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Yeah, mine does too!! What does it mean?
I've been curious about this. Could you explain the dog licking dominance thing a bit more please? Here's my deal: Two older female rotties, ages 9 & 10, and an 11 mo. male pug - all "fixed."Originally posted by BexarWolf
Dog-on-dog licking is a dominance thing. Either they're establishing thier dominance or trying to show that they are the dominant one. Could be your dog is showing they know you're the "alpha" or it could be a nervous habit. Or, maybe they're trying to see if you're worth eating.)
Yup, it's alogrooming (sp?), which is a gesture of friendship. Your acceptance of this grooming is a reciprocation of the gesture. The more frantic licker is probably very eager to please, while the slower licker is probably very secure in the nature of your relationship.Originally posted by BexarWolf
I did some research and it seems the one doing the licking is saying "hey, I'm no threat. Ain't I a nice dog?". Here's a really good article I found on it. If I get more input, I'll post it.
http://www.pets.ca/articles/article-doglick.htm
Thank you BexarWolf & Jimmy da wuss,Originally posted by jimmy da wuss
Yup, it's alogrooming (sp?), which is a gesture of friendship. Your acceptance of this grooming is a reciprocation of the gesture. The more frantic licker is probably very eager to please, while the slower licker is probably very secure in the nature of your relationship.
One of my dogs licks her right foreleg raw... To the point it bleeds. I have to put a plastic collar on her for 3/4 weeks till it heals up. She quits for a while and after about a month she's back atit...:upeyes:Originally posted by misskitty5077
Nervous habit?
Don't know if it's right but sounds good...They are using us as great big salt licks. My 16 month Shih Tzu does the same thing and the Vet says that is most likely what it is.