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Do you kiss your dog or let him lick your face??

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Do you kiss your dog or let him lick your face??!!

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Since joining the forum a month ago I have been quite active... I am currently off work in convalescence for an illness so I have quite a bit of time on my hands. Today Buddy came over and gave me a rare "kiss" .. well let's say a load of slobbery licks all over my face ... which is so rare for him. He likes to be with me at all times but he is not a kiss and cuddler! I was so happy that he wanted to show his affection for once... and it got me thinking..
Do you kiss or let your dog kiss/lick your face? I have always been cool with our previous dogs licking, even around the children. Although I know this is controversial, in my 50 years of growing up with and living with dogs I have never had a problem. My good friend has a beautiful Australian Shepherd and they have a strict "NO LICKING Policy ever! anywhere! on humans!" in place in their house. Where do you stand?
 
#2 ·
Ben licks... he starts with either my ear or eye. Then because I'm follicularly challenged he then works his way all over my head as well...

I was alway under the assumption that dog saliva contains some healing thingys, dunno if it's true or not
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But everytime I face him, he won't lick me and just turns his head away. I always have to pull his head in to get a kiss...

If anyone has any body language links for this I'd interested
 
#5 ·
You have just brought back fond memories for me. I grew up in a poor part of London in the 60s.. times were hard. Whenever I or my brothers fell over and grazed our knees or arms I remember my sturdy grandma would always go and fetch whatever poor Mutt she happened to find in her garden and bring him in to lick us better! She swore by it. No antiseptic and plasters in those days!
 
#7 ·
I let Thor lick my face. I even taught him the command "kiss". I have a good friend who allowed her golden to lick her baby, which he did a lot, as if he was trying to encourage hair growth on the unfortunate hairless pup. That is one of the healthiest kids I've even known, now in his teens.
That made me giggle. My new mission is to teach the kiss trick!
 
#6 ·
Do you let your dog kiss you mouth or lick your face??!!

Yes. They both lick my face. Sometimes they manage to get past my lips and lick my mouth (which is a bit much for me). But my favorite part of the day is when I come home and Bear does his figure 8's between my legs out of excitement before finally settling into a sit on my foot and leaning back as I lean over him and him kiss my face and nibble on my chin as I whisper my affections to him and rub his chest/belly.

It's also lovely when I've had a long day on my feet, to come home and lay on the sofa with Bear and he likes to lick my feet. Pretty good foot rub, to be honest.

And yet his breath doesn't smell. Must be all the veggies he eats. :)
 
#8 ·
Yes. They both lick my face. Sometimes they manage to get past my lips and lick my mouth (which is a bit much for me). But my favorite part of the day is when I come home and Bear does his figure 8's between my legs out of excitement before finally settling into a sit on my foot and leaning back as I lean over him and him kiss my face and nibble on my chin as I whisper my affections to him and rub his chest/belly.

It's also lovely when I've had a long day on my feet, to come home and lay on the sofa with Bear and he likes to lick my feet. Pretty good foot rub, to be honest.

And yet his breath doesn't smell. Must be all the veggies he eats. :)
OK now I'm jealous. Buddy is one of those cool stoic standofish types! Except when there's steak around. Then he gets friendly!
 
#11 ·
One of our boys will always lick my face when I doing a "kissy" sound, but he mostly turns away if I am face to face with him, just like Marcus described! Apparently most dogs don't like full on eye contact or hugs so I guess its just that.
Whereas our adopted boy will gaze at me in the eye for so long. He will lick me everywhere else, but he won't lick my face!
 
#19 ·
Timely your comment! As one of the 30+ people who said "yes" I do manage to "conveniently zone out" what dogs get up to before kissing us. Having said that, a few days ago on our walk I had to pull Buddy off from devouring something really unspeakably rotten. I wanted to "wash his mouth out with soap" as my Mum used to say. As a serious question here... Is there anything that we can and should squirt in a dogs mouth in cases like this? For their own and our benefit!!!!?? (He was on a no kissing ban for 24 hours and stuffed with those green chewie teeth things!)
 
#18 ·
Fionn is our first "licker". While I prefer he avoid my mouth, it's hard to restrain his enthusiasm :yuck:. He gets lots of kisses in return! This is his going home pic kissing my daughter.
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#22 · (Edited by Moderator)
One more question for the who answer yes to the question: "Yes, he is part of the family" Do you let your kids, Grandparents, Uncles, etc. ...Lick Your Face?

I could understand it to some degree with wife/husband...but relatives, kids, and dogs seem a bit off the grid!?
That's just me with clumsy wording when I wrote the poll. It does say "kiss you or lick your face". Not to be taken literally of course!!!
 
#24 ·
I trained Cara not to lick my face as I had to break her of being such a 'mouthy puppy' which I was only able to do to a certain extent. What happened with us is quite funny. I would kiss the top of her head in rapid motion maybe 10-20 times saying 'Who do I love?'
Cara , for some reason, thought a kiss from me was me hitting my nose against the top of her head. She could not tell the difference between my lips and nose. So, when I would say 'now give Daddy a kiss'...she would softly knock her nose against my face :) She only did that with me... not my partner nor my Mom or all the other people she loved..she licked them. It always made people laugh. (Sigh) I miss her nose kisses :)


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#25 ·
I kiss Maya several times a day. Usually on her head and snout. I can't tell if she dislikes it, but she's never indicated so. When she kisses, and it is def not as a frequently as me, she'll usually lick my ears, and sneak in a soft nibble every now and then.

I am not a big fan of face licking and so I don't encourage it, but wouldn't be upset if she did it once in a while. After all, isn't that one of the ways they show their unbridled affection?
 
#28 ·
Dogs and kisses! Puppies for sure! But grown dogs - I have three and watch them and there is no way I want a kiss or lick from them! I love them but not that much. Whenever I think of dog kisses an old commercial comes to mind - shows a dog wandering around the house, has a drink out of the toilet, hears the front door open - tears off and gives his/her Mom a big kiss! LOL! Odd how an image will stick in your head!
 
#30 ·
I kiss Charlie several times throughout the day- always before I leave and usually at bedtime. I probably kissed him on the head like 10 times last night when we were snuggling in bed. There is just something so satisfying about kissing your pet- the way their fur feels and smells...it's comforting! I don't know if he really likes it or dislikes it but he doesn't turn away lol. He doesn't lick all that often but when he does he usually goes after the face enthusiastically. And if you laugh or try to push him off he just comes back even more enthusiastically.

Also, one of our three cats absolutely LOVES getting and giving kisses. Especially on the lips. It's almost too weird with him!
 
#33 · (Edited)
My 11yr old male has never been one to lick me. My son has another male about the same age and he is a licker. If your head gets to close to the edge of the bed, you find yourself with a wake lick no matter what time it might be.

I got a female a couple of months ago, she like to lick me but she also likes to chew my beard. Even as a kid I remember people saying a dogs mouth is cleaner then ours. Fact or fiction?
 
#34 ·
Amber will lick if given a chance. She is always pushing her nose into my face whenever I'm sitting on the couch before planting a wet one where she could. It ends only when she manages to put her tongue in my mouth (in which I am off running to the bathroom to spit and wash my mouth out). Sometimes, she wants to give me a kiss so badly we end up wrestling on the couch. Me: That's enough Amber!! Amber: OHHHH. I like this pushing game! I will lick you MORE!!!!

So I get licks or tail slaps in my face, depending on how the wrestling goes...
 
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