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My dog won't lick me but licks everyone else?
Hi, I am 23/f and I have a three year old teacup yorkie. I personally don't like being licked by dogs, but when I hold Mitzi (my yorkie) and see if she will
Lick me, she will do maybe two licks and that is it.
But when my fiancé comes over, she will
Lick his face for hours if he would let her, same with my
Mother. Why won't my dog do that to me?
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So if its not a Male or female preferance that animals often have in humans, then that leaves only one thing. I realize you may not believe this, but I believe animals can pick up on thoughts or at least the pictures in your mind that accompany your thoughts so they are somewhat telepathic. Yes, they do learn certain words from you and body language as having meanings and will respond appropriately.
In your mind and subconscious is still your personal taste of not liking being licked by dogs. I would say she has picked up on this and is respecting it by not licking you much as in only giving a lick or two to show affection. Until your feelings about dogs in general change, she is not going to change because of what she picks up from you. By time it may be such a habit that Mitzi won't do differently no matter what. You trying to force her to lick you constantly, like exposing your hand to her face over and over may only confuse or irritate her. Perhaps a few animals can rationalize as humans do, but I dont think generally that all can. So it would be hard to teach her that its okay for her to lick you as much as she wants but no other dog can. Exceptions to the rule is often too complicated for pets to pick up and only confuses them as well as a humans, hurt or anger when they fail to understand that exception. Just look for other ways that she shows how much she loves you. If not sure, get a book about the breed and how they relate to their humans to know what to look for.
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