My wife's sister comes up from California and spends a week or two with us every year or so. She has poor personal hygiene; does not pick up after herself with us or at home, has bad habits and seems to always be complaining about symptoms from type of contagious illness. We frequently come down with a cold or feel under the weather ourselves within a few days of her arrival. This is not to mention that she has half a dozen cats and seems to bring their fleas with her.
So, I don't mind when my wife lets our wiener dog lick something off of her spoon. But I get concerned when she shares silverware food and drinks with her sister. The article says “Only 16.4 percent of the microbes identified are shared between dogs and humans.” The same no doubt goes for most of the bacteria and viruses that make us sick. The fact is you are far less likely to pick up an illness from the dog that you live with than another human that you don't. When ever I see the dog licking her butt and my wife is around, I do point it out and say, “now go give your momma a big lick on the face.”
LMAO :D
That is hilarious!
I try to make sure I let a little time pass between getting doggie kisses and the last time I saw them doing various things with their tongues.
But you know, I am sure that there have been times where I have been less than vigilant, then boom, LICK!
I ain’t turning down dog kisses. Just ain’t.
Earlier this year I had the most unfortunate opportunity to perform dog CPR when a beloved dog that I adopted suddenly died at 19 months old for seemingly no apparent reason.
She was still warm when I found her, so I tried. I’m not expert at it, but I know the process.
Aside from chest compressions, I put her nose in my mouth, clamped her muzzle, and breathed my breath into her. Didn’t even think twice about it. I would have traded places with her if I could, because she brought more light into this world than me. I couldn’t bring her back.
Anything for dogs. They are the best.