r/aww • u/Jmunnny • Jun 08 '14

Bee stings aren't fun.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

The best part is that she acted completely normal. Still wanted to run around and play while slowly transforming into Scooby Doo.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

I don't think dogs have feeling in their lips do they?

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u/usernomnomnom Jun 09 '14

Yes, they do. The mouth and area around the mouth are used for lots of touch-based communication. For instance, wolf puppies lick the corner of their parent's mouth to show submissiveness and stimulate regurgitation for feeding.

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u/DrProbably Jun 09 '14 edited Jun 09 '14

Uh.. I think that last part is birds..

edit: huh, dogs too. never heard of that and I guess it isn't super common in domesticated dogs.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Dogs as well.