What is up with all this licking???

Hnybny · 11-15-2009, 10:00 AM

Ozzie has a tongue the size of a giraffe's!!!! He insists on licking whatever, and whenever he sees an opportunity like your arm pit, the inside of your ears, the inside of your nose, or any other exposed skin he can get to!!! haha And that is all before I even get out of bed in the morning. It certainly works better than any alarm clock I could buy. He doesn't have a "snooze button" on his tongue.

I do wish I could figure out a command that he would listen to when company comes over. I guess it's just part of the package.

utchuckd · 11-15-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Hnybny

Ozzie has a tongue the size of a giraffe's!!!!

Teena · 11-15-2009, 08:49 PM

haha, Bailey is exacly the same!!! haha She insists on licking every inch of skin she can find!!
I try to tell her off, but she just gives me the puppy dog eyes!!!
She has this habit of licking everyone's toes at the moment!! Its really annoying!! Espceially when its men's manky toes!!! haha
GGRRRROOOOOSSSS!!!!!!

SamsonsMom · 11-15-2009, 10:11 PM

Samson is my licker - except he won't lick my face, just any other part of me, including my clothes. I taught 'leave me', like the leave it command basically. He knows to stop when I say that and just let me pet him. I can only take so much licking!

Jac · 11-16-2009, 02:24 AM

hahahahaha...that is cute!

My dogs knows two commands..."Go play" or "Go lay down" ... and they both mean the same thing... "Okay, now leave me alone!" and they try their best to obey...for a minute or two.

deepnite10 · 11-16-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hnybny

Ozzie has a tongue the size of a giraffe's!!!!

lucky boy..im jealous

i use the *STOP* command..whatever Toby is doing that command freezes him in his
tracks..

Hnybny · 11-16-2009, 08:11 PM

sometimes I think Ozzie licks just to get my attention. It sure does work but it usually is the wrong attention. He will stop and just look at me like I have 3 noses!!! He can't figure out what the problem is. I have to admit that when he's in a cuddly mood he will look up and just very gently lick the tip of my nose and that will be all. Hard to tell what goes through that head.

Jac · 11-17-2009, 01:41 AM

Part of the social language of dogs is licking faces...they also like to groom their pack members by licking their ears, eyes, feet...

So, as annoying as it seems, it is really pretty normal...puppies actually lick their mother's face when the mother is weaning them...and it causes her to regurgitate food for them...and after that, they do it as a loving touch for their mothers and for the others in the pack when they respect them...of if they want them to like them.

Cute, huh? It's all about love.

Hnybny · 11-17-2009, 10:19 PM

well now.....since you put it that way!!!

:P Ozzie must REALLY like me!!! He really likes it when I have lotion on! He gets silly. I won't let him lick the lotion, for obvious reasons, so what he does is rubs up against my legs like a cat so he can smell good, too!!! He's a real character. You're right when you say it's all about the love!

SamsonsMom · 11-17-2009, 10:24 PM

Henry does the whole rubbing thing too - except against the couches like a cat, just back and forth for a couple minutes.

11-15-2009, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hnybny Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallmadge, Ohio Posts: 61	What is up with all this licking??? Ozzie has a tongue the size of a giraffe's!!!! He insists on licking whatever, and whenever he sees an opportunity like your arm pit, the inside of your ears, the inside of your nose, or any other exposed skin he can get to!!! haha And that is all before I even get out of bed in the morning. It certainly works better than any alarm clock I could buy. He doesn't have a "snooze button" on his tongue. I do wish I could figure out a command that he would listen to when company comes over. I guess it's just part of the package.

11-15-2009, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Teena Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 83	Re: What is up with all this licking??? haha, Bailey is exacly the same!!! haha She insists on licking every inch of skin she can find!! I try to tell her off, but she just gives me the puppy dog eyes!!! She has this habit of licking everyone's toes at the moment!! Its really annoying!! Espceially when its men's manky toes!!! haha GGRRRROOOOOSSSS!!!!!!

11-15-2009, 10:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
SamsonsMom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 590	Re: What is up with all this licking??? Samson is my licker - except he won't lick my face, just any other part of me, including my clothes. I taught 'leave me', like the leave it command basically. He knows to stop when I say that and just let me pet him. I can only take so much licking! __________________

11-16-2009, 02:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jac Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern California Posts: 9,243	Re: What is up with all this licking??? hahahahaha...that is cute! My dogs knows two commands..."Go play" or "Go lay down" ... and they both mean the same thing... "Okay, now leave me alone!" and they try their best to obey...for a minute or two.

11-16-2009, 08:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hnybny Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallmadge, Ohio Posts: 61	Re: What is up with all this licking??? sometimes I think Ozzie licks just to get my attention. It sure does work but it usually is the wrong attention. He will stop and just look at me like I have 3 noses!!! He can't figure out what the problem is. I have to admit that when he's in a cuddly mood he will look up and just very gently lick the tip of my nose and that will be all. Hard to tell what goes through that head.

11-17-2009, 01:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jac Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern California Posts: 9,243	Re: What is up with all this licking??? Part of the social language of dogs is licking faces...they also like to groom their pack members by licking their ears, eyes, feet... So, as annoying as it seems, it is really pretty normal...puppies actually lick their mother's face when the mother is weaning them...and it causes her to regurgitate food for them...and after that, they do it as a loving touch for their mothers and for the others in the pack when they respect them...of if they want them to like them. Cute, huh? It's all about love.

11-17-2009, 10:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hnybny Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallmadge, Ohio Posts: 61	Re: What is up with all this licking??? well now.....since you put it that way!!! :P Ozzie must REALLY like me!!! He really likes it when I have lotion on! He gets silly. I won't let him lick the lotion, for obvious reasons, so what he does is rubs up against my legs like a cat so he can smell good, too!!! He's a real character. You're right when you say it's all about the love!

11-17-2009, 10:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
SamsonsMom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 590	Re: What is up with all this licking??? Henry does the whole rubbing thing too - except against the couches like a cat, just back and forth for a couple minutes. __________________

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