Excessive Dog Licking
My old dog has started to excessively lick my leather couch. Only at night, but she just licks and licks and licks. She won't stop until she falls asleep. Any idea why?
It did just start about a month or so ago and I am 9 weeks pregnant. There have been no other changes, think she can sense that?
She isn't crated but my other dog is. She has started to have a little incontinence issue so I've contemplated crating her at night, even though she has been been crated before.
She could becoming senile. Old dogs can develop something called cognitive dysfunction syndrome. They will do stuff like lick random things constantly, stare off into space, and bark at nothing. So it could be the beginnings of that. There are medications that help senility in dogs so if you set up appointment with your vet you can see about getting her started on it if you want to treat it/ if that's what it is. If not treated it won't physically impair her just FYI.
That may have been more info than you wanted lol
She's a pickapoo. Her breed life span is 11-15 years and she'll be 15 in August. She's not in perfect health; she's lost most of her hearing and she has mammary tumors (not cancerous). Other than that, she is in good shape, she still runs around, chases my other dog (whom she hates), can jump on the couch, etc.
I'm kind of taking these old age things as they come and giving her the benefit of the doubt because I'm sure I'll be a crazy mean old lady too, but I just want to make sure it's not a sign of something bad.
And she throws up about 1-2 times per month, but she's been that way her whole life. I've had her since she was 6 weeks old.
I have noticed when she has an upset stomach she will lick along the baseboards of the house (where the dirt and dog hair catch) until she makes herself throw up... But the couch is new.
Lol! Sorry, I realize this is super random but it seems like we have a lot of animal lovers in R&R.
So my dog will not leave my side at all, she follows me everywhere. Could she be sensing pregnancy?

My sweet baby girl gained her angel wings this morning. She was my best friend, my true love my everything. She was so happy and beautiful, I'm struggling to say good bye. Sleep tight princess, mummy and daddy love you very very much ❤️
😒😡Horrible morning, ok lord knows I can't hold my bladder so I race to the bathroom and my dog has a bad habit of following me so as I try to get to the bathroom I'm trying my best not to step on her however I almost trip and fall. Before I knew it I started peeing all over myself and all over MY DOG!!!!!!!!! So she started licking the pee off of my leg. There's no way dogs are this naive 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡#disgusted #donewithpregnancy #idontfeellikealady #dontjudgeme


Should I take my daughter to urgent care to be checked out? I was in the ER due to a ruptured cyst so my mother had my daughter. She let her dog out and back in my daughter gave the dog a treat. When the dog was eating the treat ava bent down and the dog thought she was taking it away from her so she attacked my child in the face. She got her in five different spots, we cleaned her up with peroxide and antibiotic ointment. They keep bleeding on and off. Idk what to do. Advice please is welcomed.
Sometimes, there are oils on leather couches that we don't notice. Your dog could be lacking some vitamins that are in those oils on the couch. Try changing up the food, or adding some supplement if nothing else seems to work! I hope it gets better! (: