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Originally Posted by YorkieMother  Ok appeasement behavior is not got anything to do with submissive dogs and or dominate ones. It is actually more likely a dominate dog will do it to show a sud one that all is well.( If we must use those archaic terms at all. As dog will change from sudmissive to dominate depending on the day, time, mood or what ever they are feeling and are not stagnet one or the other ever.)
JL |
According to Stacy at
Body Language in Dogs: how to read what your dog is saying, from Stacy's Wag'N'Train
"Submissive body postures include: lowered head and body; allowing other dogs to stand over them or hook their heads over their shoulders;
licking at other dogs' lips and mouth corners; looking away from the other dog; rolling on back and craning head away from other dog, while covering tucking their tail."
Although, often times these explanations are simplified, and I don't doubt that for some dogs, the one that is usually dominant might lick a submissive one to give it confidence. With my dogs, this only goes one way!
As far as the compulsive behaviors goes, I found this site most helpful:
Compulsive Behavior in Dogs
A clear definition of "compulsive behavior" (vs. a dog that just licks way too much, for example) is not provided, but requires professional evaluation. My sister in law's mixed breed lab has terrible anxiety and licks itself so much that its paws bleed, which has to be considered "compulsive", but I would imagine that the definition of "compulsive behavior" is somewhat subjective.