I dont know if anyone else has this problem with their dog but cassie constantly licks your hands when your fussing her or your feet as you walk past even if you wear new cloths they get a lick too! Any ideas how to prevent her doing this? its not too much of a problem but id rather she dint keep licking the kids faces and hands it cant be healthy??

Hmmm i ready don't know, mayby try spraying your in the face with a water spray bottle and telling him a stern NO?
Or try the pebbles in a bottle, that worked for my sisters dog when he kept jumping up people, He no longer does it
everytime he jumped up she used to throw the bottle near him or shake it, and he used to run for it because he did'nt like the sound, so hes stopped.
Maybe that will work with ur dog if he licks or gets near the kids faces? u have 2 say no every time u do this obviously, maybe after a good few shakes of this bottle he might get the idea?
it may not work but again its just a suggestion.

i know its only affectionate but its not nice we will try anything to stop her doing it. i do tell her no but its like she cant help it even when you fuss her and she cant lick you she just licks thin air its like she has no control, she is only 7 months old do you think she might grow out of it?

Must admit, my daughters dog ozzy is the same, like a blooming lizard lol, He's tounge is never in his head, i call him the chameleon
And my mums dog nancy is just the same, but her breath stinks with it aswell coz shes old

No on its own just is'nt working with ozzy tho, we've tryed for months, so i mite try the spray first meself, it may not work but im still going to try .

im going to get a spray bottle and try that tomorrow but i do feel abit mean doing it cos she thinks she is being nice by doing it, ive got a friend whos dog does it but she doesnt mind she lets her dog lick her face, i love cassie but i cant stand her doing it yuck!

we do tell her no but its like she cant stop it! i cant believe how much of a softy she is

Hi claire, isn't Cassie a worrier, if I've got the right dog, did she used to wee when you had visitors, if it is her, I would say its just anmother submissive behaviour because of her lack of confidence. When dogs are worried they can use all manner of submissive behaviours from rolling on their back and showing their bellies, slightly lifting the back leg, showing their top teeth, weeing, excessive licking and jumping up. Keep working on her confidence building and she will stop the behaviour on her own.

sounds very wise!

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agree with that, wouldnt spraying her add to the lack of confidence problem?

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yes its the same dog and i do think your right its all down to her lack of confidence and reading about a litter of labradors tonight i saw it said that the owner wanted to put them in a shed and people expressed a worry of the pups not bein socialised well by doing this, cassie was kept in a kennel outside so i wonder if this is her problem, same as i said before myself and my partner saw the warning signs whenn we bought her but thought we could offer her better than what she had she has had problem but we are working through them one by one