However, there are some potential health conditions that may also cause this behavior such as allergies, nausea and stomach upset, parasites, or certain cognitive dysfunctions.
While there’s no need to immediately jump to conclusions, if you can’t pinpoint a specific behavioral explanation, it might be worth it to contact your vet.
Not really – dachshunds and other breeds often prefer licking our faces and moths as they recognize that as a more personal and intimate area to lick than our hands and arms.
So, if your Doxie is extra anxious, especially happy, or missed you even more than usual, it’s normal that it’d go for the mouth rather than just your hands.
On the one hand, it’s usually for all the usual reasons – boredom, anxiety, joy, or physical discomfort. These things just tend to happen often before bed.