That is the language of love spoken by our beautiful dogs.
The present unreliability of our internet connection prompted me to think about re-posting whatever I had posted exactly a year ago. It only took me a minute to look it up and, bingo, what a perfect topic for these wintry days.
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As our dear dogs speak it.
You will recall that last Friday I featured an item under the title of Private First Class Lingo. The item had been brought to my attention by Constance Frankland.
Well here’s another really special story that Constance came across on a website called Arditor and I wanted to share it with you.
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The Language of Love
8 Ways Your Dog is Saying “I Love You“
Although dogs don’t speak our language, they are constantly trying to tell us that they love us and always showing love through their actions. Unfortunately, many shrug their shoulders or get annoyed over their dogs’ love gestures.
Here are 8 ways your dog is saying “I love you”…
Tail Wagging
Similar to a cat, a dog’s tail is a communication tool. In fact it is sometimes more accurate in translating its emotions than barking. Held at different positions, a dog’s wag could communicate excitement, fear, threat or submission. If your dog’s tail is held in a relaxed position and wagging all together with its entire butt, it means it is very happy to see you.
Face Licking
Warm, sticky, wet and stinky! We know this can get annoying but licking a person’s face is a love gesture from a dog. Dogs lick faces for a few reasons. Mainly, if your pet dog is licking your face, he is trying to groom you! Grooming is an intimate gesture only done after a strong connection is made between dogs (so now you know he sees you as one of his kind). On the other hand, if a stranger dog licks your face, it is simply trying to say that he is harmless and friendly.
Following You Wherever You Go
This is another behaviour that can get on your nerves, especially when your dog attempts to follow you to work! However, it is only a dog’s way to show his love, devotion and loyalty to you. Wherever you are, that is where your dog wants to be. Dogs are extreme social creatures and unlike humans, there is no need for solitude.
Sleeping with You
Similar to wild wolve packs, wild dogs curl up together to sleep in the night. Rather than sleeping alone in his designated corner, your dog prefers to snuggle right next to you in your bed. If you catch your dog sneaking onto your bed or falling asleep next to you in your couch, it implies that you are his family.
Smiling
It is no surprise when you see something like a smile on your dog. Dogs do smile too! Research has found that dogs can also show and use facial expressions similar to how humans do. A dog’s smile is another way of showing his love and joy to his owner. Having said that, most of us are guilty of not recognizing our dog’s smile.
Crotch Sniffing
Argh, this is an embarrassing one and how we wished our dogs can quit going around sniffing crotches. But before you start screaming at your dog, try to understand it. This behaviour is in fact a dog’s perculiar way of greeting. More importantly, apart from a hello, it allows the dog to understand and remember you through your scent.
Taking Care of You When You are Sick
Does your dog stay by your bed and watch you the whole time while you are nursing a flu? This is its natural instinct to care for a sick or wounded family member, just as they would in the wild. A dog extends its love and care to its sick or injured owner by quietly and patiently watching over him/her. But make sure you hide any superficial wounds away from your dog! It might actually lick your wound as its form of first aid.
Leaning on You
Whether you are sitting or standing, your dog is leaning on you and wouldn’t budge. You can’t move and you can’t get on with your daily routine. While you are wondering what they are up to, your dog has already got what they needed: your attention. Getting your attention and giving you their attention by leaning on you is their way of showing affection. Next time this happens, stop what you are doing and reciprocate with some love.
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This turned out to be more of a Sunday Picture Parade but it seemed too special to hold it from you until the weekend.
No, our dogs don’t speak a language that we humans would recognise as such but, nonetheless, our dogs communicate in ways that still are as magical and special as our human poetry.
Speaking of poetry, let me close today’s post with this.
Wherever you are in the world, with or without a dog in your life, please embrace the power of love.
This was a great article, Paul! I remember reading that a dog just licks you for salt. I never believed that & now I have been proven correct! I always felt it was a grooming gesture. As for being annoyed by behavior, I would miss Maggie not being everywhere I am. She’s my pal! 🐾
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Yes, I had forgotten how interesting this was. Likewise, we would miss beyond words not having dogs all around us. There are six in the bedroom just now as we awake to a new day.
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Nice! That makes for a great wake up!
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It most certainly does!
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Such nice pics of what makes our dogs special. I enjoyed these very much.
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Lovely to hear from you 😍
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My guess that our local internet conditions might be variable was right but for the wrong reason. For yesterday evening we had three power outages. Luckily each one for no more than forty-five minutes.
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💕🐾💕
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I totally love the way my pups love me, with each and every sloppy kiss and tail wag they shower on me. 💗
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We were out shopping this morning and in the Grants Pass store of The Grange Coop there was a woman with a 12-week old Golden Retriever puppy. The pup was just so beautiful and such a friendly little soul towards Jean and me.
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Such a fabulous share Paul.. it brought me huge smiles.. 🙂
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Did you not remember it from a year ago? Either way, delighted it carried huge smiles in its wake.
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You know Paul, I read so many, and can re read again some of my old post and think.. Did I really write that?? lol.. The advantage of old greying matter is that we forget what we did yesterday!! 🙂 😉
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If only I could remember back to yesterday! Remembering what happened ten minutes ago is frequently a challenge!
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Oh I can so relate.. It’s called selective memory.. A little like selective hearing.. LOL.. Our brains now only want to retain what it wants too.. And often the car keys are not on its list of priorities..
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Tee, he! 😀
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🙂
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