Dog licking is a sign of effection,they want to do something for you so they lick you.I have two that are lickers,dogs are pack animals,and we as their masters,they see us as the dominic ones and by licking us,they are showing us they love and want to do for us,watch them when they lick each other,it is a sign of affection.Sheila --- stef481 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have fostered a few rescue dogs in my time. I > fostered 2 Chihuahuas > and one Italian Greyhound. One of the Chis and the > IG had > serious "licking problems"! I think it was from > stress but I am > beginning to think that it is a dominance issue, > too. It seems that > the "licky dog" I have met have had pretty strong, > confidant > personalities and were pretty alpha. > > The one Chihuahua would lick feet whenever he got a > chance. My brother > always wore flip-flops in the summer. When I was > fostering this > particular Chihuahua and my brother came over, he > would end up with > really wet feet! When the Chi figured out that my > brother was not > happy with all the feet licking, he (the Chi) would > run by his feet > real quick and lick and then run away. We dubbed > the action "run by > licking", LOL! > > I wish I had kept that Chihuahua. His name was > Pablo and he was born > deaf. I think he was a product of a merle to merle > breeding, which > caused his deafness. He was mostly white with 2 > black spots and his > ears were all white. He wasn't merle but I think > both his parents > were. He had the funniest personality! While in my > care, I taught him > my own version of hand signals. I used a "thumbs > up" signal for when > he did good. Then, I gave him a treat. I used a > different signal for > sit, down, ect. He learned more than most hearing > dogs learn in a very > short time! I was just his foster mom, though, and I > had enough dogs > already. He found a wonderful home through the > rescue group. I miss > him, though. Mr. Licky Dog. > > Stef > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
