Say Bacon! Smiling Dogs and Cats

In honor of Pet Dental Health Month, we present the toothiest grins from your favorite furballs

OLIVER

What a clown! Stephanie Cahn says her pooch Ollie likes to walk on two feet and jump up and down. “He wakes you up with kisses–a great start to the day!”

BENSON

Charm that oozes. Benson is a retriever stuck in a Shih Tzu body, says mom Jennifer Holtzhouse-Maynard. “He loves to play fetch for hours and can even catch a Frisbee mid-air.”

ABBEY

Flash those pearly whites! Jennifer Reedy says that Abbey smiles most when she is getting into trouble. She knows something…

COOPER

Cooper speaks your language! On the way to the park, mom Karen Luther (alldogboots) asked pooch Cooper if he was happy. His answer? He smiled!

LUCY

Good dental health is good for your heart! Alvin Mangosing’s 4-year-old Pit Bull Lucy (or Lucy-Fur when she’s bad!) proves she can keep a level head, especially when treats are involved.

EDDY

With a wink and a smile? Joanna Kelley calls Eddy “the most loving dog I have ever met.” Kelley says she asked him to smile, and he stuck his tongue out and winked!

SAMSON TSUNAMI

“Samson is quite a character,” says Amy Kidwell. Just in case you couldn’t tell from the picture.

DESTINY

Put on a happy face! Destiny loves to get dressed up, says Joyce Hayes. When she sees me with one of her dresses or costumes she starts wagging her tail and smiling.”

DILLON

We think the French call this jolie-laide. Bobbie Jean Ellsworth rescued Dillon from a puppy mill, and Dillon now helps Ellsworth’s mother go down the stairs. “Unable to remember his name, she calls him Cleo. He always responds with a big smile and brings her his toy.”

LEVI

Turn that frown upside down! “Levi loves to lay on his back,” says Kelly Miles. “It makes him smile.”

SHELBY

Shelby is cracking. up. Michelle Swank has the perfect audience: “She laughs at all of my jokes, even the really corny ones.”

BAILEY

Bailey sure is a friendly Batman! Kate Nelson says Bailey likes to go along for visits to the nursing home where she volunteers. “She can put a smile on anyone’s face.”

POLO

Normally, Polo likes to smile with his eyes, but he got a little help from Lanel Gossett, who calls Polo a 165-lb. lap dog.

LOLA

“Smile – sunshine is good for your teeth!” Jill Bracher’s happy pooch sure knows what she’s doing for the benefit of her dental hygiene!

KIRA

“We call this Kira’s Joker smile!” says Stephanie Grantham. Call us crazy, but we think Kira’s is a little less sinister than the Joker’s.

SERVI-CAR

BOL! That’s bark out loud, and Servi-Car is doing it well! Lynda Starkweather named her pooch after a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

DR. MRS. MCKITTENSWORTH

And this one is MOL! Meowing out loud! Heather Feinstein says Dr. Mrs. McKittensworth walks around with stuffed animals in her mouth mewing loudly. Must sound funny with a toy in her mouth!

GRACIE

Gracie knows that smiles are photogenic! Tammy Kaltreider says her pretty pup is “sooooo sweet.” She looks it!

CASSIDY

Hey, what’s so funny? This dog may be wearing a silly hat and missing a leg, but she doesn’t care. Mom Rebecca Buffum says Cassidy brings smiles to nursing homes and hospice patients “when she hops into the room.”

TASHA

Tasha is demonstrating the canine version of LOL, or as they say on Twitter, BOL. “She has a constant smile on her face and LOVES to be the life of the party!” says Ashley Gonias.

LEXIE

Is it warm out here, or is it just Lexie’s grin? “We joke that she has no clue she is a dog,” says mom Diane Dombrowski (diane55). “She has totally stolen our heart and we can’t imagine our life without her.”

FLETCHER

Fletcher brought you a smile! Nathan Lynn says his pooch not only loves Mom and Dad, he also their new son. “He loves to give kisses by licking the baby’s toes.”