DogOrbis · Behaviour
Why does my dog lick me?
Licking can be social interaction, attention seeking, exploration or a learned behaviour that reliably gets a response.
Licking can be social interaction, attention seeking, exploration or a learned behaviour that reliably gets a response.
What to know
Context matters: look at what happens before and after. Compulsive licking of people, objects or the dog’s own body can warrant assessment for stress, pain, itch or other causes.