a reason your dog should not lick your face

[k9Karen]

My DD has preached for years on how anti bacterial products cause trouble they're supposed to prevent... yet I notice that in her cluttered, messy house there is an anti b soap dispenser on every sink )

Ah, doesn't practice what she preaches! No hypocrisy here - you won't find any anti-bacterial soap in my house (but you will find the clutter!)

[k9Karen]

I learn something every day...I didn't know Staph Intermedius was a normal bug on dogs because itt is one of the primary kritters causing dermatitis...thought it was an invader....

S.intermedius is pretty much the animal equivalent of S.aureus in humans. It's often found normally on skin and mucous membranes, but if it gets somewhere it shouldn't (like in a wound), or can cause problems when the immune system is immature (like a young kitten).

[momPaws]

Oh, gawsh..you guys are makin me nervous with all this germ talk. The only time I don't want a Honey kiss is when she licks (you know) and after my friend Glenn kissed her right on the lips!

My Mom used to say you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die. When my brother was little I used to make him mud pies which he loved to eat.

Other things that made my break out, davet, besides Lifebouy, Dial Soap and Irish Spring - but it smelled so nice. Bet you liked those old Burma Shave signs.

[davet]

funny, my dad used to say the same thing:

Mom used to say you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die

\must be a geration thing

[TheSkeptic]

I'm very careful which dogs get to lick, because I have some that love kitty "tootsie rolls." and Sweet Pea is a walking 4 legged pooper scooper. Gets Cheryl furious. "We feed you good expensive dog food and you have to go out and eat Poop!"

Needless to say we don't get doggy kisses from Sweet Pea. ...