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My puppy won't stop licking and jumping on people. What can I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 3 months and 28 days old | 7 lbs

My puppy likes to lick and jump on everyone. What can we do to stop this?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 23rd, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. I would recommend using a spray bottle filled with water and spray Zhuri in the face whenever this behavior occurs and say "off!". You can also use an empty can filled with coins and shake it loudly whenever this behavior occurs and say "off!". I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!

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