We mostly wink our eyes to convey a signal of affection, greeting, or sometimes as a joke while hiding a secret. So what a winking dog actually wants to convey? Dogs cannot speak, so they convey their messages through their body language, whether it’s their ear or tongue. Pets convey a lot with their eye signals, especially dogs.
If you have ever seen two dogs confronting each other, then you will notice that they make aggressive eye contact, and if one of them breaks it, they will start a fight. Thus, eye-contact is a sign of their aggressiveness, but how it correlates to a wink?
Thankfully, a winking dog is not conveying an aggressive behavior, but this symbolizes his joyful and happy mood. It is normal for dogs to wink at you, and you can wink back as well, but winking is not always the same. There might be some health conditions behind its winking.
Some people confuse the meaning of winking and blinking. Both words totally convey a different meaning. So lets first clarify the definition of winking.