Why do dogs lick the floor?

The origins of floor licking may be innocent enough -- your dog may have started it after meals, when there were yummy crumbs on the floor, but such purposeful licking isn't an obsessive or compulsive behavior. Anxiety, stress and nervousness can also cause obsessive behaviors like floor licking. read more

Treatment for your pooch's obsessive floor licking obviously depends on its cause. If your vet finds a health problem, he'll begin an appropriate course of treatment. With successful management, your doggy's symptomatic obsessive floor licking should resolve. read more