The first reason: to you as the master have you found, just arrived at home dogs, is not licking people, they will only curl up in a corner of the kennel. But when it gets acquainted with you, when it sees you again, it will gently and carefully go to your face and stick out its tongue to lick your hand. In fact, it licked your hand, is to show you weakness, it is recognizing you as the master. Most dogs recognize their masters will lick their master’s hand, do you know? The second reason: like you of course, the dog will lick the hands of many people in his life, these hands, there are its owner’s hands, there are other people’s hands, the dog is so loyal, how can recognize so many people as owners? Therefore, the dog it licks people’s hands, in fact, there is another layer of meaning, it likes this person, only to lick this person’s hand. If it does not like this person, it will not go to lick this person. Not to mention to lick this person, close to this person is unlikely. They use their tongues instead of their hands and combs to clean each other and to convey affection to the human they consider their parents, especially in their twilight years. Third reason: People who often throw food directly to their dogs with their hands when they are hungry should often be licked by their dogs. Dogs lick people in this situation, in fact, because they are hungry. They know that there is good food in this hand of the master, and as long as they lick this hand of the master, they can get food, that’s why they like to lick the master’s hand so much. A dog will lick the cheek of an older dog to show greetings and respect, and licking its mother’s face means it is hungry. The fourth reason: to get your attention In fact, there are times when they are particularly bored. When they keep chasing their tails, or lazily lying in the sun, is when they are particularly bored. If at this time, their master is by their side, they will run to their master and go lick him. In this case next time, they lick the owner, just to get the owner’s attention, they just want the owner to play with them for a while. The fifth reason: habit in fact, use the tongue to lick people, for dogs, is a habit. They grew up watching their mothers lick people so much, and learned to lick people with their tongues from a young age. Dogs began to enjoy their mother’s soft tongue from the moment they came into the world – bringing warmth and dryness, but also helping them digest and excrete, making them feel safe and comfortable. Growing up, dogs also like to use their tongues to express their feelings.
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