Chinchilla63
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I swear one of my girls looks like she's smiling when she's mellow and happy. The other two, not so much. I've had dogs who absolutely grin, but does anybody think their chinnies do it, too?
Do chins smile?
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addictedtochins
Socially inept
I haven't seen it but I'm sure it's possible because they sure do know how to show a grumpy, stinkeye face
Mcrew7
Active member
When Milo is content he'll "smile", if I talk to him while he's smiling he sometimes winks at me!
becky12883
Well-known member
Rufus winks at me all the time! I figured he was just trying to be cute, but maybe that's his way of smiling 
Jenn
ZooKeeper
...only when they have gas...
Chinchilla63
Well-known member
...only when they have gas...
rotfl!
melbur10
Well-known member
You know I think to answer this you would have to know if they have the required facial muscles in order to smile... And I kind of wonder either way if they would recognize it as an expression of happiness or if we are just personifying them...
Not to say chins don't feel but they certainly express things with body language differently... For example some animals might mistake a toothy smile for 'omg that big human is showing its teeth at me...*fight or flight*'
I do think they can express what they feel through body language but I wonder if we take the other body language cues such as the great expression with their eyes and over all body position, rate of breathing and sounds they make form an idea of how they feel and then add other features that we think we see on them that we would commonly see going hand and hand with the feeling a human expresses..such as happiness and smiles
Not to say chins don't feel but they certainly express things with body language differently... For example some animals might mistake a toothy smile for 'omg that big human is showing its teeth at me...*fight or flight*'
I do think they can express what they feel through body language but I wonder if we take the other body language cues such as the great expression with their eyes and over all body position, rate of breathing and sounds they make form an idea of how they feel and then add other features that we think we see on them that we would commonly see going hand and hand with the feeling a human expresses..such as happiness and smiles
addictedtochins
Socially inept
That's what is so funny about the stinkeye, it is always given when the chin is displeased, never randomly
melbur10
Well-known member
This is true I get that a lot lol!
qtpie61282
Well-known member
two of mine do when I scratch under their chin/ear and chest
DaddyslilDimwit
Well-known member
I agree with qtpie, my male smiles when he gets his chin scratched.
renRaining
Well-known member
Here is the smile after I give him some scratch under his chin.
Cass7nova
Flufenes causes grins! ;)
hhahahahahah what is he/she holding?? AND, I completely agree-he/she is smiling!!!!
So adorable!!!
renRaining
Well-known member
Thax. =) He was chewing apple stick. I think males smile more than females.
DaddyslilDimwit
Well-known member
Adorable.
mylittlechili
Newbie Chin Owner
YES
I know my little girl has both smiled and winked at me on countless occassions. (i.e. cleaning her cage, giving her a favorite treat or letting her out for some good play time) I love knowing I have a very happy chin.
I know my little girl has both smiled and winked at me on countless occassions. (i.e. cleaning her cage, giving her a favorite treat or letting her out for some good play time)
I love knowing I have a very happy chin.
