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Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 5 years and 11 months old | 48 lbs
Nala is going into heat and is obsessively licking our other dog Bently. She only does this obsessive licking when she is about to be in heat (we think). He won’t leave her side either; going outside to pee or even laying down in the house. It’s cute at first until she starts licking him ALL OVER his back and head. He looks like he got a bath but smells like dog saliva. How do I make her stop? Besides separating them with a kennel.
1 Answer

Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on April 2, 2018