Dog Shows Affection By Lavishing Her Human With Kisses

Can your dog's enthusiastic licks represent a sign of affection? What is Keisha - the dog in this video, really thinking when she slurps her owner’s face like a lollipop? Is she just saying hello or is she planting the canine version of a kiss on her human’s cheek? She loves her human friend Korey so much that she even tries to move those hands covering the face for even more kisses! It is definitely her way of letting Korey know that her love for him is pure and innocent and that if he ever finds himself in a helpless or dangerous situation, she will make everything in her power to bring him round.Show more

Her enthusiastic licks represent an honest sign of affection and the more Korey hides his face, the more she will behave intrusively. She wants to get her loving message across to her owner and she is trying to be more communicative. Simply, she wants to know her owner that she is glad he is by her side. It’s a lifelong commitment. As any dog owner knows, dogs lick often and for a variety of reasons. This behavior is a remnant of their wild ancestry - it was easier for the mother to carry food in her stomach rather than dragging it back to the den in her mouth.

Obviously, Korey won't regurgitate some food at that signal, but he might give Keisha a treat because she deserves it for all the love she has unselfishly shown to her human. While it's probably not a "kiss," we can bet it's a sign that this dog thinks her human is pretty great.