Pretty much the way it is!
I trained my dog to not lick me in the face. He learned quickly. Sometimes forgets when he’s excited, like when I return from a trip. By contrast, he licks my husband all of the time.
How did you train him @Maggie8K ?
My wife licks me all the time… following! Ha ha!
Seriously that myth about a healing tongue is all rubbish.. it can cause sepsis to an open wound.. I used to let my dogs lick me in the past..
Please don’t use tongs!
I’d pull my face away every time he tried to lick and would say, “no.” He caught on quickly.
He can still express affection, like licking my hands, wagging his tail, staring into my eyes, nuzzling, jumping on me, snuggling. He likes to sleep on my lap a lot.
As much as we’ve trained him, though, he’s also trained us to do his bidding. 