Causes and Corrective Actions for Dog Licking Greeting Dog Licking at their mother’s face in greeting and to instinctively stimulate her to “regurgitate” food for them as she would do in the wild, a behaviour that becomes a part of the adult canine greeting ritual with other dogs and humans.   GREETING Corrective Actions for Dog Licking: As long as your dog doesn’t obsessively bother another dog with in-the-face licking, no action needs are taken to stop this natural behaviour. Keeping in mind dogs do eat nasty things like animal excrement if you don’t object to an occasional friendly lick in the face as a greeting, train your dog to do this on command with a “Give me a kiss” cue. Unlike puppy kisses, repeated excessive face-licking performed with a very direct attitude may indicate a demanding gesture that should be met with a firm “no” followed by a proper behaviour command such as Sit.  

Stud dog, The choosing of a dog embraces all the points already considered in the choosing of a bitch. As with the bitch, pedigrees are of vital importance—not just the names on the family tree, but the knowledge of all the characteristics of every dog in it. In most cases, it will be impossible to fill in the picture completely, but every bit of available information should be obtained and fitted into its place. Most beginning breeders start with a bitch and depend on outside stud dog service to supply the male elements when the time comes for breeding. There is a distinct advantage in this way of operating, for should your first litter be a disappointment because of the unsuitability of the stud’s bloodlines to those of your bitch, the remedy is simple. Try another stud dog the next time you breed. Keep on trying different studs until you strike a happy combination that gives you the type of puppies for which you are striving.