'Teddy Bear' Pomapoo's Adorable Grin Is Enough To Make Anyone Smile For Days
If you've ever thought you've seen a dog smile, you're probably right. Some dogs can really convey happiness through their facial expressions, just like these 16 smiling dogs. Then, there are dogs like this Pomeranian-toy poodle mix who literally look like a person grinning, except, of course, for the teddy bear-like appearance! His face is really just too much...
@teddybear_pomapoo We just got married and came home to this 🥹🐶 #cutevideo #smilingdog #viraldog #cutedog #foryou
With over 12 million views on TikTok, this pomapoo named Teddy is really turning heads for his adorably sweet smile as he happily welcomes home his newlywed pet parents. He's just calmly sitting there on the back of the couch, with an intoxicated look on his face and a clear-as-day ear-to-ear grin.
People ran to the comments to gush over the completely adorkable smile on the little doggy's face, with one person noting that "he is smiling with his eyes too." Meanwhile, others came to ask, "Why does he look like a human... I'm creeped but he's adorable at the same time," and to mention that it might not be so cute to run into a smiling dog in the middle of the night in a dark hallway, to which the original poster laughed in their reply. We don't know about you, but we'd love to see this smiling doggy anywhere!
Are dogs really smiling?
Dogs can often look like they're smiling, with a turned-up mouth that's usually accompanied by expressive eyes and a wagging tail. However, the jury is still out as to whether these doggy smiles are the equivalent of a human smile, although there's no argument about dogs being happy when they appear to be grinning. Dogs have feelings and emotions too.
Most often, when a pup has a wide-mouth grin and a relaxed tongue flopping out of an open mouth, they are indeed content, so it's easy for humans to associate this happiness with smiling. From studies that have been done, most canine behavioralists believe that domestic dogs have evolved and analyzed human interactions, learning that humans react positively when they're happy, maybe even doling out treats and affection to a dog who "smiles" back. While they may not be mimicking smiling, dogs have innately learned over time that pleasing humans gets positive reactions and, yes, treats and pats. So, over time, dogs have learned to love pleasing their owners and understand that a smiling human is usually a happy human.
Yet not all dogs smile, even when they're happy, as every dog is different. Every pup will surely show a loving and affectionate owner just how much they love them back, even if it's in their own special way.