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Do dogs understand kisses?

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I do not think that dogs would be able to understand what a kiss really is, however, they read the signals we send. So when we get close to them, play with them and feed them, they interpret that as affection. read more

When we do use human gestures of affection that dogs don’t share, such as kissing and hugging, we must be sensitive to the dog’s reactions. Carefully monitor his body language for signs of anxiety, stress or defensiveness. Some dogs will be happier (and humans safer) if we find other ways to express our love. read more

Dogs don’t ‘kiss’ the way we do nor show affection in that way, so innately, they do not understand when we push our face into their face that this is affection. In fact, this is how many children receive so many facial bites. read more

I know its nice to think they do, but when you read books about the language of dogs (which I've only skimmed, not read completely), many things that THEY do, we misinterpret as affection, when it might be a communication asserting their dominance, such as placing their paw in your lap. read more

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