Pet lovers can't get enough affection from their pooches. And if licking is loving, they get a lot of loving. But is it really safe to kiss a dog, considering where they often put their mouths?
They raid the garbage can. You know, we give each other a peck on the cheek when we say hello, they give each other a peck on the rear end. The myth that a dog's mouth is clean stems from their practice of licking their wounds. They'll be licking that wound and you'll notice that the wound heals very fast … what that tongue does is it gets rid of the dead tissue.
If you want to give your pooch a kiss, it may be safer than kissing another human. Many of the bacteria in the mouth of a dog are species specific, so it won't harm its owner. Bottom line -- you're more likely to get a serious illness from kissing a person than kissing a dog.
They 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.
Guess what.. somebody even did study on this and got some real answers !!!
http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/History/2005/Projects/J1327.pdf
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