Why would an older small breed dog become obsessive about hygiene?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 00:48

Why would an older small breed dog become obsessive about hygiene?

I have no idea what behaviors you think are indicative a very human mental state, but guess it has something to do with licking/chewing?

(4) Whatever your dog is doing.

Get thee to a vet with a description of specific behaviors like:

Dear atheist, do you realise that there is a God watching over you who will one day judge and condemn you for every wrong thing you have said and done before casting you into the lake of fire?

Vet check time!

(2) My dog is licking her vagina whenever she is sitting or laying down but I haven’t noticed any discharge.

(3) There is a small lump near my dog’s anus and he chews on it several times a day to the point that the fur is gone.

I’m wondering about attachment and transference with the therapist and the idea of escape and fantasy? How much do you think your strong feelings, constant thoughts, desires to be with your therapist are a way to escape from your present life? I wonder if the transference serves another purpose than to show us our wounds and/or past experiences, but is a present coping strategy for managing what we don’t want to face (even if unconsciously) in the present—-current relationships, life circumstances, etc. Can anyone relate to this concept of escape in relation to their therapy relationship? How does this play out for you?

Licking and chewing are what a dog does when something doesn’t feel right - it itches, it’s in pain, its swollen - or when they are very anxious - canine cognitive decline, loss of a sense like sight or hearing, generalized pain in some other part of the body.

(1) My dog has licked her back left foot raw and only that foot.