The Nose Kissey

There are a few types of nose kisseys.

This is Tiddles demonstrating the “top of the nose” kiss.

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He will lift his head to be kissed.

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Silver and I are demonstrating the “full front nose” kissey.  Notice the preparation – you should keep your hands away.  They are not needed.

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Silver approaches me for the kiss.  I would never go and ask him because that would be rude and an invasion of his space.  If he wants a kiss, he will come and ask politely.  My boys are brung up proper, they are.

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Ok, so now we have Hjalti who is a bit of a novice at this but, even so, a nose kissey from Hjalti is the equivalent of a Blessing from El Papa.  Again, note, hands away.

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Hjalti likes to touch noses first.

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And then in for a full front nose kissey.

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Now this is me and Lambie who refused to show anyone that he is the Maestro of Nose Kisseys so I lifted his nose and planted one on him.

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But, after my initial smacker, he gives me a kiss back because I am his Mum and I love my Lambie.

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Lambster, again, is a novice nose kisser but he is doing his very best to learn our ways.

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Again, if I look casual and like I just happen to be in the area, he will come up to me and lift his nose to give and receive a kiss.  He expects one every day.

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So that is what I mean by a nose kissey and almost everyone is very good at it except for a few exceptions – Haakon, Iacs, Kappi – I think they are old-school!

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7 thoughts on “The Nose Kissey

  1. Terri

    A dissertation on nose kisseys — who could have imagined it?
    And you’re wearing your Thordale Fingerless Mitts! (me too)
    xos from another auntie in the US….

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  2. Sam

    You are not nutters! You have taught us non-horse owners the proper way to give and get nose kisseys.
    You can give all of the kiss models a smooch from Connecticut, USA. Does this kissey apply to dogs or male Icelandics? Can we see those demostrations?

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    1. Frances Post author

      Dogs are not brilliant at nose kisseys. BeAnne only kisses me if she has really really missed me. She is not a licky dog.

      Male Icelandics – depends really. Haakon only does it if he feels very jealous of someone else having attention.

      I suppose it is something I have taught the new-to-us ponies/sheep, not the old guard.

      Wu does a fab nose-kissey and he started it!

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