Licking at night??

[daisy07]

Has anyone had a yorkie that licks at night? My yorkie only licks at night when we are ready to go to bed. She licks her blanket to the point where it is wet. I just noticed today that she was licking the air and would not stop during the day, but this is the first time that I have ever seen her do this. How can this be stopped?

[madison625]

Madison also licks the comfotor til it's soaking wet at night after i shut the lights off and it's time for bed. I dont know how to stop it, but would like to know as well!!

[Patti]

Cali licks blankets, clothes etc alot not just during the evening. She does have allergies so maybe that's why.

[LIL MIS' MAGIC]

Magic does this as well...LOL She licks her paws at night until she puts herself to sleep almost everynight just by licking her front paws. We have tried different things to stop her but nothing helps so we just let her do b/c it works for her!

Sailor tends to the lick the carpet more at night than during the day...this has just started happening (it could be b/c we put her on a diet)!!! LOL

[MissSophie]

Yes, ours "slimes" the sheets, pillows, etc. I don't want to be gross, but I wonder if they have our scent. Is she licking our scent?

[cocoster]

coco licks my fingers over over over over and over again. now i think about it, maybe he's cleaning his TONGUE!

[girdygirl]

Originally Posted by daisy07

Has anyone had a yorkie that licks at night? My yorkie only licks at night when we are ready to go to bed. She licks her blanket to the point where it is wet. I just noticed today that she was licking the air and would not stop during the day, but this is the first time that I have ever seen her do this. How can this be stopped?

My Phyllis also licks the air. She does this when someone new comes in the house. She will sit down and look at them and just lick, lick, lick the air. She also does this when we go to bed. She lays on top of my husbands belly and looks at me and licks the air or lays on me and looks at him and licks the air. She will do this for about 20 mins then will burp then lays down and goes to sleep. She has been doing this since Aug. I have no idea why she does this..At first I thought she had a wild wisker that she could see but now I think she is just licking the smell of us in the air..wish she would stop but I guess I would rather have her do this then itching her skin all the time..If you find out why they do this or how to get them to stop let me know.

[Boosted Panda]

Yes Chloe licks everything. There is always a wet spot and I have to smell it half asleep to make sure she didn't pee.

[For My Coby]

OMy! I don't know if it makes it better or worse to know it's so common. Coby doesn't do it too much, but Reggie (my Shih Tzu) is notorious at night. There is little that keeps me awake more than the sound that a dog tongue on either fabric or paws makes. UGH!! Reggie does know what "No Licking" means tho.

[yellowmellie]

My old dog, a terrier mix, had so many health problems. One of them being allergies. Until we found the right food for her, she would like her paws until they were raw or lick the blanket...just about anything. I highly recommend switching foods to see if it controls it. Since they can't tell you when they are itchy or irritatied by a food allergy you have to basically read between the lines. Unfortunately, it took us until she was almost a year and a half to figure it all out. The only thing she could stomach was lamb and rice formula science diet.