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You might confuse this behaviour with an attack, but it&#8217;s not.  While doing this he has the biggest and sweetest smile on his face.<\/p>\n<p>Kissing is even more gross.  He just started to get the concept.  So far he got to the point of mouth touching face.  Unfortunately, any action that involves his mouth, also involves it in a wide open state.  And considering the fact that his teeth are popping up, he is heavily drooling pretty much any time of the day or night.  So the kiss turns into a really wet business.  He still has a problem with actually hitting my head with his mouth, so when he succeeds, he laughs out loud like he just won the World Rally Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, with all the clumsiness, humidity, and pain, these moments are pure happiness.  Hopefully, he will practice more often and perfect his procedures.  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