Toy Maltipoo With Her Tongue Always Sticking Out Looks Too Cute To Be Real
It's hard waiting for your favorite person to come back, especially when you're a dog. That's why this TikTok video of a toy maltipoo named Rosie is so relatable — and adorable — as she waits for her favorite human to return, complete with a dangling tongue that's almost too cute to comprehend!
@rosiespawfectlife And she's MY favorite 🐶😘
The quick clip shows the pooch standing at attention, staring out a car window as Sinead O'Connor's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" lays on thick the lyric "it's been seven hours and fifteen days." Captioned, "waiting for mommy to come back because she's my favorite," the pup's perpetually protruding tongue, usually seen in other videos on her TikTok page, only adds to the unreal cuteness.
"I bet it was really like 2 minutes 😂," one person came to say in the comments, while alluding to the idea that dogs can be dramatic when waiting, while another asked, "How can you leave her for even one second? 🥰" Ah, low-level separation anxiety has never looked cuter!
Why do some dogs' tongues stick out?
When it comes to dogs like Rosie who forget to put their tongues away, sometimes a dangling tongue isn't just a cute quirk; it may also have a scientific explanation.
Dogs might leave their tongues hanging out for all kinds of reasons, from feeling relaxed or sleepy to genetics and medical conditions. Sometimes, it's due to tooth loss, especially in the front. Other times, certain dog breeds — including small dogs like Chihuahuas and flat-faced breeds like pugs — have Hanging Tongue Syndrome, which occurs when a pet has a long tongue and small jaws that make it harder for them to keep their tongues tucked neatly inside their mouths.
In most cases, a protruding tongue is totally harmless and just adds to a pup's charm. However, a downside to the feature is that a tongue that's always exposed can dry out more easily, and the look can occasionally be linked to dental issues, jaw abnormalities, or neurological conditions, so always consult a veterinarian if it comes on suddenly. Otherwise, for dogs like Rosie, it just seems to make an already cute-faced pup that much more irresistible.