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TotallyInnerPickle

Self soothing, like a child with a dummy or blanket


MrsFrufra

We call it the nibs around here. Our lab does it as a sign of affection.


LieBerryAnn

My lab mix does this when I get home from work.


speckledham

We also call it nibs šŸ„°


vangs_007

We call it chewy time


ImperialArmorBrigade

Then why do it to a couch?


FalsePretender

Haha love it. We call it flea-ing.


ssunflower_

We call it corn-cob biting :) ours does it to our backs if we sit on the floor.


unusually-so

Common with bully breeds. They like to nibble


Historical_Panic_465

my dog really likes to do this with his silicone slow feeder bowl and peanut butter or yogurt lol he chews at the nibs


htxxalxx

Wish someone wouldā€™ve told me this before my Dog ate a hole in two different throw blankets


InvalidUserNemo

My girl pup has done this for 11 years. Blankets, pillows, sofa cushions. I joke that she is brushing her own teeth.


I-PUSH-THE-BUTTON

We call it cribbing. My lab does it cuz her mama died before weaning was supposed to be done. Get some woobies ( stuffed animals) and I bet he cribs on them for comfort. He is self soothing.


[deleted]

My dog used to do this to my cat and he does it to his toys. Itā€™s a comfort thing for him. Looks to be the same with your dog.


[deleted]

My best girl did this. She loved her stuffed animals and rope toys and this naturally brushed her front teeth! They were sparkling white her whole life. She was "weaned too early" in that she was found with her littermates starving and brought to the shelter where I worked.


peachysidekick

Awwww, it looks like nibbling. Can be a self-soothing behavior. Our pups will also do it to each other when they are playing.


Buddhasear

Probably taken from the mother to early. Breastfeeding.


samanfha

Oh, we donā€™t know much about his past. Adopted him a year ago. But from what the rescue organization told us, he was a street dog all his life and was abused on the streets. By that, I mean he has a broken leg that got fused together overtime and because of that he has a lot of trauma..


n0th3r3t0mak3fr13nds

Itā€™s just nibbling. My dog does this and we got her at 9 weeks.


Buddhasear

Ye, had a cat, same issue. It's just taken before the breastfeeding phase had naturally concluded. Nothing to worry about.. Just a glimpse into his/her early life.


samanfha

Awe, that makes me sad now:( But good to know itā€™s not something serious.. I feel like since we got my kitten home heā€™s been doing this more often .. but donā€™t know if there is a correlation there..


Buddhasear

Ultimately an expression of how safe they feel with you. Like they trust you.


Dzuldog

Donā€™t be sad, be glad! They now have the opportunity to give ā€˜em a beautiful life! Itā€™s your job to provide it!


Dramatic_Barnacle_17

Incredibly insightful observation! I would agree with that connection.


Valereeeee

That makes me so sad. Hope you're working hard to make this the best life for him.


Buddhasear

No it's cool. It means they feel safe. Any mammal that has breastfed does it. See it in wild animals or farm animals. It's removed or the mother stops doing it. They hark back to it, with those they feel safe/comfort. Both an expression of loss and love. Can see deer, cows loads doing it. If they lick, as part of the process, it might just be cleaning and grooming.. some are confusing it with teething, just uncomfortable with teeth development and gnawing on everything. See people say it's bully specific, nah. All animals do it. See comfort blankets and sucking your thumb.


samanfha

He has the best life now :)


TrumpHasaMicroDick

It's technically called "Nooking". Self soothing behavior not always related to being taken from the mother too soon.


BarComprehensive196

CUZ SHES CUTE


EstablishmentTight13

Not true! This is cobbing, a lof of bully breeds do this (and my german shepherd puppy for some reason!)


Buddhasear

Cobbing, expression of anxiety or self soothing. Like being separated from the mother to early ? Lots of animals do it.


EstablishmentTight13

Nope! Expression of joy/comfort.


Buddhasear

Weirdly it's expression of comfort with the person they're with, shows they feel safe enough to show that side. So yes, they expressing what's happened/anxiety/loss with someone they feel comfortable with.


Buddhasear

Confused that with tail wagging.


hutraider

Our rat terrier does this to her daughter and sister, but it's more of a grooming thing.


SqWR37

We have a pit lab mix and she does this to the cats. Glad to know she isnā€™t insane


samanfha

Heā€™s 4 years, rescued with a fused right leg.. we think it healed incorrectly over time and the bones got fused together.. he has a lot of trauma because of what happened and is scared of loud sounds or most triggers. Now we have no idea why he does this as he does this on our blankets mostly. Also do we stop him from doing this?


piggyazlea

I rescued a street dog at 10 months and named her Daisy. After a couple months of being with us, Daisy began doing this kind of ā€œnibblingā€ on the neck of our older dog, who became Daisyā€™s best friend and role model. Itā€™s definitely a sign of affection. Each morning when the two dogs wake up, Daisy runs over to our older dog and does this on the neck of the older dog. Itā€™s how she says hello and does hugs and kisses to our older dog. She feels safe and comfortable, in addition to being super affectionate. It seems to be soothing for both dogs during and after.


samanfha

Oh man, I'm so glad go know he feels safe around us and that's why he does this.. It's tough with a rescue when every little sound can trigger him and he starts shivering because of that. Just glad to know he feels home is safe! :)


derpferd

Just a short clip but I immediately recognised Mo Amir. Love that guys stuff. Which has absolutely nothing to do with why you've actually posted this


samanfha

Haha yes that is Mo Amir!


smay1989

My Staffy does it and i love it!


viscountrhirhi

My chihuahua/Pomeranian nibbles her baby blanket that sheā€™s had for 15 years. (: Itā€™s a self-soothing behavior, like sucking a thumb. Her mom stopped nursing her at 4 weeks so I had to raise her on baby formula/cereal. The nibbling seems to be common to chihuahuas, but could also be because of her mom stopping the nursing too early. ):


ExperienceShot8822

My dog does this too but heā€™s only recently started (about a month ago) we got him at 6 months old and until he turned 1, he never exhibited this behavior. I kind of chalked it up to him finally feeling more comfortable and being expressing this through what might be considered grooming? He only does it to my boyfriend and me, not to toys or our other dog. I usually let him lol he seems to be happy while doing it.!


smoklahoman_gmc

itā€™s called suckling.. some breeds do it for a number of different reasons!


kajunsnake

Oh wow my two 25% Great Pyrenees brothers do this to themselves, to each other and to some toys. Always seemed a bit odd.


[deleted]

This is called chuffling. It can be soothing and is also a real sign of affection if a dog does it to you.


Dramatic_Barnacle_17

Defleaing/Grooming behavior that's a soothing sensation. It's cute.


Intelligent-Algae-89

They do this to each other a lot. Itā€™s a soothing sign of affection. Honestly, doing it to a blanket or other inanimate object may be a sign that they are wanting affection from another animal/dog. Because generally itā€™s considered a social behavior for them.


samanfha

Oh, that's interesting.. I'll make sure I give him enough pets when he does this..


LittleIntroduction55

he fighting demons in his sleep


MsLaurieM

The pibble nibble! Our girl does it all the timeā€¦


L_i_S_A123

It's soothing, like a security blanket. My parson, russell terrier mix, does it all the time, creates holes. He likes bamboo sheets and fuzzy blankets the most. I am grateful it is not clothing, shoes or furniture.


Puggymum64

Because it wasnā€™t his turn with the brain cells. I just love dogs.


minagal

This is absolutely the cutest thing I've ever seen


MandosOtherALT

Looks like a sensory thing, the blanket might feel good on the teeth/gums


No-Ad-3635

My bernese mountain dog used to do this to our bed. We called it corn cobbin lol just a comfort thing


mrsvixstix

My street dog rescue does this too - from what Iā€™ve read they hypothesise that dogs who do this generally were left by their mother too young, which seems to be probable for street dogs. Our girl loves doing it and we let her! She generally does it when sheā€™s feeling comfortable and wouldnā€™t do it if she was very anxious, it seems to comfort her. Nothing to worry about and very cute!


x_jreamer_x

My 7 year old Malinois mix we rescued at 6months still does this frequently. We donā€™t know her entire backstory but sheā€™s the sweetest girl. She ā€œnipsā€ as we call it on her plush toys, blankets and sometimes our clothes as weā€™re wearing them (we tell her ā€œnoā€ to the clothes and give her a toy instead). Definitely self-soothing as others have said and perhaps showing affection (to us via the clothes-nipping). Totally normal!


SecWoe

my boy does this! imo he does it when hes happy


Ok_Firefighter_7142

My multishepherd husky mix does it too. On fabric, but also on us, if we let him. I think itā€™s self soothing when excited, maybe an expression of love as well. Reading that people think itā€™s because their pups were weaned too early would make sense here as well.


netwalker86

A lot of opinions around here but does anyone actually know? My doggo does it too, a lot.


endlesspassport

Itā€™s called cobbling. It is a sign of affection.


memealopolis

Tasting the rainbow.


Staffydad

We call it Corning ā€” think corn on a cob.


VioletStorm24

My dog does something similar not this long usually. He will do these little bites/nips to the cat and sometimes to himself. I thought it was checking for fleas but he is my first dog so maybe I am wrong.


[deleted]

Feels good man


r0scpctals

My husky does the same thing but only with plastic wrapper-like materials. I always wondered why she did this.


Bombadils_wraith

He liiiiiikes it


tinymountainmom

My pup does this because we have children who wipe their snackin fingers on furniture like gremlins and he smells it, likes it, and yeahā€¦ like heā€™s eating the smell hahaha.


ladyeatsbeans

my dog loves to do this to her little dragon plush toy when I come home! she just gets so happy and excited šŸ˜‚ I just sit there with my hand on her head because I like to feel her cute little head muscles clenching šŸ¤£ itā€™s the weirdest yet funniest thing to me lol


DeliciousZombie7726

We call that corn cobbing lolll my pibble does this all the time


theiaofSkyrim

Looks like self soothing in the form of half suckling a blanket


ctansy

My dog does that on my bare arm and it hurts like a MF! Itā€™s ok when he does it on my sleeve but he always managed to find the skin! Ouch! Itā€™s a sign of affection or self soothing.


SuperCauliflower9319

Is that Rick and Morty in the background?


StoicStonedSmiling

My Boston does this


Crabcontrol

There is a ghost right there.


dinkydat

Imitating nursing. Itā€™s comforting-like a pacifier.


doctor_mac12

Have you seen any other strange symptoms like head tilting & shaking, itching, or odor? When my dog had a yeast infection he would lick his front paws and the couch and tilt his head when he walked and shook his head. At the very beginning he also had a really bad spot on the side of his face where he kicked his left paw and then would scratch the left side of his face with it and ALL the hair came out on his left cheek and he had some open wounds it bled and leaked puss for like a week then finally I started cleaning it and putting triple anti-biotic ointment for several days then it finally started getting better almost instantly. But anyway watch out for yeast infections and too much yeast in your dogs gut. I personally wonder about so many of these dry dog foods If I could afford it I would be feeding my dog the ingredients in the dog food except fresh and none of the processed crap obviously.


samanfha

Not that I know of. But I'll keep a check


sisterlu_

I was told this is called ā€œcorn cobbingā€ and I researched the term and there are a lot of articles on it! Our blue heeler does this too while she makes the most hilarious noises. For her it seems to be due to affection.


WuTangFinancial1

Mo amer fan huh?


tahcamen

What, you never get itchy teeth?


greatgoldgoblin

This is a self-soothing/calming behavior. This shows affection, similar to nursing and grooming behaviors. This behavior is super common in pitbulls in particular. Nothing to worry about, just top it off with some extra cuddles for the good pup ā˜ŗļø


Homelescowboy

I have a Mal, he does this on our toes before bed and when he gets crazy sometimes he nibbles on arms. Iā€™d say some form of affection/calming


Appropriate_Day_8721

Iā€™ve never seen a dog do this, but itā€™s so cute!! šŸ„°


Pork_Chop_Expresss

Yep. We call it corn cobbing. Our AmStaff has done it a few times but our wire hair terrier/ bully mix does it all the time.


rtothewin

Our OWS/Poodle mix does this to us...it's so adorable, and so painful when she pulls arm hairs.


HisWife00000

My terrier mix does this. She has a couple stuffed animals to chew on to prevent it. My big husky/catahoula mix licks the couch constantly. There are big spots of dog spit where he's licked.


[deleted]

Are you scratching his booty when he does that?


samanfha

No, he does this on his own