Posted on 07/11/2018 7:02:46 AM PDT by C19fan
Dog licks have been considered medically beneficial to humans for millennia. In ancient Egypt, dogs were used in healing practices since they believed that dog licks help heal injury or cure disease. Fijian fishermen also allowed their dogs to lick their wounds. And the French have a saying, “langue de chien, langue de médecin” which translates to “a dog’s tongue, a doctor’s tongue.”
It is also a common belief that it is beneficial for us to lick our wounds because the mouth is home to an abundance of disinfectants or antimicrobial compounds. And in fact, this common belief does have some truth to it. Wounds heal faster in the oral cavity than on the skin and research has shown that when human saliva is placed onto a wound, it heals more quickly. In addition to water and mucus, human saliva contains enzymes and antimicrobial compounds that ward off infections, and histatins that speed up would healing by promoting the migration of new skin cells to the wound site.
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Sure, right after it licks its butt.
GMTA
huh?
I had two dogs who showered many doggy kisses. So naturally, I called them “Whiskey” and “Moonshine.” Ping me if you do not understand the correlation.
You beat me to it. Lol
No.
If a dog has surgery they get head cones to prevent them from licking the incision.
A face lick means that the dog recognizes you as the “alpha”, the leader of the pack. That’s a good thing.
great minds think alike
There might be some bacteria there, but has there been a case of a dog lick killing someone or making them sick?
The dog licks his butt. He licks his nuts. He licks another dog’s butt. He licks garbage on the ground. He licks where he pees, and licks his own poop.
Then people let dogs kiss them and they say: “A dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human’s!”
Ugh. No thanks.
One of the myriad of reasons I like the 6 generations of German Shorthair Pointers I’ve had is that they do NOT lick!
Note that they are very affectionate dogs. They just prefer to get in close.......
I have my dog gargle with vodka first
Olga does that and then immediately forgets I’m the leader when I try to get her to stop doing something.
Well, maybe it IS cleaner than THEIRS!...............
The advantage of having an English Bulldog.....he can’t lick his butt....or private parts...due to his build! haha
Have you ever seen some of the things humans lick?
Hmmm?
Someone once told me that a dog’s lick helps humans build immunity to diseases.
If that’s the case, then, we all should have Komodo dragons as pets.
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