Dog Behaviour Tips - What to Do About Excessive Licking

If your dog annoys you with licking, you should take some steps to eliminate this habit. There are some people who enjoy having their dog lick them. However, the majority of us would prefer if our dog would keep it's tongue to itself. So you need to do some things to correct this annoying behavior.

Tips to prevent the licking

You should use a firm correction 'no' immediately after the dog licks you or any other person. Unless there is a correction, the dog will not understand that this is an unwanted behavior and will simply continue. For some dogs making a loud noise will correct the problem.

Interrupt the licking process

If the dog doesn't respond to your reprimands while licking, you should take other measures. You can start of with something the dog knows, for example a sit-stay exercise for a few minutes.. As soon as the command is obeyed by your dog, you can reward the dog with plenty of verbal praise. This just gives it something else to do.

Support from friends and family members

Not licking you also means not licking anybody else. You should let friends and family members understand that you are training your dog in a serious way to stop the licking. They should not encourage, allow or tolerate the licking either.

The sure fire method

Grannick's Bitter Apple

OK, I saved the best for last. This is a method I have been using with my clients for the last 8 or 9 years. I use a product called Grannicks Bitter Apple. Pay attention to the brand name because there are several different brands that just don't work as well. You can buy Grannicks at just about any pet store.

The key is to keep the bottle on you or with you for the next few days. When the dog comes up and licks your hand, without saying a word simply grab the bottle and spray you hand. Really soak it and then give it back to the dog. The dog says "wow, you don't taste good anymore". Do this for the next couple of days and you will love the results.

This product is great, it doesn't stain and is not harmful to you so you can use it anywhere.

I have never seen a dog that didn't quit the licking before the first bottle of Grannicks is gone.

Good luck...

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