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Hehe not the kind of carpet your thinking of, I mean the carpet you walk on. My dog has been sniffing around the carpet (which is brand new by the way) and when he finds a spot he likes he licks it until it is soaking wet. Usually after licking his anus. Wait, everything he does comes after licking his anus.
Anyway, why does he do it?
Maybe he’s cleaning his tongue?
My dog does this too, but the carpet is old and full of flavor. 
(insert obligatory lesbian joke here)
My dogs do it, too- so much so that they know what I mean when I tell 'em to stop doing it. They always look so guilty…
Anyway, my theory is that they start by licking their paws (grooming, I suppose- but maybe they just like fritos). After a while, they just kinda… miss. They accidentally start licking the carpet near their paws. Once they start doing that, they just keep doing it- dogs have a tendency to do that sort of thing. Dogs were nature’s first attempt at a neurotic, or so I hear.
I suppose it’s basically just a compulsive behavior- they aren’t even aware that they’re doing it, it’s just a way to pass the time.
Carpet is tasty.
Evidently.
Perhaps he has excreted some anal juices from his anal glands and feels compelled to lick it up (our dog does this.)
I saw something similar in a porno movie. I didn’t know dogs did it though.
Why haven’t food product manufacturers caught on to this yet?
I demand carpet-flavored ice cream. Cripes, this is a completely untapped gold mine. Think of the possibilities! Carpet-flavored T.V. dinners! Minty Carpet Altoids! Have you tried the exotic French dish Escargo a la Carpét?
Dogs are brilliant.
I never get to these threads quickly enough!
Between this and the idea that you sometimes have to squeeze out said glands, the hypothetical dog is becoming less of a possibility. :: bleah
Eeeew. Just the thought of that freaks me out. Full flavored carpeting is so gross!
My large and bountiful cat gets going on his paws and then moves to the cushion on the couch. He liked it so much one day that he roughed up the nap on the fabric.
Maybe he won’t do it anymore if you stop with the peanut butter.
You win the thread. 
I demand ice-cream-flavoured carpet.
That’s what vets and groomers are for. No way I’m squeezing anything out of his puckering anus
I spilled a little bit of food on the carpet back in 2001, and my spaniel has been returning to the same spot for an occasional lick ever since.
Although this is not food-related, my chocolate Lab defeated a groundhog in a pitched battle in the back yard awhile back, and returned repeatedly to the site, much like Civil War veterans returning to Gettysburg to relive the action.
She did nip the groundhog in the butt and it may have been tasty as well.
I’m with you, man. That smell is one of the most horrid stinks I’ve ever encountered.
I’m wondering if the dog may be attracted to some sort of chemical in (or on) the new carpet. The “new carpet smell” comes from a process of off-gassing as the chemicals break down.
That said, some dogs just seem to like licking cloth. My eldest dog will lay on the bed and lick the sheets. I always try to stop her when I catch her because she’s probably ingesting fabric softners which can’t be good for her. She’ll also lick pants if they’re left laying out, and the sofa.
Kid Kalhoun had a kitten that would “nurse” on the corner of the collar of his shirt. Some animals are fabric freaks, I guess.
Kid Kalhoun had a kitten that would “nurse” on the corner of the collar of his shirt. Some animals are fabric freaks, I guess.
My dog does it because he’s an idiot. A plain old idiot.