There is an old saying it is healthery to kiss a dog than a human.?

Answer 1

People often become quite ill and even die from dog bites. If a dog's mouth is sterile, how could it transmit rabies, tetanus, pasteurella or any of the other types of infection associated with dog bites?
Is a dog's mouth cleaner than a human's? The answer to that is no, too, and basically for the reasons cited above. As we all know, dogs aren't particularly fussy about where they put their tongues or what goes into their mouths.

"A dog's mouth contains a lot of bacteria," says Dr. Gary "Ask the Vet" Clemons. "Remember, a dog's tongue is not only his wash cloth but also his toilet paper."

Not only accurate, but delicately put!

So, where did the notion that a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's come from? Doctors, evidently. It has long been noted in the medical literature that human bites are more likely to become infected than those of other mammals, including dogs. Statistics to that effect were published in journals and repeated by medical professionals, and folk wisdom took off from there.
From Urban Legends> http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/dogs/a/dog_breath.htm

Answer 2

bacteria in the mouth of a dog are species specific, so it won't harm its owner.

"So a staph or a strep for a human is not transmissible to a dog, if you were to kiss it, and vice versa," said Becker.

Bottom line — you're more likely to get a serious illness from kissing a person than kissing a dog. But since dogs do transmit some germs, Becker has some advice: "Keep the vaccines current. Good external parasite control, good internal parasite control. You're going to be good to go."

Answer 3

The reason a Dog's mouth is cleaner than a Humans is dogs saliva is free of enzymes that help break down food ect. the enzyme cause bacteria to grow as they attack whatever you put in your mouth. As for dogs licking their butt , I would rather have the bacteria

Answer 4

Wish it were true, but from everything I have read, it is NOT true. If you think about where your dog's mouth has been, between dirt, other dogs' butts, his butt, and worse - when they are puppies they can even tend to eat poop. Being a dog crazy person, it does not stop me from smooching all over my 3 dogs constantly, I am a true animal lover, and have never been sick as a result of kissing them all daily! A little groce to my husband's point of view, but oh well, animal lovers are a different breed!

Answer 5

I kissed a few dogs that were human...so to speak. That being said, dogs lick their own wounds clean. Think about that the next time you're swilling a Cognac around in your mouth.

Answer 6

although dogs can not pass on diseases to us, they do have germs. think of all the things that goes into your pups mouth. the reason people say let your dog lick your wounds and they will heal faster is becuase it debreds it. nothing in the saliva heals it. its the soft gentle movement that removes dead skin cells ect... i did read in a book once that a dog licked patches of eczema on his owners skin and it went away. the name of the book is dog talk by susie green

Answer 7

Apparently dogs' saliva has anti-bacterial enzymes, that's how dogs can bathe by licking themselves. Not that that's a good enough excuse to kiss a dog...

Answer 8

It is not healthy to kiss a dog on its face (some go as far as kissing its mouth), remember that dogs lick their rear ends and sexual parts as well as smell other dogs excrement and urine.

Answer 9

Even though dogs are able to lick their butts and their crotches, their mouths are cleaner than humans [kind of nasty huh..]

Answer 10

Absolutely NOT TRUE! Does your dog brush his teeth everyday?
Dogs mouths have way more bacteria in their mouths than humans, but they do have higher immune systems. That is why thet can clean their own wounds with their tongues. They have their own bacteria and we have ours.