What do dog kisses mean?

"The meaning of a dog lick can depend on how the licks are offered to their people," Dana Ebbecke, animal behavior counselor at the ASPCA Adoption Center, told The Dodo. According to Ebbecke, "long, slurpy kisses that are accompanied by a soft, wiggly body are usually very affectionate gestures.". read more

But some small kisses around the mouth can mean something different. "Sometimes small licks near the mouth are ways for the dogs to get more information into their nose," Ebbecke said, adding that the licking helps the smells get to the dog's vomeronasal organ, which gathers information on his surroundings. read more

Dogs are very social and pack oriented animals, therefore many of their behaviors are meant to communicate and respond to others. read more

Yes, they do first of all it is the common greeting among wolves to lick the face of the pack leader, you pet the dog knows you and is excited by you, to kiss the dog is a feeling of acceptance by you. read more