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11-04-2008, 04:32 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Parkland, FL
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| Licks a lot! Licks a lot of people too My 10 month old constantly licks our guests feet. its disgusting. i dont know what sort of nasty feet they have i dont want her licking them. also, they dont like being licked...obviously. she never licks out feet though. is there a way to break this habit? why does she do this?
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11-05-2008, 08:28 AM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ & NY
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| Mine does too and all I can do is tell him to stop or distract him with a toy but I don't know what else to do either, he's 1 year old.
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11-05-2008, 08:36 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
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| My Mom's Yorkie does this constantly. I always feel bad for making her stop because I know she is just trying to show love Ralphie licks our toes when we get out of the shower...at least they are clean then (Sorry I don't have any advice but I sure can't wait to meet her )
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11-05-2008, 09:54 AM | #4 | |
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I could list the list of what it could be but it be long. Getting to the point. Try this... teach her lick on cue.... like sit or down only so that only when she is asked to she can lick. I start with teaching her to lick you by using Peanut butter or cream cheese. Lick treat lick treat lick treat of you then say lick and stick out your hand baited and treat if she does. Then stick it out unbaited and say lick if she does toss a party. Now you need to genralize it to other so find a willing victum and ask if they will help same thing lick treat on them and even so far a s thier feet. Now say lick and treat.... only when you want a treat... oh or you can say kiss instead of lick. Now the other part that you have lick on cue is once someone comes in she will want to lick.. give her a job.. get her busy with a kong to to lick or a great when company comes chew toy. If she goes to lick get her back on her toy. If they want a lick tell her go lick and pass out the treat if she does. I also teach go settle... company wants to see you and not the dog all the time.. ok that not be me but some other person so tech er to go lay on her blanket in the same room and be still.... that takes time and I am still worning on that with mine. JL
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11-05-2008, 10:17 AM | #5 |
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| My little one does the same thing to except she doesn't normally do it to other family members that arn't around all the time, just to everyone that's in the house. Sometimes I think she thinks it's some sort of game because when we move our feet away from her when she does it, she gets all happy and excited and tries to chase them. It's almost like playing tag. She doesn't bite them or anything, just kinda grabs them. |
11-05-2008, 10:58 AM | #6 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| My Jewels is a Miss licks alot also
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11-07-2008, 02:51 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles
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| I don't know if i say this enough to everyone i know who owns a pet with a problem, Bitter Apples. Get it at Petsmart, if your baby is licking at your guests' feet, if they don't mind, ask them to allow you to spray a bit of Bitter Apples on their feet, or you can spray it on a napkin and have them rub it on their feet. THEY HATE the taste and will learn not to. April started picking up a habit of chewing her peepad, what did i do? BITTER APPLES! I sprayed bitter apples on there and she's cured. |
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