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Your dog licks you… constantly. Hands, face, maybe even your feet (we don’t judge 😅). Is it just love, or is something deeper going on?

In this episode of A Dog Sense, we decode what licking REALLY means — and it’s not just “dog kisses.” Behind that tiny pink tongue is ancient wolf software still running in your living room. Licking starts as pack bonding, but it also works as a biological scanner. Your dog can literally taste stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. While humans ask, “Are you okay?”, dogs lick and already know.

We’ll also explain why petting can accidentally increase licking (yep, you reinforced it), and how licking can act as emotional grounding — their way of saying, “You’re safe. I’m here.”

Dogs don’t think in “clingy” or “spoiled.” They think in safe or unsafe, bonded or isolated. Once you understand that, you’ll never see licking the same way again.

If you love decoding canine psychology, subscribe to A Dog Sense and tell us in the comments: when does your dog lick you the most? 🐾