I was just wondering, is it safe to let a puppy lick your face and/or
mouth?

I have a 5 month old male Pomeranian puppy and he is very licky!! He'll
lick everything which I'm slowly managing to cure him off but he still
keeps licking my face and mouth.
My brother says its fine because dogs carry a natural anti-septic in
their saliva, but I'm not so sure. Especially as I've had a dodgy tummy
the last couple of days and I've now noticed he's licking himself more
'down there'

Any help would be great

Thanks

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I was just wondering, is it safe to let a puppy lick your face and/or
mouth?

It kind of depends on your personal preferance. I let my dog give me
kisses, lick my face, and/or hands all the time. She's very affectionate
and this doesn't bother me. However, my dog is with me all the time and I
know where her mouth has been. If I let her run off leash outside and
didn't know what she's been sniffing and licking I might think twice about
this. If this behavior bothers you, some training is in order then and it
shouldn't be a problem.

I have a 5 month old male Pomeranian puppy and he is very licky!! He'll
lick everything which I'm slowly managing to cure him off but he still
keeps licking my face and mouth.
My brother says its fine because dogs carry a natural anti-septic in
their saliva, but I'm not so sure.

I'm not so sure if this is true. I've heard it said before but I've
also been told it's an old wives tale. Judging by my dog's breath some days
I'd tend to say it's not true but I can't say that for certian. Handsome
Jack Morrison, one of the group regulars, is very knowledgeable in thes
things and he may be able to tell you if this is true or not. Best of luck
with your puppy! - - Les Hilliard

Especially as I've had a dodgy tummy
the last couple of days and I've now noticed he's licking himself more
'down there'

Any help would be great

Thanks

wrote in message
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I was just wondering, is it safe to let a puppy lick your face and/or
mouth?

I have a 5 month old male Pomeranian puppy and he is very licky!! He'll
lick everything which I'm slowly managing to cure him off but he still
keeps licking my face and mouth.
My brother says its fine because dogs carry a natural anti-septic in
their saliva, but I'm not so sure. Especially as I've had a dodgy tummy
the last couple of days and I've now noticed he's licking himself more
'down there'

Any help would be great

Thanks
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When I see dogs cleaning their private areas with their tongues and
sniffing other dogs urine, poops and bums, it seems to me that maybe it
would not be such a great idea to then have them lick my face.
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I was just wondering, is it safe to let a puppy lick your face and/or
mouth?

I have a 5 month old male Pomeranian puppy and he is very licky!! He'll
lick everything which I'm slowly managing to cure him off but he still
keeps licking my face and mouth.


I think it's safe, but keep working on it with him, as your friends won't
like him licking them all the time. Training him should be pretty easy, as
all he wants to do is be with you 100% of the time in fact if you would
just let him crawl inside your skin with you that would do very nicely!

Seriously, they're highly motivated to please you. Someone taught Max not
to lick before I got him -- when I get a kiss from him, it is very special!

--
Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the black gold retriever
& Max the Pomeranian
& Rosalie the calico

On 10 Aug 2006 08:47:32 -0700, wrote:

I was just wondering, is it safe to let a puppy lick your face and/or
mouth?

I don't think there's anything antiseptic about canine saliva: they
merely have different flora/fauna.

I don't want to be licked in the eye, but I wear glasses, and never fret
about that happening. I don't want to trade spit with a dog, but so far,
no harm has come from it. Otherwise, dogs are welcome to lick me on the
face, forehead, ears and neck.

It takes me about 1/2 second to weigh the benefits against the costs,
and then present my face in hopes of doggy kisses.

Considering where most human adults have had their mouth, it seems
ridiculous to fret about being licked by a dog.


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A dog's life is too short; their only fault really.

On 10 Aug 2006 08:47:32 -0700 whittled these words:
I was just wondering, is it safe to let a puppy lick your face and/or
mouth?

Because my dogs are involved in therapy work one of the things I have to
have an understanding of is zoonoses - diseases that can be transmitted
from animal to human. How risky licking is depends on the health of the
animal, the health of the person being licked, and the local health risks.
Hookworm, for example, is an insignificant risk in my area, but a very
serious risk in parts of Florida.

http://www.dogplay.com/Activities/Therapy/licking.html

--
Diane Blackman
There is no moral victory in proclaiming to abhor violence
while preaching with violent words.
http://dog-play.com/ http://dogplayshops.com/

writes:

I was just wondering, is it safe to let a puppy lick your face and/or
mouth?

Mythbusters actually took on the "dog's mouth cleaner than human
mouth" myth.

The upshod was that their germs were different, typically not
transmissible to humans, but by the same token, these are animals that
lick their genitals and sometimes eat poo.

Safe-- yeah, if yer healthy yer probably fine.

I inherited a 10month old miniature poodle that's a friggin lickin
machine too, and attempts to curb it have fallen on mute tongues, if
you will.

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

On 11 Aug 2006 15:17:09 -0500, (Todd H.) wrote:

I inherited a 10month old miniature poodle that's a friggin lickin
machine too, and attempts to curb it have fallen on mute tongues, if
you will.

It's a breed thing, I think. Our mini poodle is convinced he will
explodiate into a billion fluffy pieces if he is not allowed to lick
everyone. This is great for my daughter, whose dog he is, but not so
great for me, who hates to be licked. He has learned some restraint
with me, but can't seem to knock it off altogether. Who knows? Maybe
it really would kill him.

--
Paula
"Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy,
so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay

Paula writes:

On 11 Aug 2006 15:17:09 -0500, (Todd H.) wrote:

I inherited a 10month old miniature poodle that's a friggin lickin
machine too, and attempts to curb it have fallen on mute tongues, if
you will.

It's a breed thing, I think. Our mini poodle is convinced he will
explodiate into a billion fluffy pieces if he is not allowed to lick
everyone. This is great for my daughter, whose dog he is, but not so
great for me, who hates to be licked. He has learned some restraint
with me, but can't seem to knock it off altogether. Who knows? Maybe
it really would kill him.

LMAO... what a great and apt definition.

Explodiate into a billion fluffy pieces is the way it seems. Heh!


--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/