I wonder if any of you can give me some insight on a 2.5 year old neutered male rottie's habit of not being able to keep his tounge in his mouth. He is very determined to lick people's hands. I have lightly used my hand under his jaw in an attempt to keep him from licking. It works to some degree, but he keeps going with "air licks." Is he so insecure? He does it to everyone, sometimes adding a little nibble, or pinch on strangers. What is he thinking? He is also quick to lick the other dogs around the face, which I believe is signalling his submission. They tolerate is fairly well. I would like to be able to pet him without having my hand licked, but I must remind him about 50% of the time not to lick. Could I be doing something else? Susan
Years ago I had a Golden, and then my brother a year ago bought a Lab. They both show this behavior. It's all the time. I figured it was something involing the breed.
I'll be curious to read about this because I didn't know other dogs did it. The only ones I ever saw were the retreivers. It was almost like they wanted to like the skin off your bones. They always loved to lick the eyes of other dogs too.
My Labrador likes to lick. His call name is Lucky, but we sometimes call him "Licky"! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> I have noticed with him, that he is most intense about it around meal times, so I have chalked it up to "care soliciting behavior".
Have you tried grabbing the dog's tongue? They hate that.
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