The Real Reason Dogs Lick You Is Disgusting

There are some common myths about dogs that are just not true.

Like, when a dog licks you, they’re kissing you, 1 human year equals 7 dog years, and a dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human's.

You’ll finally learn the truth about these myths in this video.

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[kkh]

Bruh my dog ate a whole bar of chocolate and we immediately rushed to the vet. He checked his health and said: “Well, your dog likes chocolate -and tolerates it. He’s fine.” Then he looked at my dog and my dog looked at him. Both were confused, that was so funny. Then I took him home and now I changed his name to Choco.

[combineecho]

“Dogs are not color blind” continues to describe exactly the definition of what it means to be color blind.

[Docinaplane]

I'm glad I learned about raising dogs successfully way before YouTube existed.

[RE-nguw]

It's amazing how many 'self proclaimed experts' pop up on YouTube making videos about 'their' opinions as if they were facts and yet so much of it is incorrect

[Byrenious]

"It's a myth that dogs are colorblind" followed by "they just have a harder time telling the difference between colors"... That's what color blind means.... I am color blind... That doesn't mean I can't see any colors, it literally means having trouble distinguishing between certain colors. Dogs are color blind

ETA: For all of you arguing that dogs aren't color blind because they are supposed to see that way, the encyclopedia brittanica and every educational source considers dogs color blind. They have trouble distinguishing between certain shades. That is the definition of color blindness.

[zombiewithworms]

A high fast tail wag doesn’t always mean aggression it can also mean the dog is just confident/ feeling in charge in the situation they’re in!

Edit: guys don’t argue in the replies it’s so goofy I just put information out here that the the guy in the vid left out 😂

[davidfarnell]

“You might consider getting blue balls”
😂😂😂😂

[HazbinHotelStaff]

My female Jack Russell Terrier dog once saw a spot on a tree that she wanted to pee on. She couldn’t reach it. So she did unexpected… she used her muscles and lift her entire rear in the air to reach it and pee against it… She was practically peeing while doing a handstand…. I just shook my head and was like “Okay! Dogs gotta leave their mark somehow.”

[holyroman]

One thing I'd like to mention about the myth that letting your dog win at tug shows them they're "dominant": it's actually been observed that when wild wolves play with eachother, the stronger one often lets the weaker or younger one win. So no, it's not about dominance, it's about letting both parties have fun.

[YoungJence]

Honestly after owning a dog and not listening to the myths you can understand your dogs emotions better.

[tiredofallthis]

Before I ever heard of grapes being dangerous me and my pup ate grapes every evening. Vet said grapes are like peanuts for people. Some dogs could die from 1 grapes while others can eat grapes with no problems. But why takes the chance

[Monkeyymodels]

“Dogs licking you isn’t them giving you kisses”

*Proceeds to say it could be a sign of affection*

So a kiss?

[tophat]

Dogs often show affection by licking. It's an instinctive behaviour that's linked to the comfort they felt when their mother licked them as a puppy. Licking plays an important part of how they bond with others, causing them to release dopamine and endorphins that help make them feel relaxed, calm and happy.

[OfcOMally]

“Dogs aren’t colorblind!” proceeds to describe protanopia colorblindness

[rxxknkt]

With the poddy accident, we dont rub their nose in it. We just tell them, "No, no bathroom in the house, go outside." And we send them out. It has actually worked very well.

[sirussid]

The reason I love my dog so much is because when I come home, he’s the only one in the world who treats me like I’m The Beatles.

[Gabriele-xkzg]

Dog licking you: Transposed behaviour. Yes, puppies stimulate wild dog parents to regurgitate food by licking their mouths, but that interaction comes with an emotion. That emotion makes them feel happy and wanting their parents to be close and care for them. Maybe human kissing didn't start much differently, evolutionary speaking... So it definitely can and most likely WILL be an expression of affection when a dog wants to lick your face. In older wolves its a common behaviour of greeting each other after separations.

[DevMarco-]

The thing with tail wagging is that if you really know your dog and that comes with time you start to see it when your dog is happy.

[andym]

"a tired dog is a good dog" LOL! Yeah, my Lab would get really obnoxious just before he konked out for the evening.

[HappyDog]

My toy poodle is 23 years old today! He’s a sweet little guy.