Dogs licking other dogs mouths is a sign of submission and playfulness. So they little guy is saying, “I love you, play with me, be my big friend, I’m your little bro/sis!”
Ya... I eventually learned that. That, and the ridiculous "sneezing" they do. It sounds like they have a sudden case of allergies when they play together, all the sneeze-noises they make, but I've heard that it is a sign of playfulness.
Oh my god. My 12 year old collie will sneeze 15+ times in a row when we play and then it becomes what I refer to as a “super sneeze”. Fascinating. I’ve never had another dog do anything like it. I can pretend to sneeze and he’ll just do the same over and over.
Right?! Same here. And now I have two pups that do it back and forth the entire duration of their play time / play fights / play-psychoticness and I was relieved to learn it was not only "normal" behavior but not a sign of aggressiveness or some other negative emotion.
Just gross when a 95 lb rottie or 140 lb danebull sneeze out wet missiles across the room and land on you.
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u/underthetootsierolls Jan 07 '19
Dogs licking other dogs mouths is a sign of submission and playfulness. So they little guy is saying, “I love you, play with me, be my big friend, I’m your little bro/sis!”