Corgi kisser

My Corgi loves to lick hands, arms, & legs. Why do Corgi's (dogs) period live to lick?

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Permalink Reply by Sunni A. on December 22, 2009 at 8:34pm

I've also heard mostly that it is a submissive sign of affection and respect, like a puppy would do to its mother. My dad always said it was to get our salt, ew. My training book said it's a sign of nervousness when training. Eddy gets SOOO licky when he's in trouble, haha.

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on December 22, 2009 at 11:39pm

I come home from running on a hot day, and Al licks the sweat off my face, arms, body. Egotistically, I thought this an endearing display of affection, but when I considered the other things these animals love to sniff, lick, and taste, I began to find this practice less flattering.

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Permalink Reply by Kyle, Megan and Loki on December 23, 2009 at 8:01pm

I think it has a lot to do with how you train. I personally substituted biting with licking, in turn he perceives this as a good thing, I don't really care so its not a bad thing imo either way. I have had dogs that didn't like at all, but they weren't necessarily trained with positive reinforcement only.

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Permalink Reply by JanRich on December 24, 2009 at 8:54am

I saw on Dogs 101 that dogs lick each other to get scents. Maybe that goes for licking people too.

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Permalink Reply by Melody J. Canterberry on August 6, 2010 at 5:28am

My CorgiJack licks until your hands, feet, whatever are completely saturated. And he's very intent, almost crazed when he does it. Could it be just an expression of nervous energy?

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Permalink Reply by Avyon on August 6, 2010 at 10:17am

After a long run. All that salt on the skin. Mmmmm!

I think we just have flavor and they're reminding us we do ;) LOL

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Permalink Reply by Joanna, Rainy and Calvin on August 6, 2010 at 10:23am

Yeah...its because we stink good!

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Permalink Reply by Monica, Orion, and Laika on August 6, 2010 at 11:18am

Orion gets me up in the morning by licking every inch of my face. If I complain and try to cover my face with sheets he gets more determined to give me more kisses. Also if we lay on the floor we are forced to get kisses. Laika on the other hand loves licking toes and legs, but sometimes she starts biting and gets in trouble, haha