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why does my dog lick the inside of my nose?

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Question
i have a  6 month old puppy and she licks the inside of my husbands nose to the point that everytime were in bed she holds him down to lick inside his nose..at first it was funny but we dont know how to stop her from  doing it...
the question is why does she go for the nose..?

Answer
I can't say why the puppy likes the inside of your nose (do you have sinus problems) sometimes they pick up on things like that.  To stop the puppy you really do need to not laugh, since you laughed to begin with the puppy now thinks its a game to play.  Say NO be firm and push the puppy away from your face, be persistant, not mean but firm, when the puppy follows the command reward the puppy with a treat.  You really need to just start to divert the puppy to a new activity ..play with a new toy or new game, etc..  Hope this helps