This is something odd.
We have a five year-old male lab/shepard mix and had him since he was
a pup. we also have a 17 1/2(!) year old female chow/corgie(?) mix.
Since the lab was a pup he would lick the chow's mouth repeatedly -
usually until the chow had had enough and growled or snapped at him to
get him to stop.
At the time I thought it was some sort of submissive behavior on the
part of the puppy, perhaps a request for food. But now the lab is over
five and no longer a puppy, but he still does it all the time. Is is
trying to clean her teeth? What? He almost never does it to out 10
year old female lab/boxer/chow.
Any explanation on what this behavior is and if it should be
discouraged would be appreciated.
Thanks!
