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Originally Posted by Bhellwig  It could be arthrtis.. Older dogs get joint pain and lick the joint .. My older Yorkie Lucy did this every night before going to sleep.. Gently massaging the joint sometimes helped... |
My Yorkie is now 9+ yrs old and has been licking his paw once in a while. I do think it is arthritis but he has been getting some glucosamine, chondroitin every day and it helps with the pain. When we walk, I also have to watch for a kind of thorny weed that is rampant here. If he steps on one of them, he'll lick on his paw for a day or two so if I see the weeds now, I stir him clear of it or I carry him across it.