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Originally Posted by KendraE  Llapan... That is very interesting!! Op, I feel your pain as I too have a compulsive licker!! In fact, I once too posted a thread about it and received some very intereting responses... Never heard if it being a possible allergy though!! Mack does not lick himself... He loves to lick furniture... In fact just today, he left a HUGE wet spot in the middle of the couch! When we catch him in the act, a simple no will make him stop... I've just come to accept that licking is a part of who he is!! Good luck! |
Mack sounds like Levi. Levi will lick ANYTHING -- he stops if you tell him to stop, but he always goes back to licking something. I've accepted that he just really loves to lick.
We usually tell him to stop or re-direct his attention, but we've also designated a few things for "free licking" -- and he definitely uses those to self-soothe. The main thing he is allowed to lick anytime is a dog bed in the living room. Anytime someone comes over to visit, he gets really excited, says hi, and then runs to the dog bed so he can lick it and calm himself down.
