Hi BRT. some dogs suffer from Compulsive disorders like humans, they will chew & chew their paws lick & lick their coats, when I first got my boy he was doing this & vet said break the habbit & I did as soon as Patch started to licked his paws, I’d say “no lick Patch” if he kept doing it I’d put him in a shallow bath with some benadine & soak his paws like Dr Karen Becker tells you to do, within 2 weeks of me watching him & breaking his bad habbits it has stopped, also anxietys sounds like ur boy is anxious, “I’d google Compulsive licking in dogs” & see what is recommended to do..also maybe listen to ur vet & put him on Prozac, you say that “He barks at every little noise”
the prozac will calm him & give you a little break, it doesnt have to be a high dose just enough to keep him calm & relaxed…so he sleeps at night & you get ur sleep aswell..
