I frequently puppy-sit my neighbor's little terrier mix. We think it is part Yorkshire terrier and part wire hair dachshund. Sandy is very hyper and she constantly wants to lick everything: the blanket, the cushions on the couch, the laptop computer, me! This things are all clean, or were before she was licking them. She can't seem to get near me without constantly licking. I think this is an effort to establish dominance, but how do I stop it? So far the most affective thing has been to bark at her as if I were an angry dog. I feel rather foolish doing it.
My little Maltese is a much easier little dog and is well trained. Sandy doesn't respond too well to rewards and treats for good behavior as my Maltese did. In fact, she keeps repeating the bad behavior so as to get a treat when she stops! Her owner is at her wits end.
