So I know that the lip licking can be appeasement and doesn’t always mean stress, but I’ve not heard the same for whale eyes. My old man, Duke, has always done this. Anytime anyone pets him it’s immediate lip licking and whale eyes, but if you stop and try to give him space he’ll immediately try to get you to keep petting, sometimes even following your hand as you’re trying to pull away. In fact, once you start petting, the only way to get him to stop begging for attention is either telling him to go to his spot or putting food in front of him.
I figured this might be a weird quirk with my dog but now it’s late at night so I’m curious and I can’t find similar situations online. Any ideas from people who know more about dog behavior?
Ps I wasn’t sure what flair to put.
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