Reply With QuoteNot at all. Closed mouth to me could indicate submission, fear, apprehension, not hot, comfortable or any manner of things. I swear when Oban is being defiant he is smiling. "I've got your glo-oves. Nyah, nyah, na, na, nyah."
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Maybe a stupid question..
I asked this question once before and really never got any response.
Moses really came a long way in the last couple of months ( really thankful)
I had two labs previously. Both smiled from day one ( both no behavior issues)
Moses had a serious look from day one..(this was one of the first things I noticed)
Moses had better features then (Ruben and Eli) but never smiled
I have no proof but I firmly believe that puppies that do not smile..are more prone to be defiant.
Moses made a turn for the better..and the first time he smiled was when he learned how to swim @ 7.5 months
It also made a change for the better in him.
Moses now smiles
Question is
Do you think puppies that don't smile have a tendency to be more defiant..?
Not at all. Closed mouth to me could indicate submission, fear, apprehension, not hot, comfortable or any manner of things. I swear when Oban is being defiant he is smiling. "I've got your glo-oves. Nyah, nyah, na, na, nyah."
No. I don't think there is any correlation between "smiling" and tendency toward defiance. I think temperament is largely governed by breeding, early socialization, and inherent differences in personality amongst individual puppies.
No, don't believe so. I noticed some labs with a more serious look.
Jimbo B (06-27-2014)
Jax smiles all the time except when he is told to kennel. He doesn't mind the kennel.but he knows this means he doesn't get to go with us.
Jimbo B (06-27-2014)
Bobby is a frequent smiler and he is a very naughty, cheeky boy at times.
Jimbo B (06-27-2014)
Definitely not! Ozzy smiled all the time and god love him, that boy was a challenge from day one! Maxx smiles constantly and has been the greatest dog from day one! Two very different dogs but they were/are full of smiles always.
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I don't see a correlation.
Nope I haven't noticed that, at least with Kain.
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Jimbo B (06-27-2014)
See those smiles?
We didn't have Sunnie as a puppy, so I have no idea of what she was like/what training she had/how resistant she was...but she's tough to work with because she's so neurotic and detects blame when there is none.
Her boy Danny has been a breeze.
All but one of my Labs was a "smiler"....two of the smilers were tough to train (a male whom we got older and a female puppy) and the non-smiler (a male we got as a puppy) was easy.
I've always thought of "smiling" as being purely related to muscle structure/quirks.
Jimbo B (06-27-2014)
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