Why do dogs lick?
A dog's saliva contains a healing agent and dogs often lick another's wounds in an attempt to heel them. Dogs also licks their paws when they are left to themselves as a means to help their blood circulation.
Dogs will also lick as a way to show submission. A submissive dog will hold himself very low, slinking himself down to try to appear smaller.
Some dogs will lick another in a dominant manner. For example, mother dogs lick and groom their puppies and for the pups it is the mother displaying leadership. Submissive licking and dominant licking have different body languages. A dominant dog will carry himself high and proud. She may also be very persistent as to what he wants.
Sometimes dogs lick out of obsession. Dogs that lick others in an obsessive or dominant manner need to be corrected and the dog must be told not to lick.
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