Keep Puppy From Licking Paws. If you have been “trapping” your dog in your house all day long, it’s inevitable that he gets bored and finds things. Break open a few vitamin e capsules and extract the oil.

You can also use dog boots. Socks or dog boots as paw coverings. When your dog is feeling bored, lonely or stressful, that could also lead him to perform undesirable actions such as licking his paws or private areas.