One quirky (but also mostly unacceptable) habit most Yorkshire Terriers have is licking itself too often, and an assortment of stuff around it: clothing, bedsheets, pillows... and if it can manage to clamber up its master, the face and even nostrils! But what makes dogs do this, and how can it be corrected? Here are five reasons what could induce a dog to lick, and what are the possible ways to help the dog out of it.
1) The dog is short of swallowing you and your belongings because it misses you, and its trying to overcome separation anxiety.-- Thus, the flood of licking when its close to you, or the likely imprint of its tongue on your laundry, your pillow, your clothes, etc.
One yorkie training solution against separation anxiety is to stop vocally and emotionally hyping your arrivals and departures at home. When leaving, be simply discreet and keep your voice level. Upon getting home, ignore your dog for the first few minutes, then calmly pet it soon after.
Still another yorkie puppy training tip is to desensitize your dog and get it used to your leavings by going through your getting-ready-to-leave routine (e.g. changing into dress shoes, jangling your keys, wearing your jacket) a few times but with the intention of staying at home and not leaving. This way your Yorkie will learn to forget about its fears every time it sees your departure symptoms.
2) Your dog is licking itself and wants a bath. – If your Yorkie likes being outdoors, it is licking itself because it wants a bath. But if you are going to bath the dog, brush out first all mats and tangles out of its coat.
3) Your dog is licking itself due to a skin disorder complaint.--By disorder, it could be mange or dermatitis. Mange is wherein there is a sort of health imbalance in the dog's skin, resulting to a spike in the mange population, which by the way, live normally in insignificant numbers in dogs. Dermatitis in turn is an allergic reaction.
4) Your dog is under stress, which explains the licking. --If it is because of the new dog, then perhaps you could spend some set time playing with the dog daily to show it is still appreciated. If you suddenly changed the dog's diet, then bear in mind that next time, the new dog food needs to be introduced rather in smaller to bigger amounts to the old.
If it is tricky pinning down what is stressing the dog, talk to your vet. Medication has a chance of helping, but it should be used as part only of a wider treatment program.
5) Your dog is licking not just itself, but actually a painful break on its skin. – A dog with a wound on its skin will lick the affected area in an often helpful attempt to keep the wound germ free. In this event, the dog may still need medical help.
6) Your dog is licking itself and all else since it has formed the vice of doing so for the sake of it. – A homebound, bored and most of all yorkie training-deprived pet is likely to do this. Your dog has plenty of energy and has no way of venting it. So licking is just a fancy way of keeping itself preoccupied.
The solution to this licking motive is to run and play with the dog, to help it get things off its chest. To end, it really is possible to help your dog overcome this licking vice through proper grooming, training, regular visits to the vet and most of all, your loving supervision.
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