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hottamalee33 asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

Which is cleaner? Dogs or Humans?

Which is cleaner...a dogs mouth or humans mouth? Do you find it ok to let dogs lick humans in the mouth or let a dog lick or eat off your food and then you eat the rest?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    No that's NOT a good idea.

  • 1 decade ago

    I wouldn't die or anything, if I let a dog lick something on my plate and then I ate it. But I wouldn't want to do that because of where dogs lick, besides the food. There are very few things that can be transferred from dog to human. Mostly some parasites and it would be very unusual to get them from a lick.

    On the other hand, humans can give humans any number of illnesses so eating after a person is far riskier.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dogs mouths have more germ-killing agents in their saliva, but they also generally come into contact with more germs, so that really makes it a wash and it all depends on what the humans mouth has come in contact with and what the dogs mouth has come in contact with. They say that dogs' mouths are cleaner due to the the germ-killing saliva.

    You shouldn't let your dog eat off of any of your food to begin with, because dogs shouldn't eat people food. It isn't good for them and can cause them health problems, and issues with eating their own kibble, which they need to provide a healthy, well-balanced diet.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I've heard that dogs mouths are cleaner than humans mouths. In fact I think myth busters confirmed this. I still don't let my dog lick inside my mouth or eat off my plate before I'm finished. You shouldn't let your dog eat before you anyways because your letting your dog dominate you when you do that.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    if you were to compare a dogs and a humans mouth side by side , the dogs would be cleaner,

    but i guess its not really if u think about it in the way that they arent your germs so therefore you wouldnt want them in your mouth if you get what im trying to say.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well...there are many rumors about the cleanliness of either however I do not think that it is the best idea to be sharing food with your dog being that they clean themselves with their tongues...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My stupid dog is always farting, but then again so am i so i guess we are the same.

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