Why won't my dog kiss me?

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

Seriously! Why are some dogs "kissers" and some aren't? I have to BRIBE Hannah Rose to kiss me by offering belly rubs, but first I have to tap my cheek and say "kisses!" and half the time she just licks the air real quick then rolls over to expose her belly.

Other times she just flat out refuses and says "fuck that I'll just drag my own belly on the carpet to get some scratchins."

Well she doesn't SAY that.

We had another dog once, named Mickey. We called him Mickey Lickerson because he'd lick ANYTHING. Your jeans, the back door. Anything. For a long time. Oral fixation dog.

But this one? Nothin doin.

I want doggy kisses!

[Blue-Jay]

1. Maybe you don't smell enough like cat poop.

:shrug:

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

5. We have a rule

for the dog in our house: No eating the cat's food either BEFORE or AFTER she's eaten it!!!!!

(She loves the "kitty crunchies," thus we keep the litter box away from her...)

[ElsewheresDaughter]

6. omg! LMAO...my dog loves to snack in the litter box

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

7. Yep

when you find litter in your dog's beard and she is constantly licking her lips and her breath smells like shit, there's a problem.

Get her out of that cat box, man! I would NOT want kisses from THAT dog!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

10. me either..we had to build a barricade around it..my dog is a Chihuahua...

so it was not difficult and we feed her greenies( they clean the breathe)

[TaleWgnDg]

2. . . . ROFL . . . n/t

[Guy Fawkes]

3. You know, beastiality is illegal...

except in texas:puke:

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

4. Well hell's bells I'm in Texas!

And I hope you were kidding. I am talking about her licking my face, after all! LOL!

[Guy Fawkes]

12. About the laws? no.

About it being beastiality, yes.

State bestiality laws: http://www.totse.com/en/law/justice_for_all/beastlaw.html

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

13. You are saying

it's bestiality for your dog to lick your face????

How freaking weird.

[Guy Fawkes]

15. try re-reading it...

you said: "And I hope you were kidding." And I responded: "About it being beastiality, yes."

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

16. Sorry

it's late, I need to turn in!

[LiberalFighter]

8. I've tried getting my dog to give me a kiss too...

but she is too shy. She will give light licks on my hand wanting me to rub her belly.

When she wants my attention she will very lightly touch me with her paw.

[DemWitch]

9. Kyra won't kiss me either

but she'll lick the top of my head raw if I let her... Dogs, just like people are weird.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

11. The first time I've laughed out loud all day

was when I read that "lick the top fof my head raw..."

Thanks for that. And a great visual too!

Dogs are weird.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

14. One of my dogs kisses me, the other doesn't.

But the one who doesn't... well, let's just say she's got a lot of problems. She was a stray, so I don't know what her early life was like...

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

17. Hmmm

Hannah Rose was rescued from being a stray, too.....wonder if there's anything to that?

[alphafemale]

18. A face kiss in canine nature causes a reflex to vomit something...

up for pups.

Face kissing is not exactly pure affection in canines.

Anomorphizing brought profits for Disney, and it's fun for people. But it's created alot of confused, neurotic animals.

Don't try to force your pet to lick your face if they are emotionally aged beyond puppy-dum.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

19. That's interesting.

She is emotionally beyond puppy-dom.

Thanks.

[alphafemale]

21. But it doesn't mean she's bonded to you any less.

:)

If you think about it, I'll bet the "non-face licker" picks up on many other non-verbal clues...right?

Possibly also more alert and protective?

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

22. VERY alert and protective!

And very much a belly slut. (Will do anything to get you to scratch her belly!!!)

[alphafemale]

24. Rub her belly, but stop trying to make her kiss you.

:)

[BiggJawn]

20. Because you keep slipping her the tongue?

:-)

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

23. GA-ROSS!

[neuvocat]

28. Maybe you're coming on too strong.

That can put them off you know.

[jmags]

25. My dog's not much of a licker.

But that's just because she's usually preoccupied with humping your leg, or the chair, or the cat, or a stuffed animal, or the neighbor's children. She loves that humpin.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

26. My dog will kiss you

He'd lick your skin off if he could :-)

[Dover]

27. You have to roll in dirty diapers first. Works great for dogs but

has been hell on my love life. Apparently male humans aren't descended from the canine family afterall.

[St. Jarvitude]

29. She just got done licking herself

She doesn't want you to get a chocolate surprise. :puke:

I'm never kissing a dog again.

[JSJ]

30. it afraid you might bite him n/t

[Tashi]

31. Putting the tongue in.

We've had dogs who try to put their tongues in your mouth, I was told it's called exchanging saliva, apparently they do it to dogs in the pack that they are closest to.