My Dad was telling me today that "things" I don tknow what he was saying exactly, can crawl under my toesnails... things that a dog may carry... i dont know, germs? ticks? what is he talking about? Do I really need to stop walking around barefooted?
2007-10-28 15:05:16 · 14 answers · asked by シ Pete 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I've had indoor dogs for most of my 24 years and I'm always barefoot. I've never gotten any disease from them and they give me foot baths every night. lol Don't worry about going barefooted, if your dad has a weird phobia about it then tell him to keep his shoes on.
2007-10-28 15:21:02 · answer #1 · answered by tainted_obsession 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your dad is probably talking about some worms. They can get in the dirt in your yard and go thru your feet into you!! Be sure you regularly take a stool sample to your vet to check for worms. The OTC may not kill all the types of worms.
I go barefoot in my house all the time and I have several dogs in here. Never caught anything in 50++ years so it must be pretty OK to not wear shoes in the house around dogs.
2007-10-28 15:15:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHA.....Thats a new one!!
You abosolutly do NOT have to wear shoes if you have a dog. Dogs dont have anything that can harm humans. Ticks and stuff are the size of raisions and they come from outside and would rather feed on you then the dog, so its not something that dogs attract, its you. And fleas come from outside and stay until you correctly use medication that prevnts them from ever coming in contact, and you have mor egerms than they do.
I have had dobermans all my life, and you will hear from other people that there is nothing to worry about, you could even eat from your dogs mouth if you wanted with out being hurt (Dont because that is just realllllyyyyyy gross)
But in reality, you would be fine.
2007-10-28 15:15:37 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Cristina♥ 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
if your dog is running all over the place and steps in yucky stuff that covers the floor, i would wear shoes.if he is a house dog that does his job and comes back in go barefoot.in the dark if you feel something cold, wet or mushy then you will know maybe you should of worn slippers lol. i have 3 dogs and i don't wear shoes all the time either. if your worried scrub your feet good before bed time.
2007-10-28 15:12:26 · answer #4 · answered by john n 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've been around indoor dogs all my life, and I'm almost always barefoot. Nothing wrong with me. I think you're fine; your dad's just trying to freak you out.
2007-10-28 16:51:22 · answer #5 · answered by hockey_gal9 *Biggest Stars fan!* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is totally OK, if your Dad is worried about ticks and you have carpet; at any Walmart of K-mart sell a spray that you could put it over the carpet to kill fleas, ticks, eggs and mosquitoes, and if you walk your dog, you can also wipe or brush your dog's paws before entering home, just in case!!!
2007-10-28 15:33:58 · answer #6 · answered by GABBY 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We have 2 indoor dogs and 3 indoor cats, my family and I run around the house barefoot all the time and have not contracted any nasty diseases or fungal infections. If you keep your dogs healthy and get them checked regularly they should not contract anything that would be passed onto you.
2007-10-28 15:20:24 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think so, I've never heard of that. I would think the same of cats also, I wear slippers anyways b/c I hate walking around barefoot, but you should be fine. :)
2007-10-28 15:16:57 · answer #8 · answered by supergirl6 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, don't know what he is talking about, I have had a dog all my life and go barefoot and never had a problem.
2007-10-28 15:10:25 · answer #9 · answered by Jacob's Mommy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you have carpeting, you may find a "surprise" puddle or urine that you may not like too much when you step in it.
2007-10-28 15:13:02 · answer #10 · answered by RoVale 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋