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Old 06-08-2013, 08:45 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly View Post
Here's an article on OCD type licking that will give you some of the basics of what it is and how it can get started. I don't know that I agree with that spray treatment or how it works - if it sprays in the dog's face or just emits the pheromones - but you can Google other articles about it also and get many ideas of how you want to best deal with it. A lot of dogs do this and particularly when in a competition with another dog for claiming you but of course many factors can be behind the reason for any OCD-type behavior.

Obsessive Compulsive Behavior in Dogs - Whole Dog Journal Article
Interesting article!

Piccolo starts licking when we have company she adores. If she can't lick them, she will lick the air near them. Guess that is an OCD behavior.
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