Precious Dogs Participate In the Smiling Dog Challenge And Totally Nail It

It’s just what you need to get through the day

Damjan

• Published in Animals
• December 29, 2020

All dogs are adorable. Smiling dogs are so extra adorable.

No matter how sad or upset you are, one look at those cute puppy dog faces, and all the worries simply go away. We don’t know for sure if a dog's smiles correspond to our smiles; even the experts can’t say with great certainty.

But, let’s face it, we don’t need experts to tell us what we already know about dogs. The dog eyes don’t lie.

You can fake a smile with your lips, but never with your eyes. These overwhelmingly happy, smiling dog photos should be prescribed by doctors daily.

When a challenge emerged on the Dog Spotting Society Facebook group, it immediately went viral. With 20K challenge contributors, #SmilingDogChallenge is one of the most adorable things you can find online these days.

We have selected 30 of the best dog photo submissions, and they are a daily, weekly, and monthly dose of pure puppy happiness.

1. "This Was Our Princess Leia At The Vet Today For A Check-Up Cos She Loves To Eat Anything In Sight"

2. "These Girls Were All Smiles Yesterday"

3. "Archie B Has RGF (Resting Grump Face), But Somehow I Was Able To Capture This Gem"

4. "This Was Sam The Day We Brought Him From The Shelter. That Giant Pibble Smile Says It All"

5. “Did You Say Cheese?? Ok, I Smiles For That!”

6. "Zero Wins This One"

7. "Here's Pebbles Aka Pork Chop. 13 Yrs Old"

8. "My Baby Girl’s A Heckin Ol’ Ray Of Sunshine"

9. "My Little Ray Of Sunshine And Movie Partner Peach!"

10. "Manny Loves His Grandma"

11. "This Crazy Girl Is Ready For The Holidays!"

12. "My Jonas Had The Biggest Smile All The Time"

13. "Here Is My Dog Buddy Who Became A Proud Big Brother On The Day His Sister Was Born"

14. "Gave Him A Compliment - He Blushed"

15. "Baby Mango Swallowed One Of His Doggy Bone Treats Whole Today But He’s Still Smiling.. Happy Thoughts That He’ll Be Ok"

16. "My Lil Poser, That Smile Is Small But It’s There"

17. "This Is Oakley. He’s Not A Stuffed Animal Even Though He Looks Like One"

18. "My Baby's Innocent Smile"

19. "Bamboo Just Got Her First Bed!! Safe To Say She Loves It"

20. "This Is My Baby Boy Alfie, He Was Unwell At The Beginning Of The Year And We Found Out He Is Diabetic. He Has Now Lost His Sight But He Is Still My Happy Boy"

21. "This Is The Anniversary Week Of Rylie Adopting Us. She Was 5 And My Dad Was 97. She Shared The Last 3 Years Of His Life With Us And Brought So Much Joy To Him, And Also To Me. He Had Wanted A Golden More Than Anything And Would Cry Just Seeing Pictures Of Them. She Is An Answer To Prayer And Is The Sweetest And Most Wonderful Dog You Could Ever Imagine"

22. "Rescued This Baby Girl From Being Sent To The City Shelter. I Guess You Can Say She’s Happy"

23. "Hi, I’m Waffle"

24. "Left = Oreo = Father. Right = Milo = Oreo's Son"

25. "Iroh Is All Smiles For His First Vaccine"

26. "Figured I Should Show Off My Old Man Cooper Who I Took To Work And Gave Him A Well Deserved Spa Day He Loved It! Cooper Is 12 And The Best Lil Guy"

Daniel is one of the challenge participants. He is the owner of this lovely mini Australian shepherd called Zero. Zero's photo has more than 18k likes. Plus, he is a rising social media dogfluencer with around 3.4k followers on Instagram.

Daniel is not entirely sure whether canines smile like people, but he's confident that it resembles our smiling a lot. When it comes to Zero, he says that "sometimes he'll just stare at me, and I'll call him a good boy, and he gives me that sweet look."

The adorable blue-eyed shepherd turns one year soon. Daniel said the boy is very dramatic and incredibly vocal. "At the same time, he's incredibly sweet. Zero also loves to find mud and anything wet and roll in it, and is very dramatic if he can't climb onto something or if he sees someone he loves."

27. "Just A Sleepy Smiley Hippo Pup And Her Hippo"

28. "Not Sure Who’s Happier; Penny, On The Left, Who’s Getting A New Best Friend... Or Rosie, Who Made It All The Way From A Kill Shelter In Oklahoma, And Is Now Coming Home With Us In Nebraska"

29. "Went Through The Drive Through Where My Daughter Works And Heidi Was So Happy To See Her!"

30. "When I Needed A Hand, I Found Your Paw. Never Failed To Make Me Smile. Pretty Panda"

Damjan