Dogs' face licking behavior is generally not evil
When dogs are excited, they will lick people's faces or other parts. Such actions are often well-intentioned and are also a way for dogs to express friendship. However, for the sake of health and safety, it is best not to let your dog lick you from time to time.
1. The reason for licking the face
< strong>1. The beginning of the ancestral wolf pack
The ancestors of dogs are wolves. When feeding the wolf pups during the weaning period, they often First chew the food into pieces and then regurgitate it for the little wolf to eat. Although the wolf pup has been weaned, it cannot eat raw meat directly, so it can only eat the smaller and shredded parts that the adult wolf has tasted. At this time, the little wolf will lick the corners of the adult wolf's mouth to show that it is waiting for food to arrive, which can also be regarded as the expression of the little wolf acting coquettishly begging for food and sharing food.
2. A manifestation of a child’s mentality
Licking The facial movements indicate that the cub wants to beg for food from the adult wolf, and it also shows that he is a child who is not yet able to hunt and forage on his own, or even understands organization.
3. Show good behavior to make them put aside their malicious intentions
The wolf cub is the youngest among the wolves and is still in the stage of learning. Not only does he have no ill intentions towards the masses, he does not even understand many rules. Therefore, when it wants to get along with a powerful opponent or feels that the other party is unhappy, it will lick the opponent's face.
4. An obedient and friendly style
A tradition inherited from our ancestors, the dog's face licking behavior was originally a kind of obedienceAn expression of friendship can also be said to be a show of weakness, without any malice. People may interpret it as a good way of asking for food, asking for favors and seeking protection, begging for forgiveness, etc.
2. Some reasons why dogs cannot change their habit of licking their faces
1. Habits become natural
Some dogs will lick their owners fiercely when they are excited. Face, even difficult to stop the action. This is mostly caused by the fact that it has been like this for a long time and the owners did not stop it immediately, causing them to develop a habit.
2. There may be certain emotional problems
Because it is necessary to eliminate the time when the heart is full of passionate worry or trouble, and keeps licking people's faces for no reason. As soon as it stops, the uneasy experience will spring up again, which is a kind of suppressed heart disease.
Try to reduce this behavior
3. What are the disadvantages of letting dogs lick people’s faces
1. It’s basically fine, but it can’t be allowed. Dogs lick wounds
As can be seen from the above-mentioned reasons for dogs licking people's faces, it is simply a matter of wanting to express a follow-up and friendly attitude , letting the dog lick his cheek is not a big problem. However, dog saliva contains more bacteria, so if there is a wound, the dog must not lick it.
2. Pay attention to good hygiene
Dog’s mouth There are probably more than 150 kinds of germs in the dog’s mouth. When eating things, the area around the dog’s mouth is oftenAll have my own saliva residue. In addition, dogs will lick and clean their buttocks themselves after infiltration. If the pet has parasites or parasites that live in the digestive tract, humans are likely to be affected by having their cheeks licked by dogs.
3. You may be injured by a dog
Many dogs will lick our faces when they are excited, so if we don’t take precautions when the dog rushes over, we may be injured.
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