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Why does Sahara do this?

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  • youngandtiredY

    Lately when Sahara is greeting me, my husband or my son she will start licking our clothes while laying in our lap. It is strange, she has just started this, could she possibly be cleaning us? Does your B do this?

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  • QuercusQ

    Ha! Yes, I have had Bs that do this….particularly one named Bubba Roi, who doesn't live with us anymore...but he would lick our pants! It was really a creepy feeling, and we tried to ignore it, but he definitely enjoyed doing it. Now anytime one of our dogs licks clothes we say 'knock it off Bubba' ;)

    I don't know why they do it...I think it is affection, but maybe they don't like the way we actually taste!

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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    @jys1011: Last night they both cried for what seemed like FOREVER…ugh! I don't even know why?? :confused: They were fine right before we put them in their crates for the night & then out of nowhere whimpering & crying non-stop. This is very unlike them...usually they fall asleep on the couch & then they get moved to their crates & they keep snoozing. It was so bad that at 2AM :EEK: we decided to take them outside to see if they had to go potty which they did but when we brought them back in it was the same incessant crying & whimpering. I gave up & just said let them cry :( I really needed to sleep! I would have had those babies in bed with us. Sahara knows that I hate to hear her cry, I am soooooooooo easy, haha