We have an 8 year old male short hair standard dachshund who has always been affectionate and a bit of a licker, but lately he has really started licking compulsively. If he is laying in your lap he will just start licking your arm or leg or whatever, non-stop. Is this a sign that he needs something, or is he just showing affection?
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Manic Licker
truedog
Oct 13, 2006 09:49 AM
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KDiamondDavis
Oct 13, 2006 07:32 PM
>>We have an 8 year old male short hair standard dachshund who has always been affectionate and a bit of a licker, but lately he has really started licking compulsively. If he is laying in your lap he will just start licking your arm or leg or whatever, non-stop. Is this a sign that he needs something, or is he just showing affection?
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Any change in behavior in an adult dog, especially one in the geriatric years (yes, age 8 qualifies), can indicate a medical change. So, he should see his doctor. But he is showing affection, too. Dogs get very clingy when they are not well, at least many of them do.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47
lildoxi
Oct 20, 2006 05:48 AM
My two Dachsies lick us until they fall alseep. I think it's a calming mechanism at the end of the day when we're all snuggled into bed together. Their ages are 14 and 13.
