What’s sweet and charming is the one who plays mama is much smaller than her “baby.”

If I had kids, I'd make one lick my dog's face to see what happens. Kids don't mind doing disgusting stuff. As it is, I don't have kids. Maybe I will ask my youngest nephew (he's eight). I think that's too old for this experiment, however.

Licks not lucks

[quote]Is her name Michelle Duggar?

Michelle Doggar.

What's the reason dogs smell each others' bums?

R17 To check if they have douched

because their toes aren't long enough for them to shake hands

If you lick your dog's face that's foreplay.