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My boyfriend and his buddy are arguing that dogs have the cleanest mouth. i say NO WAY they eat rotten garbage and lick their balls i mean yuck. someone help who is right me or them.

2007-09-12 14:56:08 · 6 answers · asked by lovemypets 1 in Pets Dogs

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Actually, you're both right. It's like this. Dogs "do" have some-
thing in their saliva which acts like a sterilized cleansing agent
when they lick their wounds, and this is why they heal relatively
quick. And, to "some" degree, it does this with humans also.
But, it does not act as quickly on humans, which is why it's not really a good idea to let a dog lick your mouth right after he/she has licked their butts! My dog "has" licked my face, but I try to make sure she does not lick on or around my mouth
because not only does it stink, I find that to be gross! So, as I said, you are both right.

2007-09-12 16:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by Republican!!! 5 · 0 3

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Is this true? Well, yes and no. When we talk about the cleanliness of a mouth, we're really talking about the amount and type of bacteria it contains. The kind of bacteria found in a human mouth and a dog mouth depend on what's been there recently. Unlike dogs, humans typically do not eat raw meat, garbage, and small animals in various states of decay. Given a dog that just locked its jaws around a decomposing squirrel, we might say that the dog's mouth is, for the moment, less clean than a human mouth that has not recently housed a dead squirrel. And since the squirrel-eating dog may pick up disease-causing bacteria from the dead animal, a bite from that dog may pass on dangerous germs. But insofar as a clean mouth means one that is less likely to cause disease, consider that germs tend to be species specific. Harmful dog germs are usually harmless for humans, unless we're talking about rabies, a disease that affects dogs and people in equally damaging ways. But generally, humans are immune to most dog germs. Likewise, human germs probably won't harm a dog. But human germs can harm humans, of course. So a bite from a human mouth full of harmful bacteria may very well be more damaging than a dog bite, even if the dog's mouth is full of harmful dog germs.

2016-04-05 02:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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Do dogs have the cleanest mouths?
My boyfriend and his buddy are arguing that dogs have the cleanest mouth. i say NO WAY they eat rotten garbage and lick their balls i mean yuck. someone help who is right me or them.

2015-08-05 23:41:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You are right. Both human and dogs mouths are filled with bacteria. But being different species their bacteria is different then what is ours and we are not affected by their bacteria. So don't panic if your dog licks you, you don't have to run and wash immediately

2007-09-12 21:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by Tin Can Sailor 7 · 0 0

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2016-04-19 19:08:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Dogs mouths are cleaner than humans. The enzymes in their saliva kill more bacteria and germs than humans do. That said, at any given time, they may have something in their mouths that they havent had time for their mouths to clean up. Therefore you will get a "dirty" kiss if they lick you.

2007-09-12 15:31:21 · answer #7 · answered by squeak35 3 · 0 4

That's a myth.

I agree with you, they lick their butts, etc. you can't tell me their mouths are cleaner.

2007-09-12 15:14:59 · answer #8 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 5 0

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