{"id":15469,"date":"2022-03-25T10:55:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:55:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:55:29","slug":"why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my dog lick me before going to sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#Why_does_my_dog_lick_me_before_going_to_sleep\" title=\"Why does my dog lick me before going to sleep?\">Why does my dog lick me before going to sleep?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#Why_does_my_dog_lick_me_a_lot_at_night\" title=\"Why does my dog lick me a lot at night?\">Why does my dog lick me a lot at night?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#Why_do_dogs_lick_you_in_the_middle_of_the_night\" title=\"Why do dogs lick you in the middle of the night?\">Why do dogs lick you in the middle of the night?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#Why_does_my_dog_lick_me_when_we_cuddle\" title=\"Why does my dog lick me when we cuddle?\">Why does my dog lick me when we cuddle?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#Why_does_my_dog_keep_licking_me_at_night\" title=\"Why does my dog keep licking me at night?\">Why does my dog keep licking me at night?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#Why_does_my_dog_lick_me_excessively_before_bed\" title=\"Why does my dog lick me excessively before bed?\">Why does my dog lick me excessively before bed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#What_does_it_mean_when_a_dog_excessively_licks_you\" title=\"What does it mean when a dog excessively licks you?\">What does it mean when a dog excessively licks you?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#Why_do_dogs_like_to_lick_at_night\" title=\"Why do dogs like to lick at night?\">Why do dogs like to lick at night?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-lick-me-before-going-to-sleep\/#Why_do_dogs_lick_you_to_wake_you_up\" title=\"Why do dogs lick you to wake you up?\">Why do dogs lick you to wake you up?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_lick_me_before_going_to_sleep\"><\/span>Why does my dog lick me before going to sleep?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs may like to lick before they go to sleep because <b>it stirs latent memories of when they were puppies. From the moment they&#8217;re born until they&#8217;re separated from their mother, puppies are subjected to vigorous maternal tongue washes. It stimulates their growth and keeps them clean.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_lick_me_a_lot_at_night\"><\/span>Why does my dog lick me a lot at night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your dog is licking themselves, you, or objects excessively, to the point that it seems like a <b>self-stimulatory behavior, this might be a sign of anxiety, boredom, or pain. Obsessive self-licking can also be a sign of allergies or other health problems.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_dogs_lick_you_in_the_middle_of_the_night\"><\/span>Why do dogs lick you in the middle of the night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Well, apart from greeting you with a good morning or hello, dogs will lick your face simply because <b>they like the way you taste. Your skin secretes sweat and oil during sleep and your pup may become very drawn to the taste of salty skin. So he jumps right at your face, trying to shower you with his affection.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_lick_me_when_we_cuddle\"><\/span>Why does my dog lick me when we cuddle?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Well, apart from greeting you with a good morning or hello, dogs will lick your face simply because <b>they like the way you taste. Your skin secretes sweat and oil during sleep and your pup may become very drawn to the taste of salty skin. So he jumps right at your face, trying to shower you with his affection.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_keep_licking_me_at_night\"><\/span>Why does my dog keep licking me at night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Dogs lick to show affection and they also makes them feel good, too. For dogs, there is not such thing as too much licking.  Once he is done licking, he will go to sleep for the night.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_lick_me_excessively_before_bed\"><\/span>Why does my dog lick me excessively before bed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs may like to lick before they go to sleep <b>because it stirs latent memories of when they were puppies. From the moment they&#8217;re born until they&#8217;re separated from their mother, puppies are subjected to vigorous maternal tongue washes. It stimulates their growth and keeps them clean.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_when_a_dog_excessively_licks_you\"><\/span>What does it mean when a dog excessively licks you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your dog may lick you to say they love you, to get your attention, to help soothe themselves if they&#8217;re stressed, to show empathy or because you taste good to them! <b>Excessive licking can sometimes be a sign that your dog is anxious, uncomfortable or in pain.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_dogs_like_to_lick_at_night\"><\/span>Why do dogs like to lick at night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs may like to lick before they go to sleep because <b>it stirs latent memories of when they were puppies. From the moment they&#8217;re born until they&#8217;re separated from their mother, puppies are subjected to vigorous maternal tongue washes. It stimulates their growth and keeps them clean.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_dogs_lick_you_to_wake_you_up\"><\/span>Why do dogs lick you to wake you up?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Well, apart from greeting you with a good morning or hello, dogs will lick your face simply because <b>they like the way you taste. Your skin secretes sweat and oil during sleep and your pup may become very drawn to the taste of salty skin. So he jumps right at your face, trying to shower you with his affection.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why does my dog lick me before going to sleep?Why does my dog lick me a lot at night?Why do dogs lick you in the middle of the night?Why does my dog lick me when we cuddle?Why does my dog keep licking me at night?Why does my dog lick me excessively before&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15469\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}