Stop Excessive Chihuahua Licking

Receiving cute kisses from your chihuahua is fine and adorable, but how do you stop excessive chihuahua licking? You know what I am talking about, your chihuahua licks you constantly, or the sheets or the rug, and just doesn't seem to ever stop or want to stop. Both of our chihuahuas used to have licking problems. Our older chihuahua used to lick both my wife and I constantly on the face, arms, and legs. The younger chihuahua licked us, along with the bed, couch, carpet, etc. It seemed that I was always trying to make them stop this awful behavior.

The constant chihuahua licking was driving my wife and I insane. I tried yelling at them when they licked, but it didn't seem to work. They would resume their licking a few seconds after I yelled at them.

I did a little research and spoke with our vet. He said sometimes chihuahua licking is caused by boredom. So we went out and bought the dogs new chew bones. This seemed to help the younger chihuahua a bit. Now he chews on his bone instead of licking. But this method didn't seem to help our older chihuahuas licking problem.

To stop the older chihuahua licking issue, I tried something different that seems to be working. Every time the chihuahua licks me on my arm, neck or leg, I yell "No!". This is not too loud, just loud enough to stop him from licking. I keep doing this until he stops. It is very annoying, but it eventually started to work.

A friend of ours tried a slightly different tactic to stop his chihuahua from licking. He went to a local store and bought a water bottle. He filled the bottle up with water and kept it near him at all times. When his chihuahuas lick, he would squirt the dog with water. The chihuahua did not like this and immediately stopped what he was doing. Our friend said that this method stopped his excessive chihuahua licking problem after a few weeks.

These are only a few tips that I have found somewhat successful in the quest to stop excessive chihuahua licking. If you have a method that worked, please email us and we will post it on this site, so others can be helped.