Bella loves to lick!!!! Literally!

[Marhcarter]

Originally Posted by misskate

All mine are into licking. Me, my watch band, each other and the air. The people licking part always seemed to me to stem from a need for salt. We are salty for them and as they get none in their diet they look for it. I'm just a big salt lick I figure. Any chance I might be right?

Huey has always been an obsessive licker-faces, hands, arms, the computer screen, his "special friend" raccoon toy, etc. Now that I am doing a workout program in the mornings, he is HORRIBLE!!!! Every exercise that I bend over, he is up on his hind legs trying to lick my face. If I am on the floor doing crunches, he is sitting on my stomach, trying to lick my face. When I am done working out, he twirls in circles trying to get to any sweaty body part he can reach. I do my best to keep him off me and towel off frequently, because I am worried he will get too much salt!

[bailie]

This is so funny, lots of lik-a-lots hahaha, well add my sonny-boy, that's all he does lol sittin watching tv he will climb back of chair onto shoulder and lik lik lik, I hand my dh anything and my arms near, lik lik lik , if your near sonny full stop expect to get washed down, I think it's a NEED for him, I speak to him and he starts liking the air at a hundred miles a minute my others aren't that obsessed lol, I put it down to OCD with him, now I know there are more lickers

[gracielove]

Some behaviors that dogs get obsessive about need some attention from the owner. Obsessive licking can be annoying. You can help your dog by teaching her "no more" or "no more licking." Your dog should know what "no" means. You don't need to be mean just firm about the fact she needs to stop now.

Yes, Yorkies tend to be little love bugs that love to kiss their owners but here we are talking about something that a dog can't turn off by it's self. You need to help her little brain turn off the licking function by telling her no.

My Gracie loves to give kisses and she is allowed to do so up to a point but if she doesn't stop after three or more licks she is told "no more" and she knows to stop.

Since your girl has been over licking for a while it may take some training to get her to learn how to stop but it can be done. Just be consistent and persistent. I really think they want to stop but just don't have the shut off switch they need. You can help her