Monday, April 2, 2007
Why do dogs lick faces?
Learn to relate your dogs behaviour to the natural behaviour of puppies who lick about their mothers mouth to stimulate her to feed them. It is your dogs way of saying... 'you are in charge, feed me'. You will therefore only see this behaviour in puppies and in more submissive older dogs... not in dominant ones.
It isn't the most hygienic of habits to allow... so when your pet tries to do it, just move out of reach.
If your dogs tries to do it with children... you will have to make sure there is no food residue round the childrens faces... and, if appropriate, remove them from the reach of the dog.
Whether it is a sign of submission, or an interest in food... it is not to be encouraged in an Agility dog. Be sure to restrict this behaviour entirely and your dog will, hopefully, forget about doing it quite soon.
It isn't the most hygienic of habits to allow... so when your pet tries to do it, just move out of reach.
If your dogs tries to do it with children... you will have to make sure there is no food residue round the childrens faces... and, if appropriate, remove them from the reach of the dog.
Whether it is a sign of submission, or an interest in food... it is not to be encouraged in an Agility dog. Be sure to restrict this behaviour entirely and your dog will, hopefully, forget about doing it quite soon.
Labels: dominant behaviour, licking faces, submissive behavior
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