Why do jack russells lick

My labrador does this more than my Jack Russell Terrier, but I can see this being true of either dog. If your dog is hungry, needs to go outside and go potty , or is even thirsty for some water, it is possible that licking is being used to communicate with you or interrupt you.

Especially if you notice the licking not stopping until you do one of those three things mentioned above. It is simply built into their DNA, and they love to follow you everywhere and show love however they possibly can. Sometimes, I think your Jack Russell Terrier will lick you purely because they choose to and want to. Even if you fix or prevent a few of the reasons listed above, you will still have others that we have discussed on this list that will cause your Jack Russell Terrier to lick and lick often.

However, if licking persistently rr too much is bothering you, you can begin eliminating some of the reasons it may be happening, such as keeping your JRT more entertained.

You can also ensure you never reward this behavior with positive reinforcement such as affection and love back towards them. Doing this will reduce the amount of licking because they will understand the ultimate reward of doing so is not as desirable.

It is better to be prepared and embrace than to fight it. Licking is almost always a good thing and a sign your Jack Russell loves you and wants to show you how much they love you and your company. If you feel that it could be something more serious, you should be looking to discuss those issues with a vet to be safe. Nonetheless, licking is something you will encounter when you choose to adopt a Jack Russell Terrier.

Luna and I wish you the best of luck with your Jack Russell Terriers and the journey you have ahead of you. What do you believe are the reasons behind excessive licking with a Jack Russell Terrier?

There are 3 of us here and we take him on plenty of walks, give him lots of attention and feed him regularly. At this point i dont know what to do and now that he is attacking at random I do not want him sleeping in the bedroom. If anyone has any answers please. This experience has completely changed my perspective about jack russell dogs, a very challenging breed for sure.

I do not suggest. My 5 year old Male Jack attacked my 15 year old Male Jack for no reason.. I couldn't pull him off and it was sooo scary Hi I have got a 6 year old jack Russell male and I have just getting a 8week old jack Russell puppy and the dog is keep growling at the puppy when he is wantyto play and if he goes near his toys I have only had the puppy 2 days will he be like this all the time?

Can you help me please. For anyone who has a jack who rubs the bum along the floor it's not always a case of worms, jack Russell's get swollen anal glands which need to be popped, my jack has them popped by the vet every time I see her bum dragging on my carpet!! Annoying as it is I thought worms too but I was wrong lol. Need your help.. Have two females jack Russell both are 22 months old and both got fixed Some time they play toghter great some time they aggressive and got fight what should I do with them I love them so much I do gave them alots love It's pretty frustusrate me My jrt was outside going to the bathroom and when I let her in she was screaming and running all over the house.

We didn't know what happened to her. Was she scared? Was she hurt? We had know idea. She is Any advice. We have a rescue girl aged 1 year. She has been so good with children other dogs everything. She has been with us 3 months. Today my daughter adult took her to a football match she has been to car shows and other places with us with no problem.

She growled at her friends boy aged 6, and she felt fearful she might snap. She also growled at another dog. We had an incident about 3 weeks ago with a friends dog, but we established this was over food left down.

As she has been so good before with children, strangers and other dogs I do not know what has caused this. I heard there is a honeymoon period with dogs and maybe we need to be firm with her now as she is much loved by us all.

Any thoughts. For all of you that owns a JR, be patient! I have a nice jr giving to me at 2 because he destroyed everything in the house! I decided to give him a chance! I had at the time 2 others dogs he was friend with them all good! I have always play so he get tired and never destroyed my house! At one point one of my dog was old 15 and sick and my jr was now5 he started attacking him in the neck and hurting him! I learn latter that some dogs can or want to kill a sick one but i end to old dog suffering myself at the vet!

My JR was then very nice and play with the other one! Yes he want to escape the yard so he always carry a long rope so i can step on it if he wants to jump the 6ft fence! He bites some delivery guy at the ankles but only one company?? He sometimes pee in the house if i leave but then he gets no cookies! And he knows too well! Now he is 8 he is more abd more lovely and i am learning that they are very intelligent play a lot show you are the boss but dont hurt them say no and use cookies when its good or piece of meat and love!

My experience so far works well! I have two brother jack russells and i love them both like children they have different personalities when i go out it seems that one has seperation issues and the other wants to punish me and i have an arm ful of scratshes and bites they bark at any noise when i stay at home i have a fight between them as they both want to be top dog they are stupid when getting them out but once they are they are great they dont like strangers and when they are aprouched i cant guarentee they will not bite.

Hi our 3 year old jack Russell is lovely and sweet at home but as soon as the postman or a delivery man comes she try's to attack them she's uncontrollable, have you any ideas what we need to do to stop her from doing this? After reading all these questions no answers, I've noticed I realize my JRT is a pretty great little guy after all he'll never be perfect.

He's 2 and I've done training with him in group lessons where he learns to focus on me with other dogs around and I can honestly say it's really working though it does take time and patience.

These are clearly not train-'em-once-and-they're-done dogs. Ongoing training is crucial and you always have to be the parent or the boss. These dogs require constant training, formally with a trainer first, then later on with you as "trainer" if you can always do what the trainer told you to do.

I swear these were the dogs the trainers coined the term "no free lunches" for. They need lots of interaction but you'll get your throwing arm in great shape. My Jack Russell is 6 yrs. She was given to us when she was 3 yrs by a lady that had her strictly for breeding.

The ferrets she ignores. We now keep them separated they take turns having free run of the main level. I have to keep her in my grandson's roomthe rest of the time. Seteeva the big dog is in thebasement with my son and fiance. The problem is the JR att6acks the basement door if shehears noice in the basement which sets off the big dog. We tried having them spend time together in the basement and she be doing really well playing,lick each etc.

I love them both but it's driving crazy. If anyone can HELP please. I have two Jack Russels we are looking for someone to keep them for 1 month, Or how ever long it will take for us to move.

People with little dog have become afraid of them. They have been ordered to leave mobile Park. Do not want to destroy them. Owner loves them dearly They would love to come and visit. Please help, my jackrussel attacks my cat, my cat is very old and frail. My doggy bites her neck. I see my JRT in so many of these comments, but what I need are solutions. I have been unable to do as much with my JRT since an illness caused me some limited mobility. She is very loving and protective of me, but my live-in grandson does very little with her and she sometimes does not get outside until afternoon.

How do I then help my dog more and reduce increasing aggression? I got my JR when he was aged 6. He was not interacted with very much but fed and watered and sheltered.

Since in my home he has been a loving, funny, very smart little dog. He is an inside dog, has a bed in each room, sleeps with either of my sons and thoroughly enjoys his life. He is prone to be a bit aggressive if I want to enter either of my sons bedrooms after bed time but I work around that. The issue I have is that although he has a doggie flap and uses it, is regularly encouraged to go outside to toilet via the door, he still pees and poos inside.

This is getting much worse and he is destroying my house. At around Tried everything including medication. It would break his heart if he had to live outside as he loves being part of the family but I can't keep doing this. Help us both please. We have two dogs the first is a Scottish terrier and we were given our Jack Russell which was three months old from our daughter our dogs are 12 and 10 now this long haired Jack Russell is scared of every thing , jealous and if my scotty wants to play JR goes her she will attack her ,if a dog which she has meet previously comes into yard I have to hold her until she stops snarling flip a switch and she wagging her tail.

Can't walk her as she gets hyper if see another dog so attacks my other dog when she was a puppy my husband and I were sitting watching tv and has a dog each patting them the JR flew off chair airborn to attack the other dog Dog fight on my lap so we don't do that any more I'm sure these dogs are just plain nuts.

Hi, I have had my Jr. A year, he is 6. Since being attacked. By two different dogs. He has become. Very clinging, and intolerant to other dogs, he,ll stand on garden wall or jump over it, just to have ago.

Not physically, but alot of noise. Apart from that. He is a fantastic. Loving, friendly, but stubborn dog. Won,the go to park. Since attack. Can anyone help please. I am having a lot of problems with my JRT she bites the cat has bite me jumps all over furniture fights viciously with other dogs she is 6 and unsprayed.

Barks incessantly. My 18 month old jack keeps lickin the floor and walls is this normalx he has also bit me twice wen hes been tired. My jack russel started escaping from my yard. We've since closed it and now he can't get out. Now he's owling and "crying" the whole day, everyday. We take him for a walk everyday, but still He's making me crazy! I have had my JR since 8 weeks old and has been a real handful.

He is now 14 and still difficult to manage. He is aggressive with other bigger dogs when I walk him and he doesn't like people coming to the house. He can be very stressful to deal with and he obviously thinks he's the boss.

I thought he might have calmed down the older he gets but he still shows aggressive behaviour. I cannot cut his nails or clean his teeth as he growls at me when I try. His nails grow quickly although I walk him daily. He does give me some pleasure and affection. I just wish it was more pleasurable to take him out instead it's a chore I don't want to do.

Can anyone give me some tips. I have a JR who is 18 months old I have had him for a couple of months I don't no what to do with him he's great one minute and aggressive the next he has growled at me a few times he goes for anyone that comes near me my husband and my son what can I do. Now he is 16 months old and has regressed back to NOT coming when called.

We live on 10 acres in the country and this has become a BIG problen. Would a training or shock collar help to solve our peoblem? She is the most loving dog in the world but gets extremely possessive over toys and being woken up and shown the dog to go outside, in other words extremely stubborn.

Dogs explore the world with their nose and mouth. There are interesting and even important reasons that your dog licks you so much. Jack Russells might be tiny dogs, but they pack a lot of character and attitude into that little body. But above all else, they adore their owners. These dogs love attention and affection from their owners and it may be that your pup is trying to get you to stroke him, play with him, or talk to him. Train him to do other things to get you to play with him, such as bringing you a toy, or even tapping you with his paw.

Dogs repeat actions that they know work, so if licking annoys you, find another way to get your dog to communicate his needs. If our anxiety gets to be too overwhelming, we might even visit the doctor and ask for some medication to help us with our feelings of panic and fear. Licking releases endorphins in a dog. That same feeling that we get when someone gives us a deep head massage or scratches our back?

Those are the same kinds of feelings that a dog gets when he licks someone he loves. Dogs like salty flavors and while you should never salt their food before you serve it to them, they do need natural salts in their diet. Their dog food contains levels of sodium that are not just safe for them but vital to their diet, but they might feel the need to top up their salt levels by using you as their favorite salt lick.