Puppy licks its wee

Because it’s a mysterious substance that smells like her. She has zero concept of ‘grossness’. :)

Take her out on a lead, when she pees, let her sniff if she’d like to, but then pull her away and give a firm, ‘NO’ when she tries to lick it. And take her away from it. Once the puddle is gone, then she can run around. She won’t get sick, but it is gross, and it’s not a far leap from eating her own feces- so discouraging this type of behavior is a good idea.

Urine has been historically used as an antiseptic. In times of war, when other antiseptics were unavailable, urine, the darker the better, was utilized on open wounds as an antibacterial

Maybe it’s because she’s thirsty. I watched animal planet before and there was a dog that would at it’s poo cause it was hungry. Maybe your dog is thirsty.

joyd, urine is not antiseptic. In healthy animals it is aseptic. Aseptic means that it containss no germs while antiseptic refers to a substance that kills germs. Urine contains lots of things that bacteria will grow quickly but when it leaves the body it should be germ free.

Considering that dogs will sometimes eat their or other dog’s poo the urine seems like a minor issue to me.

I want to stop her doin it. and would like to know why she does it

Its ok urine is a antiseptic there are no germs and it taste salty, the pup won’t get sick