-> 0n (01 Sep 05) Daryl Stout wrote to CINDY HAGLUND...

-> CH> Vets say they lick us because they like how we taste!  (the
->  DS>   >salt)... but in that they often get positive attention
for doing it
->  DS>   >- reinforces the behavior.

->  DS>   All the dogs I've had loved to lick...especially if I was
->  DS> sweaty...or even if I just gotten out of the shower!!


->  We're a real treat alright. Ya know when Cosmo was a baby puppy baby
-> and had to go out in the wee hours of morning he'd lick my ear. The
-> first time he ever did that I was so startled I hollered out and
-> sczared the poor thing half to death. He had been a little hesitant
-> about waking me up, ever since. As he got holder I think he decided it
-> was better to just wait. I'd get up soon enough and let him out.

I swear Spanky nipped me with his front teeth as a practical joke one
time. 
Goofy guy was grinning from ear to ear.
Startled I told him to never do that again, he hasn't.
Didn't break the skin or anything it was just a bid for attention.

-> Now Abbie is the one who does the morning wake up lick.
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