Are dogs mouths cleaner than humans? ABC News did an piece on uncovering the truth of this myth a few years ago. In short, the answer is no. However because many bacteria in the mouth of a dog are species specific they are not transferable to a human. Likewise staph or a strep for a human is not transmissible to a dog. In all honesty, you are more likely to get a serious illness from kissing a person than kissing a dog. Veterinarian Marty Becker, author of Chicken Soup for the Dog Owner's Soul, says dogs "love us unconditionally, they make us laugh. If we're going to give them a little kiss to thank them for that, then that's good by me."
Here is our dog Maribel, freshly clean from a bath, giving a not so clean kiss to my daughter Ellie. Ellie is a 6 year old homeschooler and she is also participating in photo hunters. Her photo hunters' post is on our homeschooling blog.
26 comments:
LOL! I LOVE that quote! Nothing like doggy clean :)
Doggy clean for a little bit anyway!! A cute picture!!
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Sandy
I still can't stand a dog licking around my face, though. :)
I thought that myth was dispelled!
Great post!
That's an adorable picture. I love the creative way you presented this photo and the nice caption about it. I love dogs too. My dog Bruno affectionately kisses my hand after giving him a refreshing bath.
what a cute photo! Great take on this weeks theme! Im going to check out childs post! My photo is up, please come and visit
I adore puppy kisses!
Cute photo.
I love this picture. It's so sweet. And thanks for sharing that info on dogs. :) Happy weekend!
Hmmmmmm--I think i still stick to kissing my hubby! :)
I love this picture, so cute.
what an adorable photo. I don't know who is cuter, the dog or your daughter
Thanks for the interesting info, I had always heard it was easier to catch something from a human than from an animal!
I read Ellie's story... very nice.
Yes, dogs give wonderful kisses and seem to be more amorous when wet. Great picture for the theme.
I don't know . . . Sophie will kiss us any time, anywhere, wet or dry . . . and loves to smack us right on the lips, too. She practically washes Matthew's face for him!
Very cute. What a sweet photo. :) Perfect choice for the theme. :)
Very cute! I think that picture is a keeping and a "framer"! Also enjoyed your daughters blog on the home schooling page! :) Happy Easter!
Very cute. I love this picture.
What a sweet photo!
Interesting fact about dogs but I still would not like having a dog kiss me.
What a great photo! Both dog and girl look really clean :)
I love dog kisses!
Happy Easter :)
That's a great photo. I don't mind dog kisses at all, so long as they don't "slip me the tung" haha
My dog is part of my clean post today.
Such a cutie, both of them!
I played too :-)
How adorable, I'll drop by your daughter's blog.
Tha's so cute! :-) Now I'm going to check you daughter's post. :-)
Great photo and good information! Have a good week.
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