My mutt has taken to waking me up with a face wash. I'm home alone at the moment & just after sunrise every morning she will sit on the bed & if i don't move she licks me frantically. If I ignore her she will pause & then bark at point blank range. I have only let this happen once, took most of the day to get the ringing out of my ear. This is new behaviour, just since my GF has left.
I think she now thinks she is my GF & has started nagging me lol. The dog is also sticking a lot closer to me, it's hard to move without my little shadow.

Going to be interesting when my better half gets home.

LoL..pups are so silly sometimes. Also..wow.. I just assumed Sandi meant you were another chick. http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/smile.png I will refrain from calling you she if i haven't done so already

I think I've finally heard it all!
 

Today I was informed by a friend of my dad in law..that the fact that Slayer licks my hands means even though she follows commands she doesn't respect me as her leader and that dogs only lick people they see as below them as a sign of nurturing. WTF?

Ummm.. Never heard that. But, ok.

I think the guy is a little retarded, dogs always lick people. I don't think it says a thing about respect. Considering she listens to my commands without me having to repeat or punish.

I actually think there was a thread about this somewhere. I remember because somebody said licking is a sign of dominance, and omgrobyn said something about her dog licking the hamper and wondering why she'd try to dominate that.. lmao

Lol I read somewhere that licking was a sign of submission, not dominance. The dog licks its alpha as some kind of cleaning or something, I don't remember..

Then again, maybe she's licking you to tenderize you so she can eat you later http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/lol.gif

Lol..silly people. Oh yea..she dominates me SOOOO much she rolls on her back and wags her tail if i raise my voice.

More like completely ignorant. Lol.

oh shit.....say it isnt so....she really is getting ready to eat me in my sleep!!

More like completely ignorant. Lol.

WELL, start washing your hands http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/tongue.png LOL If it is insistent licking that they just will not stop, it might be nurturing of a subordinate. It could also be submission TO you. It could also be she is thirsty.....or maybe she is tasting you before she snaps, goes in and kills you and all your family in your sleep! Better check for spotted tongue, dewclaws, long teeth, or any other "proven tell tale signs". http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/biggrin.png



sorry for some repeats, we all were posting at the same time

One lick at a time.

Right? LOL. That is so silly. My hands are always washed LOL..have a disabled toddler in the house so often times you have to take extra care he doesnt get ill. She never insistantly licks me. Just if i give her a command and pet her afterwards she licks my hands.

http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/lol.gif Don't sell your self short, give it time and unfortunately some one else will come along with an even more ignorant comment than that.

Damn, I feel so left out. No one ever tells me about these off-the-wall theories.. I think it might be because I'm rather violent at times and they need to worry more about MY HA than anything else.

lmao..lucky you. I am tired of morons

depending on the situation.. if she continusly (sp?) licks with a lil bit of force .. Yeah it can be a sign on dominance.. doesnt mean that every time a dog licks someone that it IS dominate behav. People are always extremest. Really depends on the lick .. i know that sounds silly..LOL

For whatever reason my girl HATES my ex.. (whom i still live with) and he thinks its so cute when she licks him.. she will lick him and lick him and lick him... but its kind of a forceful lick...like 'bitch, i own you' kinda lick..
Some dogs are just lickers... Does NOT mean they are dominate... no wonder some ppls pets are all screwed up...LOL..

but in my case.. My girl IS dominate.. and that is one of her things..

lol..she hardly licks me..and always listens, maybe thats what she is doing with my man..who she refuses to stop licking.. but with me its always a few little licks on the hand and a tail wag.

My dog rapes everyone with his tongue. On your hands, legs, feet, arms, face, in your mouth, around your mouth, in your ears...anywhere he can reach, he is licking you like crazy.