I disagree bigtime about using meds for this. Teach the dog what "no" means and then implement the command. My gibbs is a licker and it took awhile but he figured it out.
I hear you, Al. Obviously, we are all tainted by our past experiences, and hearing that a husband now actually refuses to pet the dog because of the behavior took me back to a dog I know well who had a serious problem. All of the training in the world would not have fixed that dog on its own. Just wanted to throw it out there as a *possibility*
I don't think it is ocd, he doesn't just come up to you and lick, it's just when you move your hand around his head he follows it and sniffs and licks, you would think I had brisket drippings on my hand.
He is way too sweet, all he wants to do is please you and if you scold him for anything he just bats those pitiful eyes at you. Makes it a challenge to train. He is 8 months old.
This dog is the PERFECT candidate for marker training, I don't know how much it is addressed in the basic obedience video, but if I were you I would order the marker training video.
He really has such a sweet kind face, I am overcome with the need to squish him a little bit.
(All dogs are actually perfect candidates for marker training, but one who is so sweet and sensitive and eager to please will REALLY blossom with this method.
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He is way too sweet, all he wants to do is please you and if you scold him for anything he just bats those pitiful eyes at you. Makes it a challenge to train. He is 8 months old.
This dog is the PERFECT candidate for marker training, I don't know how much it is addressed in the basic obedience video, but if I were you I would order the marker training video.
I would love to hear about this dog's experience with marker training. Jennifer is spot on about the confidence, bonding, just plain blossoming, that this dog will experience with such a great training method. And I really believe it will give you the right tools for the licking issue.
Edited by Connie Sutherland (03/02/2011 08:10 PM)
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We can walk you through the basics of marker training until you get the video.
If you do know the basics then.......
After you load the mark, or clicker:
I would maybe start teaching him to target my hand, then I would click for a nose bump or sniff, but not for a lick.
No need for corrections, if he makes contact with a lick he doesn't get a click or a treat.
I haven't yet found the treat that he is motivated by, his greatest joy is with a tug but at 90 lbs (almost 9mo old) he jerks me all over the yard. I guess I need to keep experimenting with treats to find what he likes.
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