Cotton: I love my paws :p
By cottonm
@cottonm (753)
Malaysia
October 9, 2008 10:00am CST
hahhaah, dog lovers/owners out there, do your dog like to lick their paws? especially the front two...i found out that my little princess Cotton, love to lick her paws so much, she looks like a cat everytime when she did that, i love to watch her licking too, hahhahah, how's abt your dog?
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
9 Oct 08
Hi cottonm. I certainly don't wish to put a downer on this situation but a friend of mine back home had a dog that kept on doing this and it ended up causing really problematic issues with the pads on the dogs feet. When they took the dog to a Vet it turns out that it was a behaviour linked to stress of all things! They made a few changes in the dog's environment and the paw licking then stopped. I am not suggesting any of this is even remotely related to your dog, but I just thought I would share it anyway. 
@cottonm (753)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 08
thankz for your sharing ^_^ it's true that some dogs do have that problem, and my little princess i understand that she felt a little stress sometimes, coz i hav too many biz trip, but she nvr be alone at house, all my family members love her so much ^_^ and, i do like to think that she love 2 lick her paw due to she is immitated my friend's cat, coz she used to live with kitty when she was a puppy back in melbourne 9 years ago ^_^ she & kitty r best friend ^_^
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@moondancer (7433)
• United States
13 Oct 08
Yes, all of mine lick and clean their paws. All of them. They love to clean their bodies and they lick their bodies keeping themselves clean. I too enjoy watching them take care of themselves.
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
10 Oct 08
Hmm... I don't have a pet. So I do not really know. But I know my in-law's dog love to nibble at her paws.
So much so, she is constantly licking and gnawing at it. Making her paws constantly wet from her spit. Smelly!
Everytime I go back to my in-laws, I will always be scolding the dog for constantly chewing at her paws. Bad habit actually.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
9 Oct 08
mine does & it drives me carzy. my son was fussing about his dog doing that when i was by his house this morn. drives him crazy to. guess he tok after his mom.
@Erin88 (348)
• United States
14 Oct 08
Mine does lick her paws once in awhile. It does make me think of a cat. She also used to nibble at her nails and keep them short, but has stopped, so I have to clip them more often now. I had cats when we brought my dog home as a puppy. I have noticed that she tries to act like them sometimes. She tries to jump like they do, but her body is not as flexible, so it doesn't work out like she plans.
