{"id":17864,"date":"2022-03-25T11:04:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:04:18","slug":"why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my dog show teeth when happy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/#Why_does_my_dog_show_teeth_when_happy\" title=\"Why does my dog show teeth when happy?\">Why does my dog show teeth when happy?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/#What_does_it_mean_when_dogs_show_their_top_teeth\" title=\"What does it mean when dogs show their top teeth?\">What does it mean when dogs show their top teeth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/#Is_it_bad_if_my_dog_shows_his_teeth\" title=\"Is it bad if my dog shows his teeth?\">Is it bad if my dog shows his teeth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/#Do_dogs_really_smile_when_theyre_happy\" title=\"Do dogs really smile when they&#8217;re happy?\">Do dogs really smile when they&#8217;re happy?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/#Is_it_normal_for_dogs_to_show_teeth_when_playing\" title=\"Is it normal for dogs to show teeth when playing?\">Is it normal for dogs to show teeth when playing?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/#Why_does_my_dog_smile_when_hes_happy\" title=\"Why does my dog smile when he&#8217;s happy?\">Why does my dog smile when he&#8217;s happy?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-show-teeth-when-happy\/#Why_do_some_dogs_smile_when_excited\" title=\"Why do some dogs smile when excited?\">Why do some dogs smile when excited?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_show_teeth_when_happy\"><\/span>Why does my dog show teeth when happy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why do dogs show their teeth? The most common reason is that <b>your dog is feeling uncomfortable, threatened, scared, or in pain. Some dogs smile to show submissive behavior. If dogs show their teeth while wagging their tail and getting ready to play, it simply means they are excited.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_when_dogs_show_their_top_teeth\"><\/span>What does it mean when dogs show their top teeth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs will commonly do this when they aren&#8217;t in the mood to share a bone, or someone or something is infringing on their space. But dogs also show their teeth to one another or to humans for submissive reasons, and to show signs <b>of appeasement or deference<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_bad_if_my_dog_shows_his_teeth\"><\/span>Is it bad if my dog shows his teeth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It is quite normal for a dog to show its teeth, but it&#8217;s not always a desired trait. Think of it from your dog&#8217;s point of view. Showing his teeth is the only way he has of communicating to you that he&#8217;s not in the best of moods and it is a sign he wants you to back off and leave him alone.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_dogs_really_smile_when_theyre_happy\"><\/span>Do dogs really smile when they&#8217;re happy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your dog isn&#8217;t smiling because they find something humorous. Instead, <b>they&#8217;re smiling because they are calm and relaxed and, because of that, one could venture that your pet is happy. Similarly, some dogs will appear to smile if they are showing submission to their human counterparts.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_normal_for_dogs_to_show_teeth_when_playing\"><\/span>Is it normal for dogs to show teeth when playing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Both dogs may bear their teeth, but as long as there isn&#8217;t aggressive growling, yelps or whimpers your dogs are probably just engaging in playful behavior. If you notice one dog isn&#8217;t feeling it and looks like he&#8217;d rather be left alone, it might be best to separate them for a time.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_smile_when_hes_happy\"><\/span>Why does my dog smile when he&#8217;s happy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At any rate, it usually means <b>your dog is contented and happy. Woodard said the doggy smile is also known as a submissive grin, or a sign that your dog wants to appease you.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_some_dogs_smile_when_excited\"><\/span>Why do some dogs smile when excited?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This behavior is <b>commonly seen in greeting situations where the dog is actively soliciting attention in a nonthreatening manner. Often the submissive grin invites interaction from others, but it&#8217;s also possible that your dog is trying to increase distance between herself and others if she feels threatened.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why does my dog show teeth when happy?What does it mean when dogs show their top teeth?Is it bad if my dog shows his teeth?Do dogs really smile when they&#8217;re happy?Is it normal for dogs to show teeth when playing?Why does my dog smile when he&#8217;s happy?Why do some dogs smile when&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17864"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}