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Dog germs may be good for you
U-T SanDiego.com ^ | March 17, 2015 | Bradley J. Fikes

Posted on 03/18/2015 10:16:28 PM PDT by Daffynition

When Fido drags his saliva-drenched tongue across your face, man's best friend may be doing you a microbial favor as well as showing affection.

People are being recruited for a study of whether living with a canine improves the human microbiome. The study is led by University of Arizona researchers along with other universities, including UC San Diego.

"We essentially want to find out, is a dog acting like yogurt in having a probiotic effect?" said Kim Kelly, one of the study leaders, in a press release. Kelly is also a principal research specialist at the University of Arizona in the Department of Psychiatry and program coordinator for the Human-Animal Interaction Research Initiative.

(Excerpt) Read more at utsandiego.com ...


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To: Daffynition

Gah!


61 posted on 03/19/2015 11:49:11 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Daffynition

I’ll be sorry I asked...what does that taste like?


62 posted on 03/19/2015 11:50:46 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: upchuck

Pretty sure the dog feels quite safe, there.


63 posted on 03/19/2015 11:51:55 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Daffynition; Michael.SF.

The local “yutes” who cruise the WalMart strip mall with their Pits have actually picked up their dogs and run when we’re out for a PetSmart trip.

Some guy at a red light with a Pit looked up at the Yukon window and saw Odin, looking down.

He screamed, grabbed his dog and ran into the alley.

We part them like the Red Sea.

Love it to death.

:)


64 posted on 03/19/2015 11:58:06 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Daffynition; Michael.SF.
Odin and Seven


65 posted on 03/19/2015 12:01:25 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Conservative4Ever

66 posted on 03/19/2015 12:03:21 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: piasa

o.O


67 posted on 03/19/2015 12:03:54 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: kanawa

Did he die?

/s

:)


68 posted on 03/19/2015 12:05:07 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Daffynition

69 posted on 03/19/2015 12:06:42 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: ought-six

Same thing happened to Lazarus.

As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores


70 posted on 03/19/2015 12:08:29 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Daffynition

Dogs *and* snakes?

I’m immortal!

:D


71 posted on 03/19/2015 12:09:32 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Salamander

Good point. Yeah, no one has found a dog to be the source of an e coli breakout.


72 posted on 03/19/2015 12:57:58 PM PDT by Slyfox (I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever)
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To: matt1234

“Ugh! I’ve been kissed by a dog! I have dog germs! Get hot water! Get some disinfectant! Get some Iodine!”


73 posted on 03/19/2015 1:01:36 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Daffynition

I spent my childhood on a farm kissing horses, dogs (8), cows, and just about every other living thing you can imagine. I get sick with a cold maybe once every few years.


74 posted on 03/19/2015 3:17:21 PM PDT by golux
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