Licky Dog

[Zen]

I guess i'll ask the vet next time I'm there.
She is clingy (she's my living, breathing lumbar support) and very protective.

This dog has issues

[sundial]

All dogs have issues. I've had one that was unnerved by anything loud, like low battery alarm in our smoke alarm, thunder, gun shots (by the area hunters sighting in their rifles), backfire, etc. I have another one that detests anything that comes close to her ears. She hates having her ears looked at.

[greycoral]

Watch this when you get home.
She licks everything. Herself, Ginger, upholstery, chair arms...it's maddening!

Our Boston Terrier is like this too. He licks his paws all the time (he's got allergies), and will often lick our other dog like your video. I have always thought it was a submissive sort of thing, our pug (the other dog) is definitely the alpha in this house. But he does like to lick the furniture, your hands, jeans, anything!!

[kermit]

We have a german shepard at work(police k9) that started licking the inside of the car and seats on a daily basis. He was starting to have an allergy to his food and soon began vomiting, eating grass. Food change helped and it has since stopped. I think like previously mentioned licking can be a sign of pain, especially licking other objects such as your dog. My JRT has BAD food allergies which are shown by him licking his own feet.
It can also be a grooming thing. Really weird. Stop putting peanut butter on the other dogs butt.

[Aggie_Ama]

One of my schnauzers is always liking the other to the point of giving her raw skin! The vet recommended bitter apple sprayed on the one that is getting licked.

[bmccasland]

When Nala was licking to the point of OCD - bitter apple didn't even phase her. We'd bandage her wounds, bitter apple the dressing, she switched legs. Tried Valerian (herbal tranquelizer - on recommendation of her vet), that made her mellow, and a slower licker. It took a lot of work to break the cycle. But what hit home for me was talking to my sister one evening - who pointed out that I was stressed beyond control, and my dog was picking up on that. Not saying that this is true for everyone. Dogs used to be working animals, they had jobs to do, and were happier with duties, rules, and routines. Being just balls of fluff tends to drive them nuts.

[Tuckervill]

My old Percy licked everything in sight for the last few years of her life, especially the carpet. Sometimes she just licked the air. It seemed like the worse her eyesight got, the more she licked. She didn't lick her skin raw, though she did lick herself a lot.

I didn't see it as behavior worth changing, because she was so old (she was 20 when she died). I never allow a dog to lick me, so as long as she didn't lick me, or certain pieces of furniture, I didn't care.

Karen