As you ride the bus home from work, despite your stress and exhaustion, you can’t help smiling to yourself as you imagine the warm welcome you’ll soon receive from your furry friend back home! You get down on your knees and put your arms around his soft warm body as he squirms in joy and plants sloppy kisses all over your face.

While this display of affection is perfectly normal among pet owners, is it really safe?

https://thehealthorange.com/stay-happy/holistic-living/should-you-let-your-dog-lick-your-face/

Can you develope An infection just from kissing your dog?
“A dog’s saliva contains bacteria, viruses & yeasts that humans can’t tolerate or combat”

Though this is not a reason to avoid coming in contact with our pets but prevention is rather better than cure

Dogs pick up & chew objects from the ground, often picking up bacteria like clostridium, E coli, & campylobacter that can be passed on to humans, causing gastroenteritis

These are dangerous disease that can be DEADLY and harmful to the human body
Below are what these infections can cause to humans;

Though this is not a reason to do away with our dogs or any form of discrimination but just to be extra careful, dogs still remain humans best friend

Animalhuman#

Lalasticlala mynd44

This is very educating thanks to the Op

Lalasticlala
Seun
Mynd44
Make Una come see front-page material o not only for petlanders

Thanks op for this information. However dogs have been licking my face since I was a kid, and my face is still as expensive as always

P.S 2 of my dogs just licked my face again

Greene66:
Thanks op for this information. However dogs have been licking my face since I was a kid, and my face is still as expensive as always

Face licking in dogs(owner/stranger) is a natural thing, most times they do this out of excitement but we just have to be keep them clean and free from dirty environments for this is a way of preventing these infections/diseases

vincentjk:
This is very educating thanks to the Op

Lalasticlala
Seun
Mynd44
Make Una come see front-page material o not only for petlanders

Yeah, I hope this post gets to front page for pet owners on nairaland to see

animalhuman:


Yeah, I hope this post gets to front page for pet owners on nairaland to see

Yes thanks for the info

K

Dog what..? My best pet is a snake.. Snakes are bacteria and virus free... Corn snakes to be precise

I will forever hate dogs

I know of a friend from childhood who's wound got healed after his dog licked it. His father had tried everything but it just wouldn't heal until the dog licked it one day. I also know of another with chicken pox who got healed by the same means.
Dogs are love.

ok

Only Seun knows how many times his dogs have sloppy kissed him??

Big fat lie , my dog has been licking my face countless times

CollinsWeGlobe:
I will forever hate dogs

Till they bite you or your favourite buka prepares it well and you think it's goat meat....

ok now

Tell all the slay queens oo who think Dog is a better companion than man .....lol


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hmm

My doggy boo

My dog

CollinsWeGlobe:
I will forever hate dogs

lol.. Not only you.. I'm not really a fan of pets

I'm allergic to dogs #caseclosed

Ok we don'hear

sukkot:
i dont like dogs

Also me.

@ op hope ur brain is not paining u, can't u put b graphical pics dere.

sukkot:
i dont like dogs

You don't like football, you don't like dogs..wetin you come like for this your life?

I love dogs though...

sarutobie:

You don't like football, you don't like dogs..wetin you come like for this your life?

He likes not liking anything

Not so Sukkot?

If you are tired of your dog

M available for adoption


Pm me pls

animalhuman:
As you ride the bus home from work, despite your stress and exhaustion, you can’t help smiling to yourself as you imagine the warm welcome you’ll soon receive from your furry friend back home! You get down on your knees and put your arms around his soft warm body as he squirms in joy and plants sloppy kisses all over your face.

While this display of affection is perfectly normal among pet owners, is it really safe?

https://thehealthorange.com/stay-happy/holistic-living/should-you-let-your-dog-lick-your-face/

I read somewhere it helps wound heal, matter of fact... Saliva has healing powers

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201106/can-dogs-help-humans-heal