I say it's to get the salt off the body.

What do you think? (Serious question. I
have researched the Internet to no avail.)

How does a dog replenish its salt anyway?

Don B and Rosie
Glendora, CA USA
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Don Boring said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

I say it's to get the salt off the body.

What do you think? (Serious question. I
have researched the Internet to no avail.)

Lots of reasons. Salt probably being one, subservience being
another, "Kissing", unlikely.

I'll classify this question next to "Why do dogs eat grass?":
lots of reasons.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Don Boring said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

I say it's to get the salt off the body.

What do you think? (Serious question. I
have researched the Internet to no avail.)

Lots of reasons. Salt probably being one, subservience being
another, "Kissing", unlikely.

I'll classify this question next to "Why do dogs eat grass?":
lots of reasons.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Don Boring wrote:

I say it's to get the salt off the body.

What do you think? (Serious question. I
have researched the Internet to no avail.)

How does a dog replenish its salt anyway?

Don B and Rosie
Glendora, CA USA
http://members.ispwest.com/dboring/rosie

I think they do it 'cause they wuv me.... ;-)

It's doggy communication.

K.

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Don Boring wrote:

I say it's to get the salt off the body.

What do you think? (Serious question. I
have researched the Internet to no avail.)

How does a dog replenish its salt anyway?

Don B and Rosie
Glendora, CA USA
http://members.ispwest.com/dboring/rosie

I think they do it 'cause they wuv me.... ;-)

It's doggy communication.

K.

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Breast Implants are the Stupidest idea ever. If I wanted to fondle
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Rocky wrote:

Lots of reasons. Salt probably being one, subservience being
another, "Kissing", unlikely.

they're trying to figure out which wine to serve with you.
HTH!

elliott is simply a licker. he licks feet, legs,
hands--pretty much any exposed skin *except* faces. he's not
a face kisser. harriet is a face kisser, but she does it
passive-aggressively. it isn't exactly subservient, but it
*is* meant to placate. other than that, harriet isn't a
licker unless you've got something tasty on your hands.

harriet also kisses on command. when she *really* wants
something, she'll give one itty bitty lick with the tip of her
tongue. otherwise, when she's told to give a kiss, she'll
quickly press her nose against your cheek.

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On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Rocky wrote:

Lots of reasons. Salt probably being one, subservience being
another, "Kissing", unlikely.

they're trying to figure out which wine to serve with you.
HTH!

elliott is simply a licker. he licks feet, legs,
hands--pretty much any exposed skin *except* faces. he's not
a face kisser. harriet is a face kisser, but she does it
passive-aggressively. it isn't exactly subservient, but it
*is* meant to placate. other than that, harriet isn't a
licker unless you've got something tasty on your hands.

harriet also kisses on command. when she *really* wants
something, she'll give one itty bitty lick with the tip of her
tongue. otherwise, when she's told to give a kiss, she'll
quickly press her nose against your cheek.

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette

A bizarre and unsanitary practice. Are they after salt?

A bizarre and unsanitary practice. Are they after salt?

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Chris Williams wrote:

A bizarre and unsanitary practice. Are they after salt?

i recall reading something years ago hypothesizing that
kissing originated in the act of mothers premasticating food
for their babies, then feeding it to them directly from their
own mouths.

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