#3— Kissing Can Be a Sensory Behavior
Sometimes, the only reason your dog kisses you is because of a particularly (and pleasantly) pungent odor on your person.
“Maybe your skin is a little salty, or they like the smell of a certain lotion you’ve applied,” Arden says. This also suggests the obvious: If you just ate something that’s especially tasty and your dog catches a whiff of it, there’s a good chance he’ll suddenly feel like planting a nice wet one on you.
