Is your dog a licker ?

[kateincornwall]

Reuben is very keen on licking , I cant stroke him without he has to lick me ! When excited, he goes into lick overdrive and also adores cuddles and kisses . By contrast Sam was not a licker , neither did he like kisses but this lad is overjoyed when he gets some serious loving

 

[Boogie]

Tatze is. I blame Mr Boogs - he loves being licked and gets her to lick him, including all between his toes.

I don’t let him do it with the pups and they very soon learn not to lick. Tatze never licks me, but I have to teach her not to lick each new visitor.

 

[Lab_adore]

Yes Maxx is a licker and very generous with kisses. When he is excited, eg when I get home, he still gums your hands and arms.

 

[Candy]

Little Joy licks my hands when we have cuddles and snuggles. She also licks the elbows of people who are in bed, including visitors, when she thinks it's time they got up. Luckily so far all visitors have been dog lovers!

 

[Emily]

Ella is a locker but she's learnt not to do it with us. The only two exceptions are when I greet her and rub behind her ears and she likes to quickly lick my wrists and when she's just had her meal and she likes to give each person in the room one quick "thank you" lick

She'll bathe visitors if allowed though

 

[SwampDonkey]

Yes he is very keen

 

[Atemas]

Sky is not a licker (she does lick DH) but Red is very much so. She is an incredibly affectionate dog. We discourage the grandchildren getting too close to prevent licking of their faces but DH will let her smother him in licks. I love Red’s little hand licks when you have given her something or done something fun with her - she’s definitely saying thank you

 

[Shaz82]

Maisy licks me when we are cuddled up on the settee or my feet when she is under my desk. Also when she is grooming she will lick anything that gets in the way. She will occasionally give a new person she meets a lick on the face if they bend down to her, obviously they are after this and are not offended. One old fella came into the shop once and made a fuss of her and she sniffed him and licked his hand and face, he had tears in his eyes and said that she had made his day. Bought tears to my eyes too.

 

[Ashley]

Quinn is not really a licker, except in the morning where she will lick feet, legs or arms if you are too close to her own morning licking! The exception is when I get out of the shower or use moisturizer and she comes after me to taste it!

 

[snowbunny]

Squidge likes to jump up on the bed in the morning and give an armpit a big long lick. It's one way of waking up, not sure it's anyone's favourite...

 

[Jacqui-S]

Lilly isn't much of a licker but oh my gosh cousin Georgie was a horror for it! Slightly better now, bit still is overexcited and licky towards new people and dogs.

 

[Boogie]

Squidge likes to jump up on the bed in the morning and give an armpit a big long lick. It's one way of waking up, not sure it's anyone's favourite...

 

[Boogie]

Tatze never licks herself - except at bed time when she’s on my sofa. As soon as I start making ‘bedtime’ noises she gives her bum a sloppy, noisy wash. Nice

 

[Kelsey]

Axel licks me obsessively sometimes but not often, a couple times a day on my foot or face. But he loves to come up to me and give me one little lick when ever possible, either on my chin or my lips. He doesn’t do that to anyone else so I feel very special

 

[MellowYellow]

Poppy is a nicely brought up, well-behaved girl. She keeps herself clean, but only does her washing in private. Sometimes she will give a much-honoured human a gentle little lick on the hand, a sign of affection only offered to the privileged few.

Merlin is, of course, the complete opposite. He is an enthusiastic and boisterous licker of all human body parts, with particular emphasis on ears. He is also very keen on keeping his boy-bits clean, which he does publicly with great gusto and slurping.

 

[FayRose]

Yes, Molly is and it drives me bonkers. It's part of her jumping up thing, she goes straight for faces and if at all possible slaps her tongue right over people's mouths and noses - eeeeyuck

I think it stems from her early puppyhood when her breeders, the man particularly, would hunker down with the pups climbing all over him, licking his face. For all that I'm moaning, they are the loveliest people you could wish for, and they absolutely adore their dogs, it's just that this behaviour seems to have stuck with Molly and I'm having the devil's own job trying to stop it.
Will keep trying though.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Carbon is a serious licker...ergo the nickname "Besito Boy". He's my first dog who likes to lick humans and I have to say that I'm not that fond of it. However, it gives him so much happiness that I just kind of go with it.

He's figured out that I'll avoid him licking my face after I've put my make up on, so it's our compromise that he'll go for me most mornings and evenings. In the morning he usually wakes me up by laying on top of my and dive bombing my face with kisses. Which is pretty funny, to be honest.

Oh, and he's licking my feet right now. He wants his dinner.

 

[Joy]

Molly's not a licker - an occasional quick kiss but that's it. The lickiest dog I've had was my first, Penny, a Springer, who loved to be allowed to lick my feet!

 

[HAH]

Kipper is a keen licker - particularly bits with veins near the surface like elbow pits and wrists. I rather love it. He also pretty obsessively licks OH’s left hand at certain times of day e.g. evenings. We have ongoing discussions - “can you stop him?” “No, it’s up to you - if you don’t like it you need to give a distraction and stop letting him lick you”. “...but I like it sometimes!”

 

[Pepper]

Pepper is most definitely a keen licker, that's his preferred way of waking me up in the morning - leaps onto the bed and then proceeds to wash my face. OH is not so keen on this! He also likes a good lick whenever I come into the house, as if he hasn't seen me for days. And whenever I bend down to tie my shoe laces that's another opportunity not to be missed. He also likes to give himself a good clean just before he goes to sleep.