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Comment by Abbea and Vivi on January 23, 2009 at 8:17am

My parent's Shih-Tzu also has a licking obsession also. She loves licking things made out of metal, and people's sweaty skin the most. Eww.. I think she just likes the taste of the metal and skin, but she also licks her paws for hours sometimes.

Comment by Ein Danger on January 23, 2009 at 12:27am

you should definitely break them of that habit. friends of ours have a shih tzu with OCD (constant licker) and she already licked all the fur off from her hindquarters.

Comment by Carolyn Allen on January 22, 2009 at 8:01pm

This is normal for new puppies because they are just trying to get a sense of all the new things in your house
He will stop in a few days

Comment by Jason Nordgren on January 22, 2009 at 3:55pm

Our Ein loves to lick too. Paco, our chihuahua bears the brunt of it because he is submissive and she is dominant, but she will lick anyone who lets her. :)

Comment by Aj on January 22, 2009 at 3:37pm

I keep Ein company by playing with him with his toys, so he's doing something else. I usually say "Thank you Ein" as an indicator that he should stop licking. When he doesn't stop completely, (because he always thinks he can sneak 2 more licks) I say "No". And he stops.

Comment by Rachel on January 22, 2009 at 3:31pm

thanks for the feedback! If anyone has any sucessful techniques to handle this I would love to hear them!! :)

Comment by Amy on January 22, 2009 at 3:29pm

Oh! we think bindi has OCD because shes not stressed or bored. Its just an obsession!

Comment by Aj on January 22, 2009 at 3:26pm

Ein does this as well. I think he either has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, is bored, is stressed, is licking food flavors off stuff, or is giving you tons of kisses. And I believe it's usually the second to last and last one.

Comment by Amy on January 22, 2009 at 3:09pm

bindi does this too. It drives us crazy. She will lick all day if we let her!!