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Why Do Dogs Lick Me After Drinking Water. There are many possible reasons for your dog drinking and peeing too much. They learned it from the grooming and affection given to them as puppies by their mothers. Another possible cause is that it wants to lick you when its tongue is dry but it does not like the feeling of licking you when its tongue is dry. In some cases they may lick to cheer you up when you are sick or sad.
Drinking their own pee slakes their thirst. Maybe its just water theyre licking off orI live in California so my dogs sometimes get foxtail stuck in their paws says Lucas. Cheri Wulff Lucas a dog behavior specialist and rescuer suggests that the most common reason for dogs to lick their paws is because something is on or in them. Regurgitating water soon after drinking may mean a problem with the oesophagus food pipe. They are grooming you. Pay close attention though to how much your dog licks himself.
Alfie Scottish Terrier licks as soon as he has finished eating.
One of the most common places for dogs to lick is their paws. While its normal for dogs to drink more on hot summer days or after exercise under normal conditions a dog shouldnt take in more than about 1 to 1⅔ cups of water per 10 pounds of body weight in 24 hours. Luckily for you most of them are due to affection. The two symptoms often come together because the more a dog drinks the more they need to wee and the more they wee the more they need to drink. As puppies get older they tend to do this less but if the licking receives lots of attention which it often does then its likely to remain a big part of their greeting behaviour. Not being able to reach the water for instance an outside dog can also cause a dog to refuse water.