Anyone's Lab do this ?

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  1. Dalliance

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    Bella my 18 month old "cuddle monster" of a lab has this really weird habit ,whenever she has had a drink of water , she has to , and I mean HAS to lick someone straight afterwards ( it's as if she he trying to dry her tongue ! ) .She goes into somewhat of a licking frenzy and it lasts for at least 5 mins .It's somewhat of an obsession with her .....so as the title of the thread asks

    Does anyone else's Lab do the same ?
     
  2. Boogie

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    Zaba runs to the nearest person and dumps a mouthful of water on their lap :rolleyes:


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    Thank goodness no! Lady is bad enough as drool factory without added water. :)
     
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    I know someone with a lab like this! It's definitely a rare thing haha good luck
     
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    Phew, no! my Lab x doesn't do this. He DOES like to drip his drool into my slippers, after a drink. I am not quick enough to change out of my boots when we get in from a walk - soggy slippers.:rolleyes:
     
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    Thankfully no! Snowie also only drinks water after a walk or after his meal -- all outside, so we are lucky not to get water trickling everywhere.

    I wonder whether Bella just likes to lick, and with a nice wet tongue, everything just tastes so much better? Or maybe she thinks that person needs a wash! :)
     
  7. Dalliance

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    LOL , I must admit that I am at odds trying to work out why she does it .She has always done it from being a small puppy .It's definitely something that she does intentionally , as you can read her mind when she has had a drink of water.... she simply has to lick someone , does not matter if it's bare skin or not as she will even lick my jeans if I keep my hands away from her .
     
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    My dog doesn't do this but a Friend's spaniel dumps a load of water on you ,well he tries too ,most of it has already drained away as he's trundled from the water bowl through the house!
     
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    Maybe it's a comfort thing? One of my cats is a comfort licker - if you leave clothes on the bed they'll get "Serenity-ed". She does it to the duvet cover too. Basically, any fabric. Strange that it's only after drinking...can dogs suffer from compulsive disorders? I suppose a 5 minute lick after a drink isn't too disruptive.
     
  10. MF

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    Just back from my brother's. they have a lovely standard poodle... who is a compulsive licker! And it has got worse with age. She does it affectionately to people she likes. She adores me and my husband so we were licked the whole evening. I must say, it got annoying.

    My sister in law is using a corrective spray bottle, which stops the dog immediately, but clearly does not work long term cos she went back to licking a few seconds later. I didn't feel like getting into a discussion re negative vs positive training because overall their dog is awesome and very well behaved and, well, I don't have a leg to stand on with my human poo-eating guzzler. And it's just this one irritating behavior.

    But if you are troubled by it, would you consider consulting a behaviorist? (I might recommend this to my sil, too.)
     
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    Oh, and I did mention your dog to my sil - whose father is a vet! She thought your dog might be after the salt in sweat.
     

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